### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

22. Report of arrival of ship
(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), when a ship arrives (within the meaning of Part II) in the waters of Hong Kong, the owner of the ship, or if the owner is not in Hong Kong his agent, shall within 24 hours after such arrival—
(a) report at the office of the Director the arrival of the ship; and
(b) deposit at the office of the Director—
(i) the ship’s clearance from the last port of call;
(ii) if cargo is to be discharged or transhipped, a copy of the manifest of such cargo;
(iii) a list of the passengers on board (if any);
(iv) a list of crew; and
(v) such other documents as the Director may require; and
(c) in the case of a ship belonging to a nation not having a consular officer in Hong Kong— (64 of 1999 s. 3)
(i) produce at the office of the Director the certificate of registry of the ship;
(ii) deposit at the office of the Director the ship’s articles.
(2) (Repealed L.N. 408 of 1994)(3) If the owner of a ship or his agent is not in Hong Kong, paragraph (1) shall be complied with by the master of the ship.
(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any ship for the time being used by the Hong Kong Government, or to any warship or ship for the time being used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the Central People’s Government or the Government of any State for other than commercial purposes. (2 of 2012 s. 3)
(5) Any owner, agent or master who without reasonable excuse contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(L.N. 408 of 1994)

### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

22A. Change of ownership or agency
(1) Subject to paragraph (3), where the owner of a ship referred to in regulation 22 or his agent has complied with that regulation but, following such compliance, ceases to be the owner or agent, as the case may be, whilst the ship is within the waters of Hong Kong, he shall inform the Director to that effect by notification. (L.N. 369 of 1995)
(2) Any person who becomes the owner of the ship referred to in regulation 22 or his agent, as the case may be, whilst the ship is in the waters of Hong Kong, shall inform the Director to that effect by notification.
(3) Where the owner of the ship or his agent is not in Hong Kong, paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be complied with by the master of the ship.
(4) Any owner, agent or master who without reasonable excuse contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(5) In this regulation—
“notification” (知會) has the same meaning as in Part II;
“owner” (擁有人), “agent” (代理人) or “master” (船長) includes any subsequent owner, agent or master.
(L.N. 408 of 1994)

### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

24. Navigation near the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Basin
(1) Except with the permission of the Hong Kong Garrison, no vessel shall enter or navigate within the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Basin area specified in paragraph 17 of the Fifth Schedule. (L.N. 140 of 2000; 24 of 2005 s. 47)
(2)-(3) (Repealed L.N. 140 of 2000)(4) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened—
(a) in the case of a vessel not being towed, the master of the vessel commits an offence; or
(b) in the case of a vessel being towed, the master of the vessel and the master of any other vessel towing the vessel commit an offence,
and is or each of them is (as the case may be) liable to a fine at level 1. (24 of 2005 s. 47)

### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

25. Embarkation and loading, etc.
(1) Except with the written permission of the Director, no person shall be embarked or disembarked, and no cargo shall be loaded, unloaded or transhipped, onto or from a vessel at any place within the waters of Hong Kong other than in—
(a) a port; or
(b) a special anchorage.
(2) (Repealed 43 of 1999 s. 91)(3) If without reasonable excuse paragraph (1) is contravened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.

25A. Conducting seatrials
(1) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel shall conduct a seatrial within the waters of Hong Kong.
(2) (Repealed 43 of 1999 s. 91)(3) If without reasonable excuse paragraph (1) is contravened, the owner and the master of the vessel commit an offence and each of them is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(L.N. 408 of 1994)

26. Manning of ships
(1) A ship shall, while within the waters of Hong Kong, have on board at all times such number of crew as is, in the opinion of the Director, qualified and capable of carrying out all duties which may reasonably be required to ensure the safety of the ship having regard to the circumstances pertaining thereto.
(2) If this regulation is contravened, the owner and the master of the ship commit an offence and each of them is liable to a fine of $20,000.

27. Obtaining of port clearance
(1) A master who is required to have port clearance in respect of his vessel under section 15 of the Ordinance and who intends to proceed to sea shall apply to the Director for a port clearance before his intended departure and shall state the time of departure.
(2) The Director shall, unless he has reason to refuse port clearance, grant port clearance on application made under paragraph (1) and return the ship’s papers to the master.
(3) Before a port clearance is granted under paragraph (2), the master shall, if required to do so by the Director, inform the Director of the nature of the intended voyage, the number of passengers (if any) and the general description of the cargo on board the vessel, and provide such other information as the Director may require.
(4) A port clearance granted under paragraph (2) shall cease to be valid if the vessel does not proceed to sea within 72 hours after the grant of the port clearance. (L.N. 302 of 1991)