What was Friday’s offer? As one affected, I’d really like to know. PM if you prefer.

People have forgotten the 97 property slump. Did CX bail out owners then? Its discrimination, I hear you say!

Boat owners have been on the merry go round of buy , pay off, sell, and pocket millions of HK$ for years. Whats pi$$ed off the local oligarcs is that they are being embarassed by expatriates, making shed loads of cash off their backs. They are angry and annoyed.

To HK Resorts, (or Sino at the Gold coast ) the income from boats mooring fees is laughable. A boat boy drowned in Gold Coast, while working for a CX captain. Not Ideal.

I think Gold Coast Marina will soon follow HK Resorts in clearing the livaboards. They seem to want day boats.

Finally, historically, livaboards were junks, wooden and not unsightly . However, many livaboards are taking the mickey on size. I mean they are Huge, 5000 sq feet upwards. towering masses of ugly fiberglass and twin radar domes.
These owners are greedy, and have ruined it for the rest of the boating community.

Really? I can’t believe I have just read this!

would you say this in public to the boat owners at the marina? I doubt it you would have the balls to do that...coward !

So the company are helping those who are knowingly breaking the law...

On an unrelated note I wonder if the company will give me and interest free loan if I lost a shipment of blood diamonds.

Or lend money to the thousands of local staff who will never be able to buy a “shoe box” to live in.

This is CX - since when have moral qualms about laws been an issue? (Basing, Cargo fines)

this is pragmatism along with some nepotism. CX can’t afford to lose that many crew, and some impacted are well connected.

Some of the affected people might indeed be well-off fatcats with multiple houses, having some water-borne fun “on the merry go round of buy , pay off, sell, and pocket millions of HK$ for years”.

Some however are simply crew who have moved to HKG over the last few years, found that between stamp duty and absurd real estate prices even on ARAPA/BOAS they couldn’t afford to buy anything decent, and so they tried to buy a boat to live on instead, pouring in a substantial amount of their own money in the process. They now face possible bankruptcy, victims of HKG greed and speculation, not examples of it.

Thanks United; haven’t yet, but will have another look.

Are you trying to imply they did not know it was illegal? I don’t agree with “victim of HKG greed” when conducting illegal activity. Kind of like expecting sympathy when getting ripped off by a drug dealer... you know due to drug dealer GREED.

Ok Brokeidiot, as you’re the self - appointed repository of wisdom on HK legal matters, please point us to the specific legislation and supporting CaseLaw showing illegal use of these pleasure craft.

Nope not a lawyer nor am I a judge never claimed to be one. Is it your arguement that it is a legal to live on a boat in Hong Kong? Unless you referring to the 4 boats legally licensed as such. P.S In case you wondering I also know it is also illegal to live in a building registered as Industrial building can’t give you a reference for that either before you ask.

Brokeidiot, I’m sure your “holier-than-thou” attitude isn’t helping these people. While technically you are correct, you also know full well that the government closing an eye to this practice is long-established in HK in view of the limited real estate available, so much so that even the company has been understanding and has allowed it.

The issue here is not the legality or lack thereof, it’s simply typical HKG greed and lack of transparency which is personally hurting some of our colleagues.

Coming across as “holier-than-thou” is not my intent. The point I am trying to make is the individuals must of know the risk was there. I make bad decisions in life like everyone else but don’t expect special treatment when it goes badly.