The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

[1] The beach is 100 metres long and rated as Grade 1 by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality.

On 8 January 2017, a body of a 52-year-old angler was found at the beach more than a day after he was reported missing.

[4] The beach is beautiful, fine and white and is situated on the east coast of Cheung Chau.

Since the 1996 Summer Olympics, Kwun Yam Beach had become a tourist spot for local visitors as well as being the home base for Hong Kong's first Olympic gold medallist, windsurfer Lee Lai-shan.