Po Toi O

Po Toi O (Chinese: 布袋澳) is a small fishing village[1] at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Not to be confused with Po Toi, an island in the south of Hong Kong.

Po Toi O.

Po Toi O from higher perspective.

Po Toi O and Clear Water Bay Golf Course.

Hung Shing Temple of Po Toi O (left) and adjacent Kung So (right).

Po Toi O Pier.

The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its name Po Toi (meaning a "sack"). Everyone living in the village has the same surname: Po (布).

Features

This small fishing village has two seafood restaurants and is popular with tourists.

There is a Hung Shing Temple in Po Toi O. The temple was probably built in 1663. A Kung So (公所) building adjacent to the temple was built in 1740 and was used to deal with village affairs and served as a school until the 1930s.[2] The temple is a Grade III historic building.

In popular culture

• Parts of the Hollywood movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life were filmed here.
• Australian celebrity chef Kylie Kwong visited Po Toi O for an episode of the TV series Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic. The episode was called "Hong Kong Island Hideaway".
• In the 2018 ITV TV miniseries Strangers, an apartment owned by a murder victim in Po Toi O proves important to the plot.

Transportation

Po Toi O can be reached by land using Po Toi O Chuen Road (布袋澳村路). The village is served by green minibus 16 - Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O to Po Toi O.[3][1]

References

1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Clearwater Bay Country Park
2. Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items. Item #1054 Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. Transport Department website: Green Minibus Route 16

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Po Toi O (Hang Hau) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Pictures of Po Toi O