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Hong Kong yacht scheme faces red tape and cost hurdles on launch

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A new cross-border yachting scheme allowing vessels from Hong Kong and Macau to enter designated waters in Guangdong province has faced initial challenges. Participants reported bureaucratic hurdles and high costs, with one sailor expressing that the process was too complicated for short trips. Despite these issues, the scheme is seen as a worthwhile test run, with 139 participants on 16 yachts making the voyage to Dongao Island. AI

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Hong Kong yacht scheme faces red tape and cost hurdles on launch

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lam Ka-sing ·

    Red tape, high cost: can Hong Kong’s new yacht scheme chart a smoother course?

    Retired harbour pilot Alex Yu Chi-leung sailed his 50-foot wooden yacht, Bowline, from Causeway Bay in Hong Kong to Dongao Island in Zhuhai under a new cross-border yachting scheme last week, but bureaucratic hurdles and shallow waters tempered the excitement of the leisure trip.…

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