<p>一項期待已久的跨境獨立旅行計劃將允許來自澳門和香港的遊艇輕鬆駛向大灣區西部約六個指定港口，政策預計最早將在今夏敲定，《南華早報》獲悉。一份廣東省政府文件顯示，推薦了多個適合休閒的航線，如青衣灣水域、珠江三角洲和大嶼山海峽的範劉角。根據提案，休閒遊艇旅遊將被允許在位於香港西南的萬山羣島周圍水域，以及南部城市的白草灣、南灣、亂石灣和蒲頭灣等海灣的小島上進行。該文件還建議，持有本地許可證的遊艇可以獲得臨時的大陸船舶國籍證書，在指定區域內多次運營，期限為 180 天。提案的指導方針在初始階段嚴格限制申請者為持有大陸旅行許可證的香港和澳門居民，排除持有回鄉證的外國人。一位消息人士表示，該政策可能在今夏實施——這一構想首次提出已有十多年。在去年十月的最新施政報告中，行政長官李家超將該計劃視為發展高消費遊艇經濟的一種方式。“香港和澳門的遊艇應從指定港口進出，並在劃定的水域內進行水上休閒活動，” 草案文件中提到。根據草案提案，進入大陸水域的船隻將不得不將其休閒活動限制在珠江三角洲和深圳灣的特定羣島位置。但當局將保留動態調整這些批准的休閒區域的權力。根據文件，廣州南沙客運港、深圳蛇口郵輪母港、深圳機場渡輪碼頭、珠海萬山港、珠海九洲港和中山港是政策初步實施中開放的六個指定入境點。政府還將實施對符合條件的入境船隻免除擔保的政策，並提供加快邊境通關渠道，允許乘客在檢查後直接返回遊艇，文件補充道。該計劃嚴格禁止遊艇在進入大陸後運輸貨物或進行轉讓、抵押或其他用途。任何提交虛假材料以獲取證書的參與者將面臨立即撤銷和三年內禁止重新申請的處罰。草案還指出，遊艇需保持活躍的自動識別系統（AIS），而船主需與認可的大陸俱樂部簽署管理協議，以確保安全和污染控制協議。AIS 應答器旨在自動向沿海當局和其他船隻提供船舶的位置、身份和其他信息。香港樹仁大學經濟與金融系主任李樹鑫表示，提議的獨立旅行計劃高度限制的單向性質在短期內將為香港帶來微薄的經濟利益，地方財富主要流向大陸。他補充説，當前框架主要可以作為一個受控的試點計劃，用於測試跨境監測機制，然後可能放寬對國際參與者的監管。李表示，為了提升政策對香港的經濟效益，當局可以通過將其限制為投資激勵或開設家族辦公室的方式進行修訂，以便遊艇所有者可以通過香港返回大陸。未來向外資船隻和海外居民開放海上邊界可能成為吸引富裕個人在香港建立家族辦公室的強大吸引力，這位學者表示。這種擴展將推動對商業領域中高度專業化的服務的持續需求，包括法律、金融、海洋保險和遊艇維護等，李補充道。根據香港機場管理局的數據，全球遊艇市場的價值預計到 2032 年將達到 450 億美元。該管理局表示，香港目前有 12,500 艘持牌遊艇，但僅有 4,300 個泊位，迫切需要新的基礎設施，例如法定機構最近推出的 “天空烏托邦” 碼頭。</p>

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<p>一項新的跨境旅行計劃將允許來自香港和澳門的遊艇駛往大灣區六個指定港口，預計將在今夏實施。該提案包括特定的休閒航線，並允許當地遊艇獲得臨時的大陸船舶國籍證書。然而，該計劃最初僅限於持有大陸旅行許可證的香港和澳門居民。專家建議，該計劃在短期內的經濟效益可能有限，但未來的擴展可能會吸引外資並增強當地遊艇經濟</p>

<p>A long-awaited cross-border solo travel scheme will allow yachts from Macau and Hong Kong to easily sail to about six designated ports in the western waters off the Greater Bay Area, with the policy to be finalised as early as this summer, the South China Morning Post has learned. A Guangdong provincial government document, seen by the SCMP, also showed several routes that were recommended for leisure, such as the waters off Castle Peak Bay, the Pearl River Delta and Fan Lau Kok of the Lantau Channel. Under the proposal, leisure yachting tours would be allowed in the waters around the Wanshan islands, which are southwest of Hong Kong, and the smaller islands at bays such as Baicaowan, Nanwan, Luanshi Bay and Putouwan to the south of the city. The document also suggested that yachts with local licences could obtain a temporary mainland vessel nationality certificate to operate multiple times in designated areas for 180 days. The proposed guidelines limited applicants strictly to Hong Kong and Macau residents holding mainland travel permits in the initial stage, excluding foreigners who hold home-return permits. A source said that the policy might be implemented as early as this summer – more than a decade after the idea first emerged. In his latest policy address last October, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu identified the scheme as a way to develop a high-spending yacht economy. “Hong Kong and Macau yachts should enter and exit from designated ports, and carry out water leisure activities within the delineated water areas,” the draft document said. Under the draft proposal, vessels entering mainland waters will have to restrict their leisure activities to specific locations in archipelagos within the Pearl River Delta and Shenzhen Bay. But authorities would retain the power to dynamically adjust these approved leisure zones. According to the document, Guangzhou Nansha passenger port, Shenzhen Shekou cruise homeport, Shenzhen airport ferry terminal, Zhuhai Wanshan port, Zhuhai Jiuzhou port and Zhongshan port were among the six designated entry points opened up in the initial roll-out of the policy. The government would also implement an exemption from needing a