Hong Kong Gold Coast

Hong Kong Gold Coast
Traditional Chinese香港黃金海岸
Simplified Chinese香港黄金海岸
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Huángjīn Hǎi'àn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 wong4 gam1 hoi2 ngon6
Gold Coast Dolphin Square in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Gold Coast Shopping Mall
Tower 1 to 5 of Hong Kong Gold Coast

Hong Kong Gold Coast is a private housing estate served by Castle Peak Road, near Castle Peak Bay, in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Developed by Sino Group,[1] it includes 20 residential buildings completed in two phases (in 1990 and 1993 respectively), a resort hotel, a shopping mall, a yacht and country club, a marina and a beach.[2][3][4]

History

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The site of approximately 100 acres was purchased by Sino in the early 1980s. The first residential phase, comprising five 28-storey blocks, was completed in 1990.[5] The hotel opened in 1993.

The Environmental Protection Department fined Sino Estate Management several times for causing pollution, as the sewage treatment plant at Gold Coast was too small and could not treat the sewage generated to the required standard. The company received a fine of $15 million in March 1993, $5,000 in early 1994, and two fines of $100,000 in 1995.[6][7]

Features

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Hong Kong Gold Coast is the largest tourist resort in Tuen Mun. Its facilities include the Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel, a convention centre, a shopping mall, a marina club, the Golden Beach and the newly constructed Hong Kong Gold Coast Dolphin Square.

The Golden Beach is the largest public beach in Tuen Mun and the first artificial beach in Hong Kong. Tropical trees, like coconut, and flowers of various species are planted on both sides of a 480-metre long promenade running parallel to it.

Education

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Gold Coast is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the school net.[8]

These school are actually only near the Gold Coast and are in So Kwun Wat.

Covid Pandemic

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Tower 9 of Gold Coast Phase II was put under lockdown between 6th & 7th February 2021. [9]

References

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  1. ^ Multinational companies attracted to Hong Kong Gold Coast Residences, contributes to 30% plus rise in rentals Special Mid-Autumn offer for 1,138 sq ft three-room units
  2. ^ "Gold Coast Hotel". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  3. ^ Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Gold Coast". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  5. ^ Porter, Barry (9 December 1992). "Plush Gold Coast clubs set to open". South China Morning Post.
  6. ^ Young, Patricia (23 February 1995). "$100,000 fine for top resort". South China Morning Post. p. 3.
  7. ^ Young, Patricia (20 July 1995). "Industry plays by rules but pollution still worsening". South China Morning Post. p. 6.
  8. ^ "POA School Net 71" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-09.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Tighter Hong Kong rules mean Covid-19 testing for whole block if a single case is found". South China Morning Post. 2021-02-06. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11.
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