SCMP News: New yacht travel scheme makes waves but can Hong Kong cash in on marine economy?
July 30, 2026
SCMP Reporter Lam Ka-sing provides an in-depth review of the new Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau individual yacht scheme approved in June. Excerpt from the article below, with input from MA Director Lawrence Chow:
To make the northbound scheme more attractive, Lawrence Chow, chairman of the Hong Kong Boating Industry Association, proposed that the city’s Marine Department expand its eSeaGo navigational chart app to cover Greater Bay Area waters so captains could chart their voyages.
Chow also pointed to a private website compiling information on northbound and southbound yacht travel so everyone could access the same information.