HKSAR Government strongly opposes US imposition of port fees on Chinese-owned, operated, or built vessels
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government strongly opposes and expresses grave dissatisfaction towards the United States (US) authorities’ imposition of port fees on vessels owned, operated, or built by Chinese companies and other relevant measures.
A spokesperson for the HKSAR Government said, “Under the unique institutional strengths of ‘one country, two systems’, Hong Kong, as a globally renowned international maritime centre, has long been providing a free and open, level-playing and efficient, as well as a well-regulated business environment for shipping enterprises worldwide to operate. The US measures are blatantly discriminatory, deliberately dividing the international maritime community and undermining the spirit of solidarity and co-operation built over the years. Such actions fall short of the basic standards of international conduct.”
The HKSAR Government condemns such bullying acts. Hong Kong will continue to uphold the spirit of openness and co-operation, working with global maritime partners to safeguard free trade principles and promote the healthy development of the international shipping industry. The spokesperson emphasised that only by adhering to fairness and justice, mutual benefit, and win-win co-operation can the common interests of the global maritime community be truly protected.