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{{short description|Beach in Ting Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong}}
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[[File:No Dogs Allowed.jpg|thumb|[[Lifeguard tower]] at Lido Beach.]]
[[File:Lido Beach 201701.jpg|thumb|View of Casam Beach (centre) and Lido Beach (right)]]
'''Lido Beach''' ({{zh|t=麗都灣泳灘}}) is located on [[Castle Peak Road]] in [[Ting Kau]], [[New Territories]], Hong Kong. It is a [[Beaches of Hong Kong|gazetted beach]], meaning it is managed by the [[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]], which provides lifeguards during the summer months.
The beach is about 200 metres in length, and is located beside the smaller '''Casam Beach''' ({{zh|t=更生灣泳灘|labels=no}}). It sits beside the northern abutment of the [[Ting Kau Bridge]], and also offers views of the [[Tsing Ma Bridge]].
==History==
A two-storey beach building, housing changing rooms and other facilities, opened at Lido Beach on 1 May 1982.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beach bonus|work=South China Morning Post|date=30 April 1982|page=18}}</ref> It was built at the same time as the beach building at Kadoorie Beach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Modern facilities for beaches|work=South China Morning Post|date=13 April 1982|page=23}}</ref>
There was a landslide above the beach on 2 July 1997. Eight people, including two patrolling lifeguards, were buried in mud. They survived with injuries.<ref name="landslide">{{cite web|title=The 2 July 1997 Landslide at Lido Beach, Castle Peak Road|url=http://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/eng/lic/Html_97/LIDO.aspx|website=Hong Kong Slope Safety|publisher=Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department|date=2012}}</ref><ref name="swept">{{cite news|last1=Wong|first1=Billy Wai-yuk|title=Victims suddenly swept away|work=South China Morning Post|date=3 July 1997|page=3}}</ref>
Amid the backdrop of several shark attacks, the [[Regional Council (Hong Kong)|Regional Council]] moved in 1995 to install [[shark net]]s at certain beaches. On 7 July 1995 the council decided to extend the shark net programme to Lido Beach, Butterfly Beach, and [[Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach|Tung Wan in Cheung Chau]].<ref name="nets">{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Kang-chung|title=Council to put up seven more shark nets|work=South China Morning Post|date=8 July 1995|page=6}}</ref>
Two volleyball courts were set up at the beach in July 2003.<ref name="PAC42">{{cite web|title=P.A.C. Report No. 42|url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr03-04/english/pac/reports/pac_rpt_42.htm|publisher=Legislative Council}}</ref>
==Facilities==
* Beach volleyball courts
* Changing rooms and showers
* Toilets
* Tuck shop
==Water quality==
In early 2003, Lido Beach (along with three other nearby beaches) was closed because the water quality had worsened following the commissioning of Stage 1 of the [[Harbour Area Treatment Scheme]] (HATS).<ref name="audit">{{cite web|title=Director of Audit's reports, Report No. 42|url=http://www.aud.gov.hk/pdf_e/e42ch07.pdf|publisher=[[Audit Commission (Hong Kong)|Audit Commission]]|date=31 March 2004}}</ref> While HATS Stage 1 overall improved water quality in [[Victoria Harbour]], it worsened conditions in the western area of the harbour because of the large quantity of non-disinfected effluent being released from the [[Stonecutters Island]] Sewage Treatment Works.<ref name="stage2a">{{cite web|title=Project Description (Operational Phase Monitoring)|url=http://www.dsd.gov.hk/others/HATS_ADF/|website=HATS Stage 2A – Provision of Disinfection Facilities at SCISTW|publisher=Drainage Services Department}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Project Background|url=http://202.128.236.109/pub/hats/eia/project_desc.htm|website=Harbour Area Treatment Scheme|publisher=Drainage Services Department|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref>
Despite the closure of the beach, public patronage remained high, with attendance of about 41,071 from March to October 2003. The [[Public Accounts Committee]] of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] expressed their "grave concern" over the situation, given the health hazard the water quality posed to swimmers, and urged the government to expedite measures to disinfect the effluent from the sewage treatment plant.<ref name="PAC42"/>
Permanent disinfection facilities were built at Stonecutters Island under HATS Stage 2, and water quality subsequently improved. Lido Beach was officially reopened to swimmers on 15 June 2011, and lifeguards are provided there once again.<ref>{{cite web|title=Four beaches in Tsuen Wan to reopen with improved water quality (with photos)|url=http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201106/13/P201106130142.htm|publisher=Hong Kong Government|date=13 June 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Lido Beach}}
* [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/beach/index/beach-location-nt/beach-address-tw.html Official website]
*[http://www.beachwq.gov.hk/en/p_mawan.aspx?YX_MID=12 Water quality of Lido Beach]
{{Tsuen Wan District}}
{{Gazetted beaches in Hong Kong}}
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[[Category:Beaches of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Ting Kau]]