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According to section 6 of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance Cap 313, laying of private mooring in the waters of Hong Kong requires the written permission from the Director of Marine (The private mooring owner shall lay and remove the private mooring at his own cost under the supervision of Marine Department).
To improve the allocation arrangement of Private Mooring spaces ("PM"), the waiting list for all Private Mooring areas has been frozen on 1 January 2021. Thereafter, submission of application of Permission to Lay a Private Mooring will no longer be accepted until further notice. (Application for permission to lay private mooring - Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter (4th Batch) was closed on 1 August 2023.)
For more information about Private Mooring, please click the following links.
- Distribution of Private Mooring Areas in Hong Kong Waters
- New Management Regime for Laying Private Moorings
- Information Paper - Introduction of Points System for Better Management of Private Moorings (June 2018)
- Information Paper - Extension of the Scope of a Points System for Strengthening the Management of Private Moorings (July 2021)
Download Application Forms & Guidance Notes:-
- Application for Permission to Lay Private Mooring ( Form MD 528 & Guidance Notes );
- Notification for Transfer of Ownership of Private Mooring ( Form MD 547 & Guidance Notes);
- Update Information for Extension of Permission to Lay Private Mooring upon expiry of the validity period ( Form MD 548& Guidance Notes) ;
- Notification for Change of Particulars of Owner of Private Mooring/ of Vessel for which the Mooring is intended to be Used ( Form MD 549 & Guidance Notes).
Submission of Application
The completed application form together with the required documents shall be submitted to the following address:
Private Mooring Sub-unit
Central Marine Office
East Wing, 3/F, Harbour Bldg,
38 Pier Rd, Central,
Hong Kong.
Contact Us
Enquiries or applications for laying a private mooring for local vessels, please contact the officer-in-charge of Private Mooring Sub-unit at telephone (852) 2545 0264 or Fax: (852) 2581 9588.