MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 63 OF 2019 (Navigational & Seamanship Safety Practices) Marine Sporting Activities For The Year 2019/20

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following marine sporting activities under the auspices of various clubs and associations will take place throughout the year in areas listed below. This list is not exhaustive. Races will normally be conducted during weekends and Public Holidays unless otherwise specified.

Yacht Races : Beaufort Island, Bluff Head, Cape D’Aguilar, , Chung Hom Kok, Deep Water Bay, , , , , the north and south of , Channel, Mirs Bay, and areas off , , Plover Cove, Island, , Repulse Bay, Rocky Harbour, Round Island, , Siu , , South Bay, Stanley Bay, Steep Island, Sung Kong, Sunshine Island, Tai Long Pai, Bay, Tathong Channel, , Eastern and .

Windsurfing Races : Inner Port Shelter, , Lung Kwu Tan, Plover Cove, Shek O Wan, Sheung Sze Mun, Shui Hau Wan, Stanley Bay, Tai Tam Bay, Tolo Harbour and Tung Wan of Cheung Chau.

Canoe Races : Beaufort Island, Bluff Head, Cape D’Aguilar, Castle Peak Bay, Cheung Chau, , Deep Water Bay, Discovery Bay, east of Lantau Island, Long Harbour, Man Kok Tsui, Ninepin Group, Peng Chau, Plover Cove, Port Shelter, Repulse Bay, Rocky Harbour, Shing Mun River Channel, Shek O Wan, South Bay, Siu Kau Yi Chau, Stanley Bay, Steep Island, Tai Lam Chung, Tai Tam Bay, , Tolo Harbour and .

Dragon Boat, Colour Boat : Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, Castle Peak Bay, Causeway Bay, Chai Wan Cargo & Rowing Boat Races Handling Basin, Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter, Deep Water Bay, Discovery Bay, , Inner Port Shelter, Junk Bay, Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, Lamma Island, Luk Chau Wan, , Peng Chau, Picnic Bay, Po Toi Island, Pui O Wan, Repulse Bay, Sha Ha, Typhoon Shelter, Shing Mun River Channel, Stanley Bay, , Tai O, Tai Tam Bay, , , Tolo Harbour, North, Tsuen Wan Bay, Tuen Mun Typhoon Shelter and Yung Shue Wan.

Angling Competition : , , Inner Port Shelter, , Kau Yi Chau, areas off north, west and east of Lamma Island, Lantau Island, Ma Wan, Port Shelter, Rocky Harbour, Tiu Chung Chau, Town Island and .

Speed Boat & Water Ski : Kau Sai Chau, Port Shelter, Sha Ha, Tai Tau Chau, Tiu Chung Chau and Tolo Races Harbour.

Swimming Races : Big Wave Bay ( Island East), Cafeteria Beach, Cape D’Aguilar, Chung Hom Kok, Deep Water Bay, Golden Beach, Kwun Cham Wan and areas off Approach Beach, Middle Island, Pak Shek Kok, Plover Cove, Repulse Bay, Round Island, Shek O Wan, South Bay, Stanley Bay, Sunny Bay, Tai Tam Bay, Tolo Harbour and Tsam Chuk Wan.

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2. Masters, coxswains and persons-in-charge of all vessels navigating in these areas should proceed with caution at all times giving practical consideration to the contestants.

3. Compliance with the provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 is mandatory.

Maisie CHENG Director of Marine

Marine Department Government of the HKSAR Date : 29 March 2019 Action File Ref.: L/M No. 9/2019 in MD PA/S SKMO 922/1/2