Expansion of
Aberdeen Harbour
擴展香港仔避風塘
March 2014
Paul Zimmerman
District Councillor
司馬文區議員

Economic Engine since 19th Century
自十九世紀的經濟動力

Over 10,000 related jobs
提供超過一萬個就業機會

Sectors reliant on the Shelter
依靠避風塘的行業
• Ship Repairing/ Ship Building 造船及修船
• Sales of Boats 船隻銷售
• Insurance 保險
• Captains and Crew 船長及船員
• Spare parts/ Components 零件和部件
• Fishing 捕魚
• Connection services 駁艇

Shortage of berthing and moorings
船隻停泊及繫泊位短缺
At the end of 2013
8,491 licensed pleasure craft (Class IV);
6,536 licensed fishing and related vessels (Class III);
~ 4,000 unlicensed vessels without engines
Total: Over 19,000 vessels
Total number of sheltered berthing and moorings is
less than 5,000
2013年底
8,491 艘遊艇（第IV類別）
6,536 艘漁船及相關船隻（第IV類別）
約4,000艘未有裝置引擎的船隻
總共有超過19,000艘船隻
總泊位只有5,000個

Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter
香港仔南避風塘
• Average waiting time for a private mooring
is 66 months
私人繫泊位平均輪候時間為66個月
• 136 applications on the waiting list
共有136個申請在輪候名單

Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter
香港仔西避風塘
• Single breakwater – limited wave attenuation, additional
break water needed
單一防波堤未能確船隻安全進出，需增加一條防波堤

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter
香港仔避風塘
• Pleasure crafts start anchoring in the de-facto
fishing and commercial vessels area.
Conflicts will arise.
遊艇開始於「漁船及商用船隻區的區域」落錨停
泊。衝突將會發生。

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter Full
香港仔避風塘爆滿

此數字未包括深灣遊艇俱樂部的
170 個泊位、未有裝置引擎的船
隻、龍舟及停泊於陸上的船隻等。
This number excludes the 170 wet
berths at Aberdeen Marina Club,
vessels without engines, dry
stacked vessels, dragon boats, etc
+ 170 = 720

Petition for additional moorings – April 2013
業界於2013年4月的請願行動

Impacts 影響
• Lack of skilled labour in the ship repairing industry
- potentially affecting marine safety in the long run
修船業缺乏技工 - 長線影響海事安全
• Lack of skilled people in marine operations
缺乏熟悉海事業的資深從業員
• Increases the costs for ordinary residents to enjoy
the waters
增加了普通市民出海的成本
• Chaos at the shelter during typhoon season
颱風期間避風塘會出現混亂

Economical contribution of the
existing Aberdeen shelter
香港仔避風塘帶來的經濟效益
• Has Government assessed the direct and indirect
economical contribution the existing Aberdeen
shelter brings to the Southern District?
政府曾否評估香港仔避風塘為南區帶來的直接及
間接經濟效益 ？

Feasibility study to expand Aberdeen
Typhoon Shelter
可行性研究 - 擴展香港仔避風塘
• Will the Government agree to
commission a feasibility study to
ascertain the feasibility, costs and
benefits of expanding the
Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters?
政府會否同意開展可行性研究，
以確定擴展香港仔避風塘的可
行性、成本和益處？

Tourism,
recreation
and
water
sports
遊艇、觀光
及水上運動船隻
Commercial and fishing
商用及漁船