Hong Kong Shipowners Association
Luncheon and Amver Awards Ceremony

Guest of Honour

Mr David Allen Schlaefer
Deputy Consul General of the Consulate of United States of America in Hong Kong and Macau

Date:  Monday, 15th December 2025

Time:  12 noon  (cocktail reception)

             12:45pm (lunch and awards presentation)

Venue:  Oasis Room, 8/F Renaissance Harbour View Hotel,
               1 Harbour Road, Wanchai

Fees:     HK$680 for one person

               HK$580 per head for two persons or more

               HK$5,500 per table (maximum 10 persons)

Amver, the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System, sponsored by the United States Coast Guard, is a unique, computer-based, and voluntary global ship reporting system used worldwide by search and rescue authorities to arrange assistance for persons in distress at sea.  With Amver, rescue coordinators can identify participating ships in the area of distress and divert the best-suited ship or ships to respond.  Hence, the Amver’s mission is to quickly provide, on demand, search and rescue authorities with accurate information on the positions and characteristics of vessels near a reported distress.

This luncheon event is an occasion for the United States Coast Guard to recognise ships operated or managed by companies in Hong Kong that have supported the Amver system over the previous year.