Cycling route from Science Park to the end of Tai Po Waterfront Park (fishing area)

Route | Science Park > Pak Shek Kok Promenade > Tai Po Railway Pier > the end of Tai Po Waterfront Park

Science Park
Speaking of Science Park, how could we leave out the golden egg? Its real name is the Charles K. Kao Auditorium.
It honours Professor Charles K. Kao, the father of optical fibre, and his outstanding achievements in research.
Besides the office blocks, there are quite a few distinctive restaurants — Chinese, Western, Japanese and Korean — so it's an ideal halfway stop.

Pak Shek Kok Promenade

• Along the way you can take in the views of Tolo Harbour, and you can also see Ma On Shan and Pat Sin Leng.
• There are pavilions, a semi-open tea terrace, a snack kiosk, public toilets and a refuse collection point.
  

Tai Po Railway Pier
As you near Tai Po, you've probably seen this pier. Do you know what it's called?
Google Maps labels it Tai Po Railway Pier. A bit puzzling, isn't it? Where's the railway?
In 1910 there was a Tai Po Kau Station here, and the pier was an important transport hub,
where you could change to a kaito for the outlying islands of the northeastern New Territories and northern Sai Kung, and even as far as Mirs Bay.
It gradually declined after Ma Liu Shui Station (later renamed University Station) and its pier opened in the 1970s.
Tai Po Kau Station itself closed and was demolished on 2 May 1983, when phase two of the Kowloon-Canton Railway electrification was completed.

It has another identity too: the Tai Po Kau Tide Gauge Station, built in the 1960s to monitor the daily tides in Tolo Harbour and collect data. After long service, the tide station will be rebuilt in the second half of 2022, with completion expected in 2023.

Tai Po Waterfront Park
The largest park in Hong Kong by area, with a huge lawn for picnics, kite-flying and letting the children run.
Climb Tai Po Lookout Tower and you can also take in Tolo Harbour and Ma On Shan.
There is also a 1,200-metre waterfront promenade in the park. With Mid-Autumn Festival coming up, come and walk while you watch the moon.

The end of Tai Po Waterfront Park
Known as Tai Po's mirror of the sky, after rain it draws a crowd of cyclists, all there to take a good photo of their bikes.
If you pass by and take a photo with a LocoBike, remember to tag us.

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