Silverstrand Beach
Update beach rating (it is now Grade 1) and add Chinese infobox. Also miscellaneous fixes
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{{Short description|Beach in Hong Kong}} |
{{Short description|Beach in Hong Kong}} |
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[[File:Silverstrand Beach (sky blue version).JPG|thumb|Silverstrand Beach]] |
[[File:Silverstrand Beach (sky blue version).JPG|thumb|Silverstrand Beach]] |
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|s = 银线湾 |
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|t = 銀線灣 |
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|p = Yínxiàn wān |
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|j = ngan4 sin3 waan1 |
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==Management== |
==Management== |
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Like many other [[Beaches of Hong Kong|beaches in Hong Kong]], it is managed by the [[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]]. A wide range of facilities are available, including car parking facilities, refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, changing rooms and shower facilities. Life guard and first aid service hours are 9am-6pm April to October and 8am-7pm on weekends and on public holidays from June to August.[[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20040406141201/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/beach-address-sk.php#silverstrand Information of Beaches: Sai Kung] |
Like many other [[Beaches of Hong Kong|beaches in Hong Kong]], it is managed by the [[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]]. A wide range of facilities are available, including car parking facilities, refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, changing rooms and shower facilities. Life guard and first aid service hours are 9am-6pm from April to October and 8am-7pm on weekends and on public holidays from June to August.[[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20040406141201/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/beach-address-sk.php#silverstrand Information of Beaches: Sai Kung] |
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==Water quality== |
==Water quality== |
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As of April 2026, Silverstrand Beach is designated as Grade 1 in the [[Environmental Protection Department]]'s |
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The Silverstrand Beach, is currently graded as one of the Grade 2 water quality beaches in Hong Kong by the [[Environmental Protection Department]].[[Environmental Protection Department]]: [http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/water/beach_quality/bwq_current_sk.html Beach water quality: Sai Kung] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927053458/http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/water/beach_quality/bwq_current_sk.html |date=2011-09-27 }} |
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"Beach Water Quality Forecast Index".{{cite web |title=Environmental Protection Interactive Centre: Beach Water Quality Data |url=https://cd.epic.epd.gov.hk/EPICDI/beach/forecast/SS/ |website=Environmental Protection Department |access-date=20 April 2026 |language=en-HK |date=20 April 2026}} This is the highest possible rating in the scale, which ranges from Grades 1-4, and corresponds to a predicted [[Escherichia coli|E. coli]] concentration of 24 or less per 100 mL. |
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==Shark |
==Shark attacks== |
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There have been two fatal shark attacks on record at Silverstrand |
There have been two fatal shark attacks on record at Silverstrand Beach: |
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*11 June 1993 |
*11 June 1993: a 60-year-old man, Kwong Guang-Hing ({{zh|t=鄺廣興|labels=no}}) lost his right arm and left leg and succumbed to his injuries. |
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*8 June 1991 |
*8 June 1991: a 65-year-old woman, Leung Kam-Ho ({{zh|t=梁金好|labels=no}}) was bitten on her right leg and waist and died.[http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20110806/00176_099.html 探射燈：過去鯊魚出沒及攻擊泳客事件簿], ''[[Oriental Daily]]'' 6 August 2011 (Saturday) {{in lang|zh}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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