Uploaded from the Historical Photographs of China project, held at the University of Bristol: https://hpcbristol.net/visual/Bk09-19
Source: ‘Picturesque Hong Kong’ (Ye Olde Printerie Ltd., Hong Kong), c.1925. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/sets/72157631193883954/. Photograph by Denis H. Hazell.
Text inside the book ‘Picturesque Hong Kong’:
Deep Water Bay and Golf Course.
IMMEDIATELY east of Aberdeen the road leaves the shore, and for the next mile or two we travel along the only straight and level part of the highway on the southern side of the island. To our left, nestling cosily at the base of a steep mountain, lies the hamlet, Little Hongkong, and to our right is a tidal flat awaiting reclamation. Beyond this, after a slight ascent, we suddenly strike a lovely land-locked arm of the sea. This noble fiord, Deep Water Bay, is a popular bathing and golf resort, where, during the trying summer months, the town dweller delights to come for a not too strenuous round of golf and a welcome dip in the cool and inviting waters of the Pacific. As its name signifies this bay is deep, and since it shelves rather suddenly, it is not so much patronised by non-swimmers as the more shallow Repulse Bay. The picturesque nine-hole golf course is popular all the year round, but especially so in summer, when the main course at Fan Ling is closed, and when every breath of the south-west monsoon is trebly welcome.