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26 May 2017 / Hong Kong

Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races 2017

The 2017 Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races (IDBR) will take place off the Central waterfront between 0700 hours and 2000 hours from 2 to 4 June 2017.

The race area is bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (F) and the adjacent shoreline:
(A) 22 deg. 17.129’N / 114 deg. 09.792’E
(B) 22 deg. 17.156’N / 114 deg. 09.818’E
(C) 22 deg. 17.164’N / 114 deg. 09.877’E
(D) 22 deg. 17.121’N / 114 deg. 10.111’E
(E) 22 deg. 17.041’N / 114 deg. 10.150’E
(F) 22 deg. 16.970’N / 114 deg. 10.136’E

Mooring buoys will be laid to mark the limit of the race area. Lighters, ferries and launches will make fast to these mooring buoys to enclose the race area throughout the events. Other than crafts that participating in the IDBR, no vessel will be permitted to enter the race area. Vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution.

Two pontoons will be moored to the Central Pier 10 and Central waterfront respectively from 30 May 2017 to 5 June 2017. Owners and coxswains of vessels are advised to use other landing steps and piers in the vicinity.

In the event of inclement weather, the IDBR may be postponed to the fallback dates from 1 to 2 July 2017 and to be held in Shing Mun River, Sha Tin.

(For information about operations in Hing Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at [email protected])

Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.70 of 2017

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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