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Tai Mei Tuk
Tai Mei Tuk, at the entrance of the Plover Cove Reservoir, is well known for its aquatic activities at the Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre. It is one of the premium leisure spots in the New Territories and is always filled with families and young people enjoying a leisure outing, visiting the barbecue sites, cycling tracks, the open space for flying kites, and the Tai Mei Tuk Family Walk. Alfresco cafes and restaurants providing delicacies in Guangdong, Portuguese, Chaozhou and Thai styles can be found along Ting Kok Road. Tai Mei Tuk is a good leisure place for local residents and foreign visitors.
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Tai Mei Tuk barbecue sites
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Tap Mun
Tap Mun (or the Grass Island) is located in Sai Kung North, to the east of the Tolo Channel. It was once a famous fishing area but nowadays it features a variety of tourist attractions, including the Tin Hau Kung Temple, Lung Ken Kan, and Lui's Rock. During holidays, the only seafood restaurant on the island is full of customers. The seafood mainly comes from the fishing boats and the rafts nearby. Visitors can also buy various kinds of good quality preserved seafood at very reasonable prices from the stalls around the pier.
Tung Ping Chau
Located in Sai Kung North, Tung Ping Chau is the only place in Hong Kong where shale is found. Blessed with numerous fascinating rock features, the island is also one of the most beautiful marine habitats and important ecological areas in Hong Kong. Since its designation as a marine park, many facilities such as walking trails and barbecue sites have been built and improved by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to cater for visitors' needs. Visitors may go to Tung Ping Chau by taking a ferry from the Ma Liu Shui pier between Tai Po and Sha Tin.
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Tai Po Festival
The Tai Po Festival is a triennial event to enhance residents' sense of belonging to Tai Po and promote its image as a new town to people outside the district. The festival comprises four components — cultural and art activities, sports activities, Lunar New Year celebration events, and functions that help promote the image and uniqueness of Tai Po. The 2004 festival provided more than 20 activities involving tens of thousands of residents. The Tai Po International Orchid Show, with orchids from more than 20 countries and districts, was one of the major highlights of the festival. The next Tai Po Festival will be held in 2007/08.
Cross Tolo Harbour Swimming Race
The famed Cross Tolo Harbour Swimming Race has a history spanning 32 years. When it was first organised by the Tai Po Seven Districts Sports Association in 1972, the race started at the Yue Tung Shuen Villa in Sam Mun Tsai and finished in the waters around Yuen Chau Tsai. In the early 1980s, the Tai Po Sports Association took over the organisation and altered the 2,400-metre route to start at Sha Lan in Shuen Wan and end at the Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre to avoid reclamation works. The 2004 race attracted 1,200 swimmers.
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