The beach is named "Silver Mine Bay" because there was a silver mine in Mui Wo in the 19th century.[3]
The beach previously did not have any lifeguard services available. However, on 21 November 2016, the beach had undergone improvement works and the works were completed in July 2018, which included a new barbecue pit area, a sitting-out area and a viewing deck near the beach’s entrance. The new facilities were officially opened on 22 July 2018 and lifeguard services were introduced for the first time at the beach.[4][5][6]
Usage
The beach is enclosed in Silver Mine Bay and the sea condition is usually calm.[2] There were 28,150 visitors during the seven-month-long official bathing season in 2020 — an average of 348 on weekdays and 887 on weekends and public holidays. There were 1,740 visitors on the busiest day, and 15,870 during the busiest month.[7]
