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 (meaning a "sack").

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 ' were filmed here. http://www.info.gov.hk/police/offbeat/744/eng/n07.htmhttp://www.csb.gov.hk/english/letter/files/showcasing_tela_e.pdf
• 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".https://web.archive.org/web/20070316214415/http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/shows/show.asp?id=126&tab=episodes
• In the 2018 ITV TV miniseries Strangers, an apartment owned by a murder victim in Po Toi O proves important to the plot.