The Register is operated by the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
through the Marine Department which has over 150 years of
experience in ship registration, inspection and survey. A
ship which complies with international standards for safety
and protection of marine environment would be able to meet
the requirements for registration in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong
Shipping Register offers you:
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- Readily available technical support and advice by highly qualified and responsive professional staff
- One of the lowest tax regimes in the world
- No profits tax levied on overseas trade
- Double taxation relief arrangement with major trading partners
- No nationality restrictions on manning
- A clean, efficient and business friendly civil service
- Excellent ship management, financial, communication, legal and other support facilities
- An independent, well-established common law system
- Gateway to the Mainland of China
Services Provided by the Hong Kong Shipping Register
- Provisional and full registration
- Registration of mortgages on full and provisional registration
- Demise charter registration
A Ship is Registrable if
- A majority interest in the ship is owned by one or more qualified persons, or operated under a demise charter by a corporation that is a qualified person
- Not registered elsewhere
- A representative person is appointed in relation to the ship
Fees
Charges are set primarily to recover operational costs. In
this connection, a registration fee and an annual tonnage
fee are levied for ships on the Register.
Taxation
Income derived from the international operation of Hong
Kong registered ships is exempted from profits tax. Hong
Kong has also entered into double taxation relief agreements
with the following 12 countries or income derived from international
operation of ships, and more countries are expected soon:
- Belgium
- China
- Denmark
- Germany
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Further Information
Further information and advice can be obtained from the following
officer:
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The Registrar of Ships
Hong Kong Shipping Registry
Marine Department
3/F, Harbour Building
38 Pier Road,
Central
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2852 4383
Fax: (852) 2541-8842
E-mail: hksr@mardep.gov.hk
Telex 65443 MARHQ HX
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