Hong Kong rich often throw millions to buy luxury yacht industry worry berth tension

The boat, which is 45 feet in length, is priced at about HK $7 million. (Photo source: Hong Kong Ming Pao) Beijing, November 27, according to the Hong Kong "Ming Pao" reported that in Hong Kong, a million yuan to buy a luxury yacht to enjoy the Sunshine Sea breeze is rich stuff.　　A yacht agent pointed out that after the financial tsunami business has rebounded with market conditions, the business volume of the Year "hit a sum", similar to last year, as a result of the strong Hong Kong dollar to the import yacht more to buy, many people are willing to buy more than 60 feet of large yachts.　　However, the industry refers to the shortage of yacht berths in Hong Kong, especially the large berths, and it is estimated that no new berths will affect the business in 2 years if there is no parking space.　　The number of new licences for pleasure vessels issued by the Marine department increased to 5,714 in 2006 and 5,464 in 2007, to 5,968 in the year and about 4% annually. Agents in Europe and America and Australia and other land yacht Jia Hui Yacht, its representative Shi Sandi said, the beginning of the year has bought 6 yachts, sales flat last year, "the first half of the price of many people, to the second quarter will be a lot of orders."　　He said the Hong Kong market was ripe and many new visitors had been willing to buy 4 million to 10 million dollars and about 40 sq ft of yachts, and were more likely to "buy the bigger", but the lack of yacht berths had deterred buyers. Shi said that there are agents for the guests to find the Shenzhen Yacht membership berth for Buffering, to solve the problem of inadequate berth in Hong Kong, but the mainland membership is not cheaper than Hong Kong, the personal membership fee of about 40 to 500,000 yuan, the company membership of more than million dollars, similar to Hong Kong, "yacht in Hong Kong registered without VAT, can save 40%, So many people will still buy yachts in Hong Kong.　　Earlier Zhuhai announced the joint development with Macao, and also plans to land a yacht centre. Promax, head of the Rumigau, said the current weakening of the euro reduced the price of ships.　　He pointed out that after years of economic crisis, buyers were biased towards buying large ships, and the volume of business had not fallen in the past 1 decades, but it was agreed that there had been a shortage of berth or affected business, and that "the new yacht will be completed in the last 2 years, especially the large berth has not been Wu Huanxian, general manager of Marina Yacht Club, said at present, the Yacht club has about 200 berths, nearly 20% can park 70 sq ft or more, it is full, there are more than 10 people waiting in the queue, the remaining smaller berths are still small, there is no parking fee for nearly 2 years, and there is no intention to increase fares in the future. About 1 months ago, the Yacht club also applied to the SAR government for additional berth building.