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Get a tan and some
yummy beancurd at Hung
Shing Ye Beach
TAKING
TO THE
WATER
To Yung Shue Wan
The first ferry is at 6.30am (7.30am
on Sunday). There are almost 30
sailings each day, departing every
30–60
minutes. The last ferry
returns at 11.30pm. Journey time is
30
minutes. Costs from HKD16.10
(
PHP86).
To Sok Kwu Wan
The first ferry is at 7.20am. There
are 11–16 sailings each day,
departing every 1–2 hours. The last
ferry returns at 11.30pm. Journey
time 30–40 minutes. Costs from
HKD19.80 (PHP105).
To Cheung Chau
The first ferry is at 6.10am (6.30am
on Sunday). There are about
40
sailings each day, departing
every 20–45 minutes. The last
ferry returns at 11.45pm. Journey
time 35–60 minutes. Costs from
HKD12.60 (PHP67).
To Mui Wo (Lantau)
The first ferry is at 6.10am (7am
on Sunday). There are about
30
sailings each day, departing
every 20–60 minutes. The last
ferry returns at 11.30pm. Journey
time 35–55 minutes. Costs from
HKD14.5 (PHP77).
Beancurd and beach
The 4km trail to Sok Kwu Wan is clearly
signposted. Within 10 minutes it arrives
at a jumble of tables under a raggedy
tarpaulin where Ching Po (known far and
wide as Ah Por or ‘Grandma’) sells tofu-
fa. She gets up at three in the morning to
start soaking the soybeans that comprise
her silken tofu dessert, served hot or cold
with a sweet ginger syrup.
“
It’s good,” a local couple out
walking their dog insist, “but we prefer
the tofu-fa at the stall by the beach!”
They are referring to another eatery 10
minutes further along the path at the
entrance to Hung Shing Ye Beach. The
gastronomic gauntlet is thrown down:
who makes the better beancurd?
Battle of the best tofu aside, Hung
Shing Ye is a lively little spot. The bay
H O N G K O N G ’ S I S L A N D S
