Airport Authority Establishes Collaboration with World Leading Yacht Club de Monaco

AAHK signs a MoU with the internationally renowned Yacht Club de Monaco to deepen cooperation in supporting the development of SKYTOPIA's Yacht Bay. The MoU is signed by Vivian Cheung (left), Chief Executive Officer of AAHK, and Bernard d'Alessandri (right), General Secretary & Managing Director of Yacht Club de Monaco. Under the MoU, a long-term strategic collaboration will be established to accelerate yacht tourism and long-term growth of the yachting industry, riding on both parties' expertise and international networks.

(Hong Kong, 9 November 2026, 1700hrs) - Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the internationally renowned Yacht Club de Monaco to deepen cooperation in supporting the development of SKYTOPIA Yacht Bay.

The MoU was signed by Vivian Cheung, Chief Executive Officer of AAHK, and Bernard d'Alessandri, General Secretary & Managing Director of Yacht Club de Monaco.

The two parties will explore a club affiliation between Yacht Club de Monaco and the future yacht club at SKYTOPIA Yacht Bay through La Belle Classe Destinations, an international initiative established in 2011 by Yacht Club de Monaco with the ambition of developing a global network of yacht clubs and marinas committed to high standards in infrastructure, services, events and sustainable yachting. Its certification framework assesses destinations against a set of defined criteria, while respecting the identity and specific characteristics of each destination.

Under the MoU, a long-term strategic collaboration will be established to accelerate yacht tourism and long-term growth of the yachting industry, riding on both parties' expertise and international networks. The collaboration will also include organizing and promoting nautical, superyacht, industry and waterfront events and activities in Hong Kong and Monaco; advancing talent development and yachting education through La Belle Classe Academy programmes and courses.

Mrs Cheung said, "As SKYTOPIA presses ahead with its Yacht Bay, we are pleased to sign this MoU with the world-leading Yacht Club de Monaco, whose world-class expertise and international network will be beneficial to the development of our Yacht Bay project and the growth of Hong Kong's yacht economy. This collaboration reflects Hong Kong's great potential in yacht tourism and development into a leading yachting hub of Asia."

Founded in 1953 by Prince Rainier III and chaired since 1984 by H.S.H. Sovereign Prince Albert II, the Yacht Club de Monaco has 2,500 members of 82 nationalities. Bringing together the most prestigious private yachts in the world under its umbrella, the YCM now occupies a unique place in the world of yachting and international yachting. In September this year, AAHK's delegation led by Chairman Fred Lam visited Yacht Club de Monaco during the Monaco Yacht Show, paving way for the collaboration established in the MoU.