Visiting the islands to organise and attend Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, kaito is the only means of transport to reach the islands from Sai Kung town. Therefore, the boatmen are our important partners for a successful Arts Festival! We chatted with a boatman today, who shared some precious sailing experience with us!
How many years have you been operating kaito?
“More than 50 years!”
Where do visitors like to go?
“A lot of visitors used to go to Sharp Island or Half Moon Bay for swimming, but later on they discovered and explored other islands like Kau Sai Chau and Pak Sha Wan.”
Which part of the Sai Kung Hoi do you think is the most beautiful?
“Tai Long Sai Wan! The beach there is very beautiful. Visitors can go there by boat or hiking now.”
Every time we board the kaito, we would always see the boatmen steering with ease and at the same time detecting every movement on the sea. Their calmness must have come from their experience of more than a half century!
Online registration for Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival 2024 programmes and guided tours will be opened from 6 Nov (Wed) 10am in phases. More details will be announced soon. Please stay tuned for latest updates.
The online registration will be open from 2 Nov (Wed) 10am on a fortnightly basis, for the coming 2-4 weeks upon the system’s update. The registration schedule is as follows:
| Date Open for Registration | Newly Open Dates of the Programmes/Tours* |
|---|---|
| 2 Nov (Wed) | 16 Nov - 30 Nov |
| 16 Nov (Wed) | 1 Dec - 14 Dec |
| 30 Nov (Wed) | 15 Dec - 28 Dec |
| 14 Dec (Wed) | 29 Dec - 16 Jan |
| 3 Oct (Thu) | 13 Nov - 12 Jan |
