MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO.

94/2024
(Miscellaneous Information)

Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races 2024

The 2024 Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races (IDBR) will
take place off the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade between 0700 hours and 2000 hours
from 15 to 16 June 2024. Over 170 dragon boat teams from local and overseas
with 4,000 paddlers will take part in various races at the IDBR.

2. The race 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) 22〫17.837’N 114〫10.938’E
(B) 22〫17.820’N 114〫10.950’E
(C) 22〫17.611’N 114〫10.634’E
(D) 22〫17.671’N 114〫10.569’E

3. Mooring buoys will be laid to mark the limit of the race area. Lighters,
ferries and launches will make fast to these mooring buoys to enclose the race
area throughout the event. During the aforementioned period, no vessels, other
than crafts that participating the IDBR or Government launches, will be allowed
to enter or remain within the race area. All vessels navigating in the vicinity
should keep away from the race area.

4. Two pontoons will be moored to the two landing steps at the northeast
side of Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade from 11 to 17 June 2024. Owners and
coxswains of vessels are advised to use other landing steps in the vicinity.

5. A drawing showing the race area is attached to this Notice.

Mr. Q. SHI
Director of Marine (Ag.)

Marine Department
Government of the HKSAR
Date: 29 May 2024
Action File Ref.: L/M 197/24 in MD-HPS-F01-100-02A-001

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Drawing Attached to Marine Department Notice No. 94/2024

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