Hong Kong-registered yachts can berth more easily in designated mainland Chinese ports in the Greater Bay Area, as Beijing has waived customs guarantees and simplified administrative procedures.
In a directive published on Saturday night, the State Council revamped its maritime policies, allowing Hong Kong and Macau leisure yachts to enter designated mainland ports “exempt from customs guarantees” and benefiting from “a temporary vessel nationality registration policy” with immediate effect.
This applies to yachts temporarily entering and leaving through designated ports in nine mainland cities – Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing – provided the yachts remain within the jurisdiction of those cities.
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