MDN 155/2026

Restricted area in Victoria Harbour off West Kowloon for drone performance, 9 and 12 Sep

No longer in forceReceived 01 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 10:34 UTC

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MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 155/2026 (Navigation Warnings & Related Information) Establishment of a Restricted Area off the West Kowloon Cultural District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Restricted Area will be established on 9 (rehearsal) and 12 (event day) September 2026, from 1600 hours to 2300 hours, in Victoria Harbour off the West Kowloon Cultural District to facilitate a drone performance. 2. The Restricted Area is bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (D) and the adjacent shoreline: Latitude Longitude (A) 22〫 18.120’N 114〫 09.264’E (B) 22〫 18.119’N 114〫 09.199’E (C) 22〫 18.285’N 114〫 09.199’E (D) 22〫 18.285’N 114〫 09.252’E 3. During the aforementioned periods, no vessels, other than Government launches and permitted vessels engaged in the performance, will be allowed to enter or remain within the Restricted Area. All vessels navigating in the vicinity should keep away from the Restricted Area. 4. A drawing showing the Restricted Area is attached to this Notice. Mr. S.F. WONG Director of Marine Marine Department Government of the HKSAR Date: 1 September 2026 Action File Ref.: L/M 884/26 in MD-HPS-F01-015-04B-002

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A restricted area was established in Victoria Harbour off the West Kowloon Cultural District to facilitate a drone performance. The area applied on 9 (rehearsal) and 12 (event day) September 2026 from 1600 to 2300 hours. Only Government launches and permitted vessels engaged in the performance were allowed inside; other vessels were required to keep away.

Type: Restricted area · severity moderate
Feed: Security and restricted areasAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Victoria Harbour, off the West Kowloon Cultural District
Validity: From 09 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC
Until 12 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTCwill be established on 9 (rehearsal) and 12 (event day) September 2026, from 1600 hours to 2300 hours
Activity periods: 09 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC - 09 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC (rehearsal period)
12 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC - 12 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC (event day)
Hazards: restricted area, drone performance

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