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Outdoor campsite visit wu kai sha youth village
The Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village (Chinese: 烏溪沙青年新村) is a beach camp in Wu Kai Sha, in the New Territories, operated by the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong.
Contents
- Outdoor campsite visit wu kai sha youth village
- Map of Wu Kai Sha Youth Village Hong Kong
- Wu kai sha youth village 2
- History
- Features
- References
Map of Wu Kai Sha Youth Village, Hong Kong
Wu kai sha youth village 2
History
The camp was originally constructed in 1955 as the "Children's Village in Wu Kai Sha," (烏溪沙兒童新村) when it was an orphanage, or orphan's village, with up to 1,000 children. The orphanage and children's hospital services ceased in 1971 after which the land was handed over to the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong to develop into a holiday camp and beach resort, and renamed YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village. When the camp was opened there was no road access, and the only transport was a kaito service from the Wu Kai Sha Public Pier to Ma Liu Shui. In the 1980s roads were constructed.
Features
The campsite comprises an area of 11 hectares, and can accommodate up to 1,092 residential campers and 600 day campers.