title: Po Toi O
text: # Po Toi O
  
  Po Toi O (Chinese: 布袋澳; lit. 'Cloth Pouch Bay') is a small fishing village at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
  
  The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its name Po Toi (meaning a "sack").
  
  ## Administration
  
  Po Toi O is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
  
  ## History
  
  Po Toi O was historically a multi-clan village with surnames Cheung (張), Chan (陳), Chong (莊) and others.
  
  ## Features
  
  This small fishing village has two seafood restaurants and is popular with tourists.
  
  There is a Hung Shing Temple in Po Toi O. The temple was probably built in 1663. A Kung So (公所) building adjacent to the temple was built in 1740 and was used to deal with village affairs and served as a school until the 1930s. The temple is a Grade III historic building.
  
  ## In popular culture
  
  * Parts of the Hollywood movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life were filmed here.
  * Australian celebrity chef Kylie Kwong visited Po Toi O for an episode of the TV series Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic. The episode was called "Hong Kong Island Hideaway".
  * In the 2018 ITV TV miniseries Strangers, an apartment owned by a murder victim in Po Toi O proves important to the plot.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  Po Toi O can be reached by land using Po Toi O Chuen Road (布袋澳村路). The village is served by green minibus 16 - Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O to Po Toi O.
  
  