AdBarge shows 2027 under New Year fireworks over Victoria Harbour

Reserve your spot.

  1. Pick your slots
  2. Pick your hours
  3. We call to confirm

On air daily 10am to 10pm from 1 July 2027.*
Free to hold. Nothing to pay until we sail.

* Subject to enough market demand and government permits. That is why holds are free: we verify every advertiser one by one and only confirm genuine bookings.

1Choose your slots

One slot is one 30-second spot in a ten-minute loop of 20. It plays 6 times an hour on both long faces together and is billed once. Every slot costs the same, so a full buy-out is simply 20 slots, with the same combo discounts. Hours sold as a buy-out are never resold to another brand.

Where your slot plays

Plan of Victoria Harbour: the AdBarge barge mid-harbour, one long face towards Kowloon, the other towards Hong Kong Island KOWLOON West Kowloon Harbour City TST Promenade Avenue of Stars HONG KONG ISLAND Central Admiralty Wan Chai Causeway Bay VICTORIA HARBOUR tug 50 m barge ROOF Both ends2 × 7 × 10 m · 140 m²full buy-out only Kowloon side36 × 10 m · 360 m²your slot plays here Roof36 × 7 m · 252 m²full buy-out only Island side36 × 10 m · 360 m²your slot plays here N
2Pick your dates and hours
Daytime 10am to 5pm
Golden hour 5pm to 7pm
Prime night 7pm to 10pm
Estimated media charge-

    Estimate from the launch rate card, before any agreed discount. Nothing to pay now: the confirmed media charge is on your booking confirmation and is settled once AdBarge is on the water.

    3Your details

    Your video (optional)

    To keep everyone safe, we only accept video files, or links from Vimeo or Google Drive. Every file is checked for its real type and size, kept in a private quarantine area and reviewed by our team before use. Please never send .exe, .zip, .apk or shortened links.

    4Review and send

    Content rules

    Content that breaks Hong Kong law, including the National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, or Hong Kong advertising and broadcasting standards, cannot be loaded. Every file is screened and approved before it goes live. AdBarge may stop or drop a feed at any time, even during a paid slot; if this is because of your content, the slot is not refunded. Have your content checked against Hong Kong law before you send it.

    Read the content rules and run the free video check →

    Goes straight to the AdBarge media team. We call you to confirm.

    Full rate card 2027

    Media charges

    Launch rate card 2027

    Gross rates in HK$ for AdBarge 36. Nothing to pay now: the media charge is settled once AdBarge is on the water and your booking is confirmed.

    Full buy-out: all 20 slots, 100% of airtime, per hour
    DaypartLow seasonJun to AugShoulderMay and SepHigh seasonOct to AprPrime daysFestivals, fireworks
    Daytime10am to 5pm7,44210,63112,75725,514
    Golden hour5pm to 7pm25,51439,33445,71391,425
    Prime night7pm to 10pm45,71370,16482,921165,841
    Full day, 12 hours10am to 10pm, before combos240,257363,575429,486858,972
    One slot, per hour: the price covers all 6 plays of your 30-second spot in that hour, not one play
    DaypartHigh seasonOct to AprShoulderMay and SepLow seasonJun to AugPrime daysFestivals, fireworks
    Daytime10am to 5pm637.85531.54372.081,275.70
    Golden hour5pm to 7pm2,285.631,966.711,275.704,571.26
    Prime night7pm to 10pm4,146.033,508.182,285.638,292.06
    Full day10am to 10pm, before combos21,474.3118,178.7412,012.8542,948.61
    Shared Loop combos: the more you buy, the more you save
    ComboBuySaving
    Single slot1 to 5 hours a day, 1 or 2 daysHourly rates above-
    Hours a dayEvery day of your flight6 to 11 hours
    Full day, 12 hours    		5% off
    10% off
    Days in your flightOn top of the hours combo3 to 6 days
    7 to 13 days
    14 to 27 days
    28 days or more    		5% off
    10% off
    20% off
    25% off
    Example: high season, full dayOne 5% unit, 72 plays a day1 day HK$19,327
    7 days HK$121,759
    14 days HK$216,461
    28 days HK$405,864    		10% off
    19% off
    28% off
    32.5% off
    • Example: HK$372.08 buys one slot for one hour in low-season daytime. That is 6 plays of 30 seconds, about HK$62 a play.
    • Full buy-out: all 20 slots for the hours booked, priced at 20 times the single-slot rate. The same hours-a-day and days-in-flight combos apply. Hours sold as a buy-out are never resold.
    • Any number of slots from 1 to 20 can be booked. Each slot costs the same, so 5 slots cost 5 times one slot.
    • No weekend premium. Combos multiply: hours a day first, then days in the flight. The day combo does not apply on prime days. Prime days use twice the high-season rate.
    • Rates keep their calculation precision; only the final booking total is rounded to HK$1. Gross rates: accredited agencies receive the standard 15% commission from them. Content production is not included. Hours lost to weather are rescheduled or credited, never charged.
    The route and dayparts
    Schematic of the AdBarge loop on Victoria Harbour KOWLOON HONG KONG ISLAND West Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui Hung Hom North Point Causeway Bay Wan Chai Central ★ Prime-night hold, mid-harbour

