Hong Kong Diving

Hong Kong diving is a different type of diving to what you get in a lot of the popular dive spots in Asia. At first sight there is less to see, and visibility is often not very good. Hong Kong has been heavily overfished, and you are unlikely to see large creatures. But if you have the patience and the inclination it can be very rewarding. You tend to have to focus on smaller things and swim quite slowly and carefully. Quite a lot of sites have soft coral. There are lots of clown fish and anemones, gobies and shrimps. Often you will come across octopus, and in the Autumn, cuttlefish are a regular sight as they come in to lay eggs. There are lots of crabs and nudibranchs. There are also lots of urchins and some scorpion fish, so be careful what you are doing with your hands.

This year people from our club have seen rays and large schools of barracuda. While these are not common, they are a bonus if you are lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.

In addition the Agriculture and Fisheries Department has organised an Artificial Reef programme with a long-term aim to increase fish stocks in Hong Kong. This means there are 20 wrecks to dive in Hoi Ha Wan, Port Shelter and Yan Chau Tong.