Hoi Ha Wan

Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, one of the first to be developed in the 1990s, offers a wide range of diving opportunities. This is among the best dive sites in Hongkong and one of Hong Kong's best hard coral gardens can be seen along the shores of Double Bay.

Discarded fishing vessels were sunk here to provide reef habitat for corals and water-cleaning invertebrates like oysters and clams, as well as to provide an obstruction to the widespread bottom-trawling. Some of these wrecks, which are located at 15-16 meters, can be dived in shallow water. In Hoi Ha Wan, there are just two places where anchoring is permitted. The wrecks are best dived from a speedboat, which is anchored just outside the marine park.

The coral ecosystems of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park are beautiful. This marine park is home to the majority of Hong Kong's stony coral species. In Hoi Ha Wan, more than 100 species of reef-associated fish have been discovered. Furthermore, the Park's ecological importance is demonstrated by records of a broad range of marine species, such as starfish and jellyfish.Local British Sub-Aqua Club diving enthusiasts 'Ydive' did a Reef Check through AFCD, and Li Po Chun United World College's Coral Monitoring Team has been annually monitoring coral and marine life variety and density since 1992.

Location: Hongkong, East Asia, Asia

Depth: 10m