The Regulations establish three groups of vessel height restricted areas namely Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (“TM-CLKL”) Areas No.1, No.2 and No.3 for the Southern Connection of TM-CLKL, and provide that except with the permission of the Director of Marine, no vessel exceeding 21, 12 and 6 metres in height above sea level shall enter or pass through the TM-CLKL Areas No.1, No.2 and No.3 respectively.

Details of the restricted areas and the corresponding restriction are as follows:

(1) TM-CLKLArea No. 1
No vessel which has a height exceeding 21 metres above sea level shall enter or pass through the TM-CLKL Area No. 1, which is bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum):
(i) 22 deg. 18.625’N / 113 deg. 57.607’E  Position (B)
(ii) 22 deg. 18.592’N / 113 deg. 57.660’E  Position (C)
(iii) 22 deg. 18.513’N / 113 deg. 57.578’E  Position (I)
(iv) 22 deg. 18.546’N / 113 deg. 57.523’E  Position (H)
(v) 22 deg. 18.625’N / 113 deg. 57.607’E  Position (B)

(2) TM-CLKLArea No. 2
No vessel which has a height exceeding 12 metres above sea level shall enter or pass through the TM-CLKL Area No. 2, which includes two areas respectively bounded by:

(a) the shore and straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum):
(i) 22 deg. 18.670’N / 113 deg. 57.555’E  Position (A)
(ii) 22 deg. 18.625’N / 113 deg. 57.607’E  Position (B)
(iii) 22 deg. 18.546’N / 113 deg. 57.523’E  Position (H)
(iv) 22 deg. 18.638’N / 113° 57.370’E  Position (G)

(b) straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum):
(i) 22 deg. 18.592’N / 113 deg. 57.660’E  Position (C)
(ii) 22 deg. 18.468’N / 113 deg. 57.871’E  Position (D)
(iii) 22 deg. 18.377’N / 113 deg. 57.808’E  Position (J)
(iv) 22 deg. 18.513’N / 113 deg. 57.578’E  Position (I)
(v) 22 deg. 18.592’N / 113 deg. 57.660’E  Position (C)

(3) TM-CLKLArea No. 3
No vessel which has a height exceeding 6 metres above sea level shall enter or pass through the TM-CLKL Area No. 3, which is bounded by the shore and straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum):
(i) 22 deg. 17.995’N / 113 deg. 58.147’E  Position (L)
(ii) 22 deg. 18.172’N / 113 deg. 58.151’E  Position (K)
(iii) 22 deg. 18.377’N / 113 deg. 57.808’E  Position (J)
(iv) 22 deg. 18.468’N / 113 deg. 57.871’E  Position (D)
(v) 22 deg. 18.263’N / 113 deg. 58.215’E  Position (E)
(vi) 22 deg. 18.132’N / 113 deg. 58.466’E  Position (F)

Owners, Operators, Masters, Coxswains and Persons-in-charge of vessels must ensure that the highest point of their vessels does not exceed the specified limit when entering or passing through a vessel height restricted area.

Information on the restricted areas of the TM-CLKL is also available at the Marine Department website http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/pdf/hps_nr_clkl.pdf .

(For information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at shipping.hongkong@gac.com)

Source: Government of the Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No. 167 of 2017 dated 5 December 2017

Except with the permission of the Director of Marine, no vessel exceeding 41, 12, 10 and 5 metres in height above sea level shall enter or pass through the HKLR Areas No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 respectively.

Owners, Operators, Masters, Coxswains and Persons-in-charge of vessels must ensure that the highest point of their vessels does not exceed the specified limit when entering or passing through a vessel height restricted area.

Vessels navigating in the HKLR Special Areas No.1 and No.2 must follow the general direction of traffic flow.

Information on the restricted areas and special areas of the HKLR is also available at the Marine Department website http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/pdf/hps_nr_clkl.pdf

For further details and information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at shipping.hongkong@gac.com