Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FEES) REGULATION - SECT 3

Fees for application for issue of passes, issue of replacement passes, berthing and passenger embarkation

(Past version on 02/01/2007).

PART 2

FEES PRESCRIBED FOR PURPOSES OF MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FERRY
TERMINALS) REGULATION

(1) The fee to be paid in respect of an application under section 13 of the
Ferry Terminals Regulation for the issue of a standard pass by a person who is
not an authorized officer is $105.

(2) The fee to be paid in respect of the issue of a replacement pass under
section 24 of the Ferry Terminals Regulation is $180.

(3) The fee to be paid under section 28 of the Ferry Terminals Regulation for
berthing in respect of a local vessel is—

   (a)  in the case where the vessel is a ferry vessel that is a dynamically
        supported craft, $3 per unit of the chargeable net tonnage of the
        vessel;

   (b)  in the case where the vessel is a ferry vessel that is not a
        dynamically supported craft, $1.5 per unit of the
        chargeable net tonnage of the vessel;

   (c)  in the case of any other vessel, $3 per unit of the chargeable 
        net tonnage of the vessel.

(4) The fee to be paid under section 29 of the Ferry Terminals Regulation for
passenger embarkation is, in respect of each passenger embarking on a
ferry vessel at a terminal—

   (a)  in the case where the passenger pays $12 or more for a single journey
        on the ferry vessel, $11;

   (b)  in the case where the passenger travels free of charge on a
        complimentary ticket on the ferry vessel, $11;

   (c)  in the case of any other passenger, $6. (L.N. 148 of 2007)

(5) In this section—

"authorized officer" (獲授權人員) means an authorized officer within the
meaning of section 2 of the Ferry Terminals Regulation;

"chargeable net tonnage" (須予繳費淨噸位), in relation to a local
vessel, means—

   (a)  the net tonnage of the vessel; or

   (b)  if that net tonnage is not a whole number, the net tonnage rounded up
        to the next whole number;

"ferry vessel" (渡輪船隻) means a ferry vessel within the meaning of
section 2 of the Ferry Terminals Regulation.

"authorized officer" (獲授權人員)

"chargeable net tonnage" (須予繳費淨噸位)

"ferry vessel" (渡輪船隻)