MDN 18/2023

SÉCURITÉ

Adjusted passage areas in four Hong Kong typhoon shelters

InformationalReceived 31 Jan 2023, 00:00 UTC

Warning text

MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 18/2023 (Establishment, Withdrawal and Changes of Aids to Navigation, Fairways, Anchorages & Other Port Facilities) Adjustment of Passage Areas in Four Typhoon Shelters NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the passage areas within the limits of Tuen Mun Typhoon Shelter, Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter and Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter will be adjusted with effect from 31 January 2023. 2. Pursuant to Section 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels)(Typhoon Shelters) Regulation (Cap. 548E), the Director of Marine has set aside the area shown in grey colour in the plans numbered 2022MAR012, 2022MAR013, 2022MAR014 and 2022MAR015 dated 31 January 2023 as the passage areas in Tuen Mun Typhoon Shelter, Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter and Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter respectively. The plans are available for inspection in the office of the Marine Department on request. They can also be inspected on the Department’s website. [https://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/pub_services/ocean/lpf_tshelter.html] 3. Annexes A to D showing the adjusted passage areas in Tuen Mun Typhoon Shelter, Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter and Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter together with Tables 1 to 4 listing the co- ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) of the numbered positions shown in the drawings are attached to this Notice. Ms Carol Yuen Director of Marine Marine Department Government of the HKSAR Date: 31 January 2023 Action File Ref.: L/M No. 64/22 in MD-PD&PS-F01-075-01A-001A-P040

Analysis

Informational

The passage areas in Tuen Mun, Kwun Tong, Hei Ling Chau and Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelters were adjusted with effect from 31 January 2023. Plans (Nos. 2022MAR012-2022MAR015) and annexes A-D with numbered WGS84 coordinates are available for inspection at the Marine Department office and on the Department website. Mariners should consult the published plans and navigate accordingly within the shelters. No specific temporary restrictions or distances are stated in this notice.

Type: Aids to navigation · severity low
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Location: Tuen Mun Typhoon Shelter; Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter; Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter; Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter
Validity: From 31 Jan 2023, 00:00 UTC
with effect from 31 January 2023
Hazards: adjusted passage areas, changes to aids/fairways/anchorages information

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