MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 7/2020

(Miscellaneous Information)

Yacht Races between and Macau

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that yacht races between Hong Kong and Macau will take place on 25 January 2020 (Saturday) and 27 January 2020 (Monday). About 18 sailing boats are expected to participate in the races.

2. The outbound trip from Hong Kong to Macau will start at 1000 hours on 25 January 2020 in an area east of . It will follow a south-westerly route through the southern Boundary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, thence to Macau.

3. The return trip from Macau to Hong Kong will start at 1100 hours on 27 January 2020. It will follow a route through south of Dazhi Zhou and complete the race at a position south of .

4. Masters, coxswains and persons-in-charge of vessels navigating in the vicinity of the racing routes should proceed with caution, giving practical consideration to the contestants. Compliance with the provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 is mandatory.

5. A drawing showing the race routes is attached to this Notice.

Agnes WONG Director of Marine

Marine Department

Government of the HKSAR

Date: 9 January 2020

Action File Ref.: L/M No. 066/2019 in PA/S AMO 922(11)

We are One in Promoting Excellence in Marine Services

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Drawing Attached to Marine Department Notice No. 7/2020

伶 仃 洋

珠 海 LINGDING YANG ZHUHAI

香 港 島 大 嶼 山 HONG KONG ISLAND

長 洲 Cheung 起 點 Chau Start 澳 門 南丫島 MACAU LAMMA 石鼓洲 ISLAND 大 嶼 海 峽 圓 角 LANTAU CHANNEL 終 點 Shek Kwu Chau Yuen Kok 牛 頭 島 Finish 大 鴉 洲 NIUTOU TAI ISLAND 氹 仔

ILHADA TAIPA

Boundary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 桂 山 島

GUISHAN 大 蜘 洲 小 蜘 洲 担 杆 水 道 DANGAN CHANNEL 終 點/起 點 ISLAND XIAOZHI DAZHI ZHOU 大 碌 島 ZHOU Finish/Start DALU ISLAND

外 伶 仃 島 大 頭 洲 DATOU WAILINGDING ISLAND ZHOU

圖例 Map Legend 賽道 Course 起點及終點 Starting Points and Finishing Points

不宜作航行用途 NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION