GUANGZHOU, China, July 28, 2017 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
On
July 24, shortly after the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to
the motherland, the maiden voyage of free sailing for Hong Kong and
Macao-registered yachts in China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone was
held in Nansha District, Guangzhou. Yachts from Hong Kong and Macao
docked at Nansha Marina after going through the entry formalities at
Nansha Ferry Terminal. The maiden voyage achieved a complete success.
Guangdong
Provincial Government submitted the Implementation Plan of "Free
Sailing" for Hong Kong and Macao-Registered Yachts in China (Guangdong)
Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as "the Plan") to the
Ministry of Transport to explore and innovate policies on exit-entry
customs clearance, supervision & inspection, dock setting,
reciprocal license recognition and navigation area planning of yachts
from Hong Kong and Macao. That means the easily-operable and clearly
regulated policy system, management mechanism and work instructions for
entry management of yachts could be formulated, which would help
accumulate replicable and promotable pilot experience in facilitating
the "free sailing" for yachts from Hong Kong and Macao in Guangdong and
the rest of China as well as the development of the yacht tourism. The
Plan gained great support from ministries and commissions concerned of
the central government. On June 20 this year, the Ministry of Transport,
the Ministry of Public Security, General Administration of Customs and
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
sent a joint letter to approve the Plan in principle. During this
maiden voyage, yachts from Hong Kong and Macao went through such
processes and formalities as entry declaration, joint inspection and
docking according to the procedures and requirements of the new
convenient customs clearance mode - "fixed position docking, nearby
joint-inspection", which tested the implementation of the Plan. For the
next step, the policy system, management mechanism and work instructions
for entry management of yachts will be further detailed according to
the results of the maiden voyage, to accelerate the policy
implementation. The Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province views
that the effort will help promote the costal tourism and construction of
the high-quality life circle which is suitable for living, business and
tourism in the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area".
Source: Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province
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