Po Toi O
Po Toi O is a small fishing village and a bay at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its name Po Toi.
Administration
Po Toi O is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.History
Po Toi O was historically a multi-clan village with surnames Cheung, Chan, Chong and others.Features
This small fishing village has two seafood restaurants and is popular with tourists.There is a Hung Shing Temple in Po Toi O. The temple was probably built in 1663. A Kung So building adjacent to the temple was built in 1740 and was used to deal with village affairs and served as a school until the 1930s. The temple is a Grade III historic building.
In popular culture
- Parts of the Hollywood movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life were filmed here.
- Australian celebrity chef Kylie Kwong visited Po Toi O for an episode of the TV series Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic. The episode was called "Hong Kong Island Hideaway".
- In the 2018 ITV TV miniseries Strangers, an apartment owned by a murder victim in Po Toi O proves important to the plot.
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