HKSAR Government welcomes State Council's approval of exemption of requirement for guarantee and implementation of temporarily ship nationality registration policies for Hong Kong and Macao Yachts temporarily entering and exiting Chinese Mainland
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A spokesman for the Transport and Logistics Bureau said, "Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao have been committed to promoting individual yacht travel. To this end, the Marine Department, the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, and the Macao Marine and Water Bureau have established the tripartite Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao individual yacht travel working group, which has been actively discussing facilitation measures to advance the development of the individual yacht travel system. Under the new policy, the exemption for the requirement for a guarantee will significantly reduce the financial burden on owners of Hong Kong and Macao yacht when handling cross-border procedures. Meanwhile, the temporarily ship nationality registration allows Hong Kong and Macao yachts to obtain temporarily ship nationality certificates issued by Chinese Mainland without affecting their original ship registration, enabling individual yacht travel within the waters of the nine Chinese Mainland cities in the GBA."
Meanwhile, the Marine Department is actively co-ordinating with the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration on facilitation measures for the southbound travel for yachts from the Chinese Mainland. Details will be announced in due course once finalised.
The spokesman added that the Marine Department will continue to maintain close communication with the relevant authorities of Guangdong Province and the Macao Maritime and Water Bureau, and continuously review and refine the facilitation measures for the northbound travel of yachts from Hong Kong and southbound travel for yachts from the Chinese Mainland to foster a healthy, sustainable and competitive environment for the development of the local yacht economy.
Ends/Saturday, May 30, 2026
Issued at HKT 20:31
Issued at HKT 20:31
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