Deep Water Bay Beach.View of Brick Hill and Ocean Park across Deep Water Bay.
Deep Water Bay is a bay and residential area on the southern shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The bay is surrounded by Shouson Hill, Brick Hill, Violet Hill and Middle Island. As per Forbes (July 2015), with 19 of the city's richest billionaires, it is reputed to be the "wealthiest neighborhood on earth".[1] The neighborhood is bordered on the east by Repulse Bay Road heading to the Island Road roundabout, on the south by Island Road facing toward Middle Island and Deep Water Bay, on the west by Deep Water Bay Road, and on the north by Deep Water Bay Road as it connects back toward Repulse Bay Road.
Originally, the bay was called Heong Kong Bay, as shown in a British map from 1841. A village with the name Heong Kong lay to its north in what is now Shouson Hill, which can still be seen in a map from 1845, when the bay was already known under the name Deep Water Bay.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Deep Water Bay was only 8.[3]
Less known to tourists than the adjacent Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay Beach is nonetheless very popular among local people. Seaview Promenade, on the east side of Deep Water Bay, connects it with Repulse Bay via a path which allows joggers and walkers alike to exercise alongside the seashore while admiring the stunning sea view. On the west side, Mills & Chung Path connects Deep Water Bay with Wong Chuk Hang.
Deep Water Bay is among the most exclusive residential areas of Hong Kong as per Forbes and Forbes Life. Nineteen of the city's richest billionaires reside within the area, amongst them a net aggregate worth of $123 billion (as of August 2015). Its residents have included property, casino, shipping and oil tycoons including Li Ka Shing, Cheng Yu-tung, Joseph Lau, Robert Kuok and Lui Che Woo. All of the Kwok brothers live within Deep Water Bay, as well as the e-commerce tycoon, Joseph Tsai.[4]
Prominent addresses in Deep Water Bay are: Repulse Bay Road (section only before the Island Road roundabout facing Deep Water Bay numbers 1 through 67, and numbers 2 through 44); Island Road (numbers 2 through 52); and Deep Water Bay Road.
Education
Deep Water Bay is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School.[5]
Buses No. 6A, 6X or 260 from Central's Exchange Square, 65 from North Point Ferry, 73 from Cyberport & Aberdeen, 973 from Tsim Sha Tsui and green minibuses 40 and 52 have stops at Deep Water Bay.
