The Shui Lo Cho pools are a waterfall-linked series of baths, where - until recently - you could swim with wild fish and take selfies in the glittering cascade. Bloggers began blabbing about this spot (an hour's hike from Tai O) a while back, and bestowed on it a rather misleading moniker: "The hidden Lantau natural infinity pools". By using "natural" they ignored the fact the pools formed behind dams built by the Water Supplies Department. And the "hidden" overlookd the two pages of Google results on this area. So perhaps what followed was inevitable. "NO SWIMMING," yelled the WSD's fun police (who now patrol there daily) when we arrived last weekend. "Private area. Not safe!" Hordes of sweaty, swimwear-clad hikers were perched at the water's edge, imagining how refreshing that first plunge would have been, their selfie sticks redundant. While I realise my previous dips had been illicit, this seems like the cruelest outcome: the pools remain accessible but unusable; it's private property you can visit but not enjoy. Like Eve with the apple, what did the department expect? They built a beauty spot next to one of Lantau's busiest hiking trails. There's a reason no one (sane) tries to paddle in Tai Tam Reservoir. It doesn't look like a Shangri-La plunge pool. So here's an appeal to the department: let's rename this special spot the Lantau Public Infinity Pools. A government offering to the public wouldn't hurt right now …