Experiencing Boat Riding and enjoying the suburban atmosphere

Bimalka, December 2008

During the Month of December we went out with Dr. Gao Ha, Dr. K.S. Lam and their research students to Tai Mei Tuk which is situated in Tai Po, New Territories and had a Barbeque (BBQ) party. This Barbeque site is managed by the Hong Kong government. This was organized as one of their research student- Fai is going back to China after finishing his study period in Poly U. This was a great opportunity for us to visit suburban area of Hong Kong and to make more friends at Poly U.

My self and Linh enjoyed riding boat with Fai and his friend from one of the little boat wharf and after that we had a barbeque party with all our friends. Here people enjoy riding bicycle while some of them like to walk on the dam and some do hiking, fishing. There is a government water sport centre which provides dinghy sailing, wind surfing too. “Plover cove reservoir” is the second large reservoir in Hong Kong. It is famous for its magnificent main dam. Measuring near 2km in length and some 24 hectares in area, it is Hong Kong's longest dam. It is also the world's first "reservoir in the ocean”; however currently Hong Kong is receiving fresh water from main land China.