Deep Water Bay

Proper noun

Deep Water Bay

1. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
   • Most of those properties are in the city's most exclusive areas, on Victoria Peak or the neighborhoods on the south side of Hong Kong Island, like Deep Water Bay. In those secluded areas, leafy lanes give way to gardens, pools and high-end houses. Luxury apartments in the same locations shared...2005 April 22, Alex Frew McMillan, “Hong Kong is hot again”, in The New York Times (Real Estate section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05...
   • I write in response to the letter, “Is Hong Kong up to the bureaucratic challenge of improving Deep Water Bay?” (August 28), regarding the problems with the Deep Water Bay area. I will focus on the public beach, ancillary facilities and traffic issues.[…]
   • I often wonder why the access to the beach in Deep Water Bay for the general public is so difficult. If people get there by public transport, bus stops seem to be few and far between. The area that could have accommodated at least one bus lay-by is used as a car parking space.2023 September 30, “Improving access to Hong Kong’s Deep Water Bay could showcase cross-departmental collaboration”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Oct...
2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Deep Water Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong.
   • At Deep Water Bay the action starts at dawn every morning, all year long, when members of the Polar Bear Club go for a dip.2006, en, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times (Travel section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023
   • Hang Lung agreed in September to buy the property situated on a hill in the south of Hong Kong Island overlooking Deep Water Bay currently used as consulate staff accommodation. It plans to redevelop the site as luxurious detached homes, targeted for completion by 2024.2021 February 18, Clare Jim, “Hang Lung says property deal with U.S. consulate to proceed after China's approval”, in Lincoln Feast, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024, World

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   Sham Shui Wan