Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
愉景灣
Official logo of Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
Location of Discovery Bay within Hong Kong
Location of Discovery Bay within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°17′44″N 114°00′59″E / 22.29556°N 114.01639°E / 22.29556; 114.01639
Area
 • Total6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total19,336

45% Chinese

25% White

11.2% Filipino
Websitewww.dbay.hk Edit this at Wikidata
Discovery Bay
Traditional Chinese愉景灣
Simplified Chinese愉景湾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú jǐng Wān
IPA[y̌.tɕìŋ.wán]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYùh gíng wān
JyutpingJyu4 ging2 waan1
IPA[jy̏ːkɪ̌ŋ wáːn]

Discovery Bay (DB) is a resort town on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It consists of mixed, primarily residential, development, in particular upmarket residential development and private and public recreational facilities, including garden houses, low-, mid-and high-rise residential developments, a 27-hole golf course, an ice rink, a 262-berth marina, two clubhouses, the first private manmade beach in Hong Kong, international schools, two shopping malls and the largest oceanfront alfresco dining area in Hong Kong.

The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese. DB is home to a significant community composed of expatriates from over fifty countries. It is one of the most ethnically diverse places in Hong Kong. With only 45% of the population being Chinese, the largest ethnic minority groups in the community is white (25%) and Filipinos (11.2%). DB is located 2 km west of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and approximately 12 km west from the nearest point on Hong Kong Island.[1]

As of April 2018, Discovery Bay consists of 15 residential development phases with properties ranging from garden houses to low-, mid-and high-rise. The development also features a 400-metre-long privately owned beach (accessible to the public), four private membership clubs including a golf club and a marina club, and a public park (Siena Central Park).[2]

Discovery Bay is a key community in Lantau Island (after Tung Chung) and enjoys a very low plot ratio of 0.15.[3] Pets are allowed in Discovery Bay.[4]

  1. ^ "2016年中期人口統計". www.bycensus2016.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ Audit Department of the Hong Kong Government Report No. 43 of the Director of Audit – Chapter 6: Grant of Land at Discovery Bay and Yi Long Wan, November 2004 http://www.aud.gov.hk/pdf_e/e43ch06_summary.pdf
  3. ^ "HKR International Ltd". www.hkri.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Discovery Bay". www.dbcommunity.hk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.