Government Dockyard () is a dockyard of

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino- ...

responsible for the design,

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and maintenance of all vessels owned by the Government. The dockyard occupies a site of 98 hectares on the northeast coast of Stonecutters Island in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...

and has an 8.3-hectare protected

water basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

as an operational base for vessels operated by the Marine Department. The dockyard has a

shiplift A shiplift is a modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock. A shiplift is used to dry dock and launch ships. It consists of a structural platform that is lifted and lowered exactly vertically, synchronously by a ...

system and three ship-hoists capable of drydocking vessels of up to 750 tonnes. An on-line computerised information system is employed to co-ordinate the maintenance activities and support services to maximise maintenance efficiency and vessel availability. The dockyard is adjacent to Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Plant is accessible by Ngong Shuen Road.

Former Tenants

This dockyard was the final Tamar shore station prior to the handover and used briefly by the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...

. The base was closed on April 11, 1997 a few months prior to the handover and centenary of HMS Tamar's arrival to

. The base was used to service 3 of the Peacock class patrol ships: * HMS Peacock * HMS Plover * HMS Starling The ships remained at the decommissioned base before being sold to the

Philippine Navy The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an ...

Current tenants

List of government departments with vessels serviced here: * Hong Kong Police launches * Hong Kong Fire Services fireboats * Hong Kong Marine Department vessels * Hong Kong Customs and Excise vessels

References

{{authority control Hong Kong government departments and agencies Stonecutters Island

Former Tenants

Current tenants

See also

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