Silverstrand Beach

Silverstrand Beach

Silverstrand Beach
Traditional Chinese	銀線灣
Simplified Chinese	银线湾
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yínxiàn wān Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ngan4 sin3 waan1

Silverstrand Beach (Chinese: 銀線灣) is small narrow beach located in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

Management

Like many other 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.

Water quality

As of April 2026, Silverstrand Beach is designated as Grade 1 in the Environmental Protection Department's "Beach Water Quality Forecast Index". This is the highest possible rating in the scale, which ranges from Grades 1-4, and corresponds to a predicted E. coli concentration of 24 or less per 100 mL.

Shark attacks

There have been two fatal shark attacks on record at Silverstrand Beach:

• 11 June 1993: a 60-year-old man, Kwong Guang-Hing (鄺廣興) lost his right arm and left leg and succumbed to his injuries.
• 8 June 1991: a 65-year-old woman, Leung Kam-Ho (梁金好) was bitten on her right leg and waist and died.