Diving
Diving is the primary purpose of South China Diving Club, so the membership fees are used to subsidise the diving activities. This allows us to dive most weekends and yet keep the boat fees down to a minimum.
We dive from well-equipped junks, which are large, comfortable boats with plenty of room to spread out and relax. Each junk has a First Aid kit and an Oxygen kit in case of emergencies. We have been using the same boatmen for a number of years, and they are comfortable working with divers and very competent.
We use 3 piers around Hong Kong:
Aberdeen Boat Club, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen. This provides access to the diving in the south of Hong Kong, which can be a bit of an acquired taste. It has the potential for more depths and often has worse visibility than other areas, so the diving is more challenging and you need a good torch. But it also has some areas which are extremely rich in soft coral.
Tai Mei Tuk, near Tai Po. This gives us access to Tolo Harbour and Mirs Bay, up in the North-East of Hong Kong, as well as more remote sites such as Tung Ping Chau.
Tso Wo Hang, near Sai Kung. This provides access to the Sai Kung peninsula including the lovely beaches at Tai Long Wan and Long Ke Wan. We can also get out to some of the more exposed sites such as Breaker's Reef.
