Hong Kong Safety Alert: Canoe Race on Saturday

 

A canoe race will take place on 21 November 2015 (Saturday) from Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung to Stanley Main Beach, Hong Kong Island. About 130 outrigger canoes are expected to participate in the race.

The race will start off Clear Water Bay at 0900 hours and all participants are expected to arrive in Stanley Main Beach at 1200 hours on the same day, via South Ninepin Island and Cape D’Aguilar.

Masters, coxswains and persons-in-charge of vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution, giving practical consideration to the contestants. Compliance with the provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 is mandatory.

Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.160 of 2015