Po Toi O ()Film Services Office: Po Toi O Village is a small fishing villageAgriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Clearwater Bay Country Park 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.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hung Shing Temple, Po Toi O
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.Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items. Item #1054 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.
Transportation Po Toi O can be reached by land using Po Toi O Chuen Road (). The village is served by green minibus 16 - Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O to Po Toi O.Transport Department website: Green Minibus Route 16
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Delineation of area of existing village Po Toi O (Hang Hau) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Pictures of Po Toi O