Hong Kong Maritime Week 2025 – Free Family Fun Day

EVENT DESCRIPTION

As part of the Hong Kong Maritime Week (HKMW) 2025, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HKMM) will present a family fun day with free admission on 22 November 2025. This year’s theme is “Navigating to a Greener Future” and the museum will host a series of family-friendly activities and distribute free souvenirs to help the public learn about maritime history and industry in Hong Kong. Highlighted events include Aboard the Tugboat, Logistics Promotion Mini-Exhibition & Game Booth, and Hong Kong Maritime Museum & Jockey Club Anchor Plaza Tours. Additionally, there will be simulator experience, marine cartoon screening, photography contest award presentation ceremony and exhibition, lighthouse talk, game and information booths, tattoo sticker experience, photobooth with captain Shiba, and more.

Together with the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, HKMM is the co-organiser of the ninth Hong Kong Maritime Week. In partnership with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and InvestHK, a week of maritime activities will be held from 16 to 22 November 2025. Through the activities, HKMM hopes to promote Hong Kong as a preferred base for operating maritime business, provide a networking platform for achieving further synergy among members of the maritime cluster and advancement of professionalism in various port and maritime services, and raise public awareness of the economic significance of the port and maritime sectors as well as the prospects of a maritime career.

Funded by the Maritime and Aviation Training Fund (MATF), in collaboration with Hongkong Salvage & Towage Services Ltd., Hong Kong China Life Saving Society, Hong Kong Seamen’s Union, Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps, Maritime Services Training Institute and Student Affairs Office, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. HKMM opens its doors for free to the public on 22 November 2025.

Highlighted events include Aboard the Tugboat supported by Hongkong Salvage & Towage Services Ltd. Visitors can join the guided tour for visiting the Hong Kong Salvage & Towage Services Ltd.’s multipurpose tugboat Tai O. Get a glimpse of the deck, the engine room, crew’s quarters and the galley. Additionally, visitors can participate in the Logistics Promotion Mini-Exhibition & Game Booth provided by CPCE Student Affairs Office, PolyU. This engaging mini-exhibition and game booth offer a fun introduction to logistics for visitors. Through immersive game booths like the Global Transport Adventure and E-commerce Delivery Challenge, participants learn about technology and sustainability in the industry. The accompanying mini-exhibition showcases key concepts, including cargo transport methods, warehouse operations, and Hong Kong’s logistics infrastructure, etc. Designed to spark curiosity, this initiative aims to inspire young minds to explore future academic opportunities in the dynamic logistics sector.

The public can also visit the newly opened Hong Kong Maritime Museum Jockey Club Anchor Plaza. Guided tours of Anchor Plaza led by curators, help to explain the story of the anchor of the Seawise Giant, and allow visitors to delve deeper into Hong Kong’s marine life and maritime history through a walkthrough pavilion with immersive Artech displays and interactive screens.

This 36-ton anchor holds extraordinary significance—it was once installed on Seawise Giant, the largest cargo vessel ever built. The anchor stands as a symbol of the vessel’s former glory and embodies the remarkable history of Hong Kong’s maritime industry, which aligns with the goal of Hong Kong Maritime Week to showcase the strength of the maritime industry. The tour allows the public to have a close-up view of Hong Kong’s profound heritage as a renowned international maritime center.

Full programme available on Hong Kong Maritime website.

Advanced ticket reservation required:

1. Aboard the Tugboat

Supported by: Hongkong Salvage & Towage Services Ltd.
Join the guided tour for visiting the Hong Kong Salvage & Towage Services Ltd.’s multipurpose tugboat Tai O. Get a glimpse of the deck, the engine room, crew’s quarters and the galley.
Location: Central Pier No. 9

Session 1: 10:15 – 11:00
Session 2: 11:15 – 12:00
Session 3: 12:15 – 13:00
Session 4: 14:15 – 15:00

Registration period: 15:00 on 12 Nov to 23:59 on 16 Nov
Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email on or before 20 Nov.
Register here.

2. Simulator Experience

The experience allows visitors to steer a variety of ships including container barge, high-speed boat or even the famous historic Star Ferry, and learn the various roles of seafarers in the simulator to experience an immersive and authentic “sea journey” through Hong Kong waters and the Victoria Harbour waterfront!

Session 1: 10:30-11:30
Session 2: 12:00-13:00
Session 3: 15:00-16:00
Session 4: 16:30-17:30

Location: Ship Bridge Simulator, A Deck, Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Each session is limited to 10 units. (A unit is countable for either an adult or an adult with a child aged 4 to 11; Persons aged 12 or above are counted as adults.)
Registration period: 11:00 on 17 Nov to 23:59 on 19 Nov
Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email on or before 21 Nov. Each unit can only register one simulator experience.
Register here.