"The crowded beaches of Hong Kong Island, including Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, Big Wave Bay and Shek O, are not the only seaside resorts available. If you seek to escape from the usual tourist haunts, catch the West Rail Line train Tuen Mun, in the western New Territories, and transfer to the light-rail system for a trip to Butterful Beach and its adjoining gardens, where you are more likely to meet local residents than visitors."