Discovery Bay (DB) is located on the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island and is a firm favourite settling place of many an expat. It’s ideal for families, offers a wide range of housing and even has a beach.
Community life in DB is centred on DB Plaza, a commercial hub containing a bus terminus, ferry pier, an open piazza, and a range of shops including a supermarket, specialty stores, clinics, and a vet to serve the large pet population.
DB Plaza is also home to over 20 restaurants and food outlets offering alfresco dining and drinking.
The DB development includes various amenities, including a man-made beach at Tai Pak Bay, and 4 private membership recreational clubs including a 27-hole golf course and a marina (where some residents choose to live on yachts moored in the marina), natural streams and rock pools, a bicycle track alongside Discovery Bay Road, an astro-turf football pitch, basketball courts, a number of children's playgrounds scattered around the developments and hiking paths leading to other parts of Lantau Island - including the Trappist Haven Monastery and Mui Wo.
DB is home to animals of many kinds, most of which are domesticated pets. There are, however, a number of wild species that lived or are living on Lantau Island that can be found in and around DB. Most of these creatures are birds such as finches, tits, gulls and kites, however pelicans, loons and herons have been sighted.
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Discovery Bay then:
DB was originally conceived as a leisure resort in 1975 with hotels, condos and golf courses, but the developer fell into financial hardship. With the intervention of the Cha family and the government, the plans changed to a residential community offering a relaxed lifestyle.
The first phase of DB went on sale in 1980, houses and flats sold out quickly.
Discovery Bay now:
Consisting of 13 development phases with properties ranging from garden houses to high rise towers of up to 29 storeys, DB is thriving. The development also features a 400m man-made beach (Tai Pak Bay), 4 private membership clubs including a golf club and a marina club. DB is the 2nd most populous district in Lantau Island. A 24-hour ferry service plies between DB Pier on Tai Pak Bay and Pier 3 in Central District on Hong Kong Island ensuring the diverse array of residents can maintain that delicate balance between work and home life.
Little Known Facts:
- Cars are not allowed at DB, so the affluent have golf-carts, whilst the remaining residents must walk or take the buses and other local transport to get to their apartments/houses
- DB is also colloquially referred to as Delivery Bay, due to the high number of families in it’s demographic
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