Repulse Bay
English edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. There is no evidence known for stories of pirates being repulsed or of a ship called the "HMS Repulse" being stationed there.
Proper noun edit
- An area in Southern district, Hong Kong.
- 2023 February 22, Shuli Ren, “Hong Kong’s Penthouses Face China’s ‘Common Prosperity’”, in The Washington Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 August 2023, Business[2]:
- Real estate agents worry that in the future, developers might get more conservative in land bidding — not just in Kai Tak but in other areas, too, because of the government’s lack of commitment to earlier plans. Some now advise potential buyers to look at locations less accessible via public transportation, such as the Peak and Repulse Bay.
- A bay of Hong Kong Island in Repulse Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong.
- 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-19, Travel[4]:
- The more popular beaches, such as Repulse Bay, are busy day and night throughout summer. […]
Repulse Bay has changing rooms, showers, toilets, swimming rafts, swimming safety-zone markers, and playgrounds.
- 2023 September 2, Farah Master, Joyce Zhou, Tyrone Siu, Ben Blanchard, “Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Guangdong after slamming Hong Kong, Macau”, in William Mallard, Miral Fahmy, editors, Reuters[5], archived from the original on 02 September 2023, Environment:
- A large window was blown out of an office building in the Tseung Kwan O district, footage from broadcaster TVB showed. Photos posted on Facebook showed water levels at Repulse Bay beach surging several metres higher than normal level, partially submerging its landmark Tin Hau temple.