Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre

The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (HKMRCC) is responsible for coordinating air-sea rescue in Hong Kong and an extensive area of the South China Sea. Besides the territorial waters of Hong Kong, the area includes international waters lying to the north of latitude 10° north, to the west of longitude 120° east, and bounded by mainland China, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan. The area covered is known as the Hong Kong Maritime Search and Rescue Region.^[1]

Hong Kong Maritime Rescue
Co-ordination Centre

香港海事救援協調中心
Co-ordinating body overview
Formed	1989
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong Maritime Search and Rescue Region
Headquarters	Marine Department, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
Motto	We are One in Promoting Excellence in Marine Services
Minister responsible	Maisie Cheng, Director of Marine
Parent department	Hong Kong Marine Department
Website	Official website

Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
Traditional Chinese	香港海事救援協調中心
Simplified Chinese	香港海事救援协调中心
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiāng gǎng hǎi shì jiù yuán xié diào zhōng xīn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hēung góng hói sih gau wùhn hip tìuh jūng sām Jyutping Heong1 gong2 hoi2 si6 gau3 wun4 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1

The MRCC is a co-ordination centre and neither possesses nor has direct command over search and rescue (SAR) resources. Its role is to co-ordinate all available SAR resources to perform a maritime search and rescue mission. In doing this it may call on the resources of:^[1][2]

• the Hong Kong Police Force Marine Region
• the Hong Kong Marine Department
• the Hong Kong Government Flying Service
• the Hong Kong Fire Services Department
• equivalent resources of other governments in the region
• naval forces in the region
• merchant shipping and fishing vessels in the vicinity of the incident

For administrative purposes, the MRCC forms part of the Hong Kong Marine Department.