Victoria C.
Yelp
Cheung Chau is a nice little island right out of the main city area of Hong Kong. If you're looking for a change of scenery or a cool day trip away from the city, this is your place! Take a quick 30-minute ferry out from the city and you're in a completely different world.
You can walk all around the island - it's a super nice walk along the water with a great view. There are all these cute little colorful fishing boats everywhere. There are also some restaurants - we went to an indoor dimsum place (with air conditioning - whew!), but there are also many restaurants/vendor-type food places where you can sit outside. Many other vendors reside there as well, others selling street food, random knick-knacks, dried fish to cook with (it is an island with fishermen), and more.
If you're looking for a beach to hang out at, they have that, too. It's a small stretch, but you could make do. It was pretty empty though. *shrug*
Personally, I just really enjoyed walking around, exploring the little neighborhood, looking at the beautiful views of the water, etc. We hiked up to this one area that had an especially nice view where we got some great pictures. On our way back, we heard some people talking about a small cave/tunnel you can go through on a path back to the main area. Mom didn't dare go in (rumors it's haunted), but my aunt and I both went through the tunnel and met the family at the other end. It was super dark inside, but we had our phone flashlights, and we were accompanied by other visitors - a bit of an adventure, although very short, and don't worry - not scary! :) It also would have been nice to have a bike to ride around on at the island.