guarantee for eligible incoming vessels and offer expedited border clearance channels that allowed passengers to return directly to their yachts after inspection, the document added. The scheme strictly prohibited yachts from transporting cargo or engaging in transfers, mortgages or alternative uses after entering the mainland. Any participants who submitted false materials for their certificates would face immediate revocation and a three-year ban from reapplying. The draft also stated that yachts would be required to maintain active automatic identification systems (AIS), while owners would need to sign management agreements with recognised mainland clubs to ensure safety and pollution control protocols. AIS transponders are designed to automatically provide position, identification and other information about the ship to coastal authorities and other vessels. Lee Shu-kam, head of Hong Kong Shue Yan University’s economics and finance department, said that the proposed solo travel scheme’s highly restricted, one-way nature would yield minimal economic benefits for the city in the short term, with local wealth primarily flowing across the border. The current framework could serve primarily as a controlled pilot scheme for testing cross-border monitoring mechanisms before potentially easing regulations for international participants, he added. Lee said that to boost the policy’s economic benefit to Hong Kong, authorities could amend it by restricting it as an incentive for investment or to open a family office, so that yacht owners could return to the mainland via Hong Kong. Opening the maritime borders to foreign-owned vessels and overseas residents in the future could act as a powerful draw to attract wealthy individuals to the city to establish family offices, the academic said. Such an expansion would drive sustained demand for highly specialised professional services across the business sector, including legal, financial, marine insurance and yacht maintenance, Lee added. According to the Airport Authority Hong Kong, the value of the global yachting market is projected to reach US$45 billion by 2032. The authority said the city currently had 12,500 licensed yachts, which competed for only 4,300 berths, necessitating new infrastructure such as the statutory body’s recently launched “Skytopia” marina.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一項期待已久的跨境獨立旅行計劃將允許來自澳門和香港的遊艇輕鬆駛向大灣區西部約六個指定港口，政策預計最早將在今夏敲定，《南華早報》獲悉。一份廣東省政府文件顯示，推薦了多個適合休閒的航線，如青衣灣水域、珠江三角洲和大嶼山海峽的範劉角。根據提案，休閒遊艇旅遊將被允許在位於香港西南的萬山羣島周圍水域，以及南部城市的白草灣、南灣、亂石灣和蒲頭灣等海灣的小島上進行。該文件還建議，持有本地許可證的遊艇可以獲得臨時的大陸船舶國籍證書，在指定區域內多次運營，期限為 180 天。提案的指導方針在初始階段嚴格限制申請者為持有大陸旅行許可證的香港和澳門居民，排除持有回鄉證的外國人。一位消息人士表示，該政策可能在今夏實施——這一構想首次提出已有十多年。在去年十月的最新施政報告中，行政長官李家超將該計劃視為發展高消費遊艇經濟的一種方式。“香港和澳門的遊艇應從指定港口進出，並在劃定的水域內進行水上休閒活動，” 草案文件中提到。根據草案提案，進入大陸水域的船隻將不得不將其休閒活動限制在珠江三角洲和深圳灣的特定羣島位置。但當局將保留動態調整這些批准的休閒區域的權力。根據文件，廣州南沙客運港、深圳蛇口郵輪母港、深圳機場渡輪碼頭、珠海萬山港、珠海九洲港和中山港是政策初步實施中開放的六個指定入境點。政府還將實施對符合條件的入境船隻免除擔保的政策，並提供加快邊境通關渠道，允許乘客在檢查後直接返回遊艇，文件補充道。該計劃嚴格禁止遊艇在進入大陸後運輸貨物或進行轉讓、抵押或其他用途。任何提交虛假材料以獲取證書的參與者將面臨立即撤銷和三年內禁止重新申請的處罰。草案還指出，遊艇需保持活躍的自動識別系統（AIS），而船主需與認可的大陸俱樂部簽署管理協議，以確保安全和污染控制協議。AIS 應答器旨在自動向沿海當局和其他船隻提供船舶的位置、身份和其他信息。香港樹仁大學經濟與金融系主任李樹鑫表示，提議的獨立旅行計劃高度限制的單向性質在短期內將為香港帶來微薄的經濟利益，地方財富主要流向大陸。他補充説，當前框架主要可以作為一個受控的試點計劃，用於測試跨境監測機制，然後可能放寬對國際參與者的監管。李表示，為了提升政策對香港的經濟效益，當局可以通過將其限制為投資激勵或開設家族辦公室的方式進行修訂，以便遊艇所有者可以通過香港返回大陸。未來向外資船隻和海外居民開放海上邊界可能成為吸引富裕個人在香港建立家族辦公室的強大吸引力，這位學者表示。這種擴展將推動對商業領域中高度專業化的服務的持續需求，包括法律、金融、海洋保險和遊艇維護等，李補充道。根據香港機場管理局的數據，全球遊艇市場的價值預計到 2032 年將達到 450 億美元。該管理局表示，香港目前有 12,500 艘持牌遊艇，但僅有 4,300 個泊位，迫切需要新的基礎設施，例如法定機構最近推出的 “天空烏托邦” 碼頭。</p>
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