Sai Kung Town

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Scenes from Sai Kung Town

Sai Kung Town (traditional Chinese: 西貢市) or simply Sai Kung (西貢) is a town on Sai Kung Peninsula, facing the Sai Kung Hoi (Inner Port Shelter), part of Sai Kung District in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sai Kung is the centre of the surrounding villages, and hence the name may refer to the areas in its immediate surroundings.

Having evolved from a fishing village, it is a mecca for seafood lovers, locals and foreign tourists alike. Visitors can stroll along the waterfront of Sai Kung Town or explore the lanes of the old town, visit the Tin Hau Temple, feast on seafood or enjoy different delicacies at Western-style pubs and restaurants.

Sai Kung Hoi was a fishing harbour and fishermen still gather there. The harbour is now a typhoon shelter], where motorized junks used in the local tourist trade now are moored. They are boats that now can be hired for fishing and swimming trips.

The development of the town has been remarkably restrained. There are few condominiums that rise above ten storeys. Before the relocation of the airport of Hong Kong from Kai Tak to Chep Lap Kok, the town was a popular residential area for airport staff from all over the world. The town, with its relatively clean air and slow pace of life, for Hong Kong, is still a popular place for many people of Hong Kong to live.

[edit] Eating in Sai Kung

Sai Kung has many restaurants of varied cusines. Some of the restaurants include Cru, Jaspa's, Anthony's Ranch, Anthony's Catch, Susanna's, Pepperoni's, Honeymoon Dessert, Firenze, Kori Kebab, Dia,.

Honeymoon Dessert's first store is actually the one in Sai Kung.

Additionally, in a small alley way locally known as "Food Street"(Sik Gai), that runs from the 1A minibus terminal inland,is full of good small eating places of many varieties at very reasonable prices.

[edit] Transport

Most public transport in Sai Kung starts and stops at the bus and minibus terminus in the town. However, some are also centred outside the Tang Shiu Kin Sports stadium. There is no MTR link to Sai Kung. Ferry services are available to the neighbouring islands and isolated coastal villages in the Sai Kung Hoi, as well as to the public golf course on one of the nearby islands.

[edit] Getting to Sai Kung

Sai Kung can be reached by minibus routes 1 from Kowloon Bay MTR Station, 1A from Choi Hung MTR station, route 12 from Po Lam MTR Station or KMB bus route 92 from Diamond Hill MTR Station. People going via Tseung Kwan O can take minibus route 101 from Hang Hau MTR station or NWFB bus route 792M from Tiu Keng Leng MTR station. Sai Kung can also be reached by KMB bus routes 99 (from Wu Kai Sha Station) or 299 (from Sha Tin Central).

There are direct Public light bus services from Sai Kung to Dundas Street in Mong Kok (24 hour service) and Kwun Tong. There is also a service to Causeway Bay and Wanchai on the weekend and on weekday evenings. These can be caught at the entrance of the Sai Kung Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground.

On Sundays and public holidays KMB route 96R from Diamond Hill MTR station and route 698R from Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) also pass through Sai Kung town and end at Wong Shek Pier.

[edit] Getting around Sai Kung

From Sai Kung bus and minibus terminus, minibus routes 7 and 9, and KMB route 94 go into Sai Kung East Country Park and Sai Kung West Country Park. Route 9 ends at the Pak Tam Chung country park entrance, while route 7 and 94 continue on to Hoi Ha Wan and Wong Shek Pier respectively.

There are taxi stands at the bus terminus, outside McDonald's and the public carpark near the temple.