The State Council's reply on approving the temporary adjustment of the implementation of the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on Ship Registration of the People's Republic of China" in the Hainan Free Trade Port

State Letter [2022] No. 42

People's Government of Hainan Province, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Justice:
Your request for temporary adjustment of the implementation of the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on Ship Registration of the People's Republic of China" in Hainan Free Trade Port has been received. The reply is as follows:
In order to support the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, in accordance with the "Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port", it is agreed to temporarily adjust the implementation of the provisions of Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the "Regulations on Ship Registration of the People's Republic of China" in Hainan Free Trade Port from now on. For ships registered in Hainan Free Trade Port and only engaged in navigation and operations in Hainan Free Trade Port, the restrictions on the foreign equity ratio of ship registration entities will be cancelled. The transportation authorities of Hainan Province and maritime and other departments should establish a work coordination mechanism, strengthen information sharing, and take necessary technical measures to strengthen the supervision and management of relevant ship registration links and the entire process of navigation and operation, and effectively maintain the order of domestic waterway transportation and national security. The specific management measures shall be formulated by the People's Government of Hainan Province and implemented after approval by the transportation authorities of the State Council.

State Council
May 5, 2022