The most popular beach on Hong Kong Island and the easiest to reach from Central — take bus nos. 6, 6A, 6X, 61, or 260 from Exchange Square. The beach is broad and well-maintained, with lifeguards, changing facilities, and restaurants behind the sand. It gets busy on summer weekends but the water is clean enough for a swim. The name comes from HMS Repulse, which patrolled these waters in the 1840s, not from anything unflattering about the beach itself.
Repulse Bay
Hong Kong Island's most popular and accessible beach