    The route

    Loop
    About 9.6 km, both shores, every 80 minutes
    Speed
    About 4 knots, with planned holds at viewpoints
    On screen
    Daily 10am to 10pm, from 1 July 2027
    10am to 5pm
    Daytime loop: promenades, cruises, office towers
    5pm to 7pm
    Golden hour holds off West Kowloon and Central
    7pm to 10pm
    Prime night mid-harbour, the classic skyline view
    Slots and full buy-outs: how the screen is shared
    LoopTen minutes, twenty 30-second spots, played on both long faces together.
    Plays per spot6 an hour, 72 a day from 10am to 10pm. Each play lasts 30 seconds: 180 seconds or 5% of each hour. Plays are not audience impressions.
    Full buy-outAll twenty slots for the hours booked, so only your brand plays. Those hours are not sold to anyone else.
    Lock date21 days before your first air date, a confirmed Shared Loop booking is locked and cannot be moved.
    If movedBefore the lock date we may move your spot to the same daypart on another hour or day in your flight, and add 10% bonus plays.
    If not possibleHours we cannot make good are not charged; anything already paid is refunded or credited, as you choose.
    Payment and questions

    How payment works

    1. Nothing to pay nowA provisional hold is free. You do not pay anything to reserve.
    2. Booking confirmationOnce our team confirms your slot, you sign a booking confirmation that states the media charge.
    3. Settle when AdBarge is liveWhen AdBarge is deployed and the launch date is set, we invoice the media charge. Settle it by secure Airwallex link or bank transfer before your first air date.
    4. Who receives itPayments are received by Victoria Waters (Asia) Limited, which owns and runs AdBarge. Content is checked against Hong Kong advertising standards; hours we cannot approve are not charged.

    Questions

    Does a provisional hold cost anything?

    No. It pencils in your dates while we talk. A slot is secured once you sign the booking confirmation. You settle the media charge only when AdBarge is on the water.

    What if two brands want the same slot?

    Holds are ranked in the order we receive them, as first, second and third option. If the first option does not confirm in time, the next is offered the slot.

    What if the weather stops sailing?

    At Typhoon Signal No. 3 or a Red or Black Rainstorm warning AdBarge returns to shelter. Affected hours are rescheduled or credited, never charged.

    Can individuals reserve?

    Yes. Birthdays, proposals and personal messages are welcome, usually as a Shared Loop spot, subject to the same content check.

    How much does it cost?

    See the full rate card below. The form shows an estimate as you choose slots, dates and hours, and the confirmed media charge is on your booking confirmation.

    Beyond airtime: live feeds, celebrations and launches

    AdBarge is a stage as well as a screen. These packages are quoted per event and go through the same content review.

    Sponsored live feedMatches, concerts, countdowns and launches shown live on the harbour, with a broadcast delay and a stop button on duty.
    Celebration MomentsBirthdays, proposals and anniversaries: one slot for an hour with photos and an aerial clip, and an optional Victoria Waters yacht.
    Barge and drone showScreen and drones in sync for launches and brand nights, subject to Civil Aviation Department permission.
    Filming hireThe barge as a set for music videos, films and creator shoots.
    Livestream add-onYour airtime streamed and clipped for social media while it plays.
    Title partnerA season-long naming or technology partnership for one brand.
    Ask for a quote →
    Media terms we use

    Media terms we use

    Provisional hold
    A free reservation of inventory while a booking is discussed. Also called an option or a pencil booking.
    Booking confirmation
    The signed order that confirms slots, dates, hours and rate. Agencies call it an insertion order (IO).
    Flight
    The run of dates a campaign is on air.
    Daypart
    A block of the day sold separately: daytime, golden hour and prime night.
    Spot and loop
    A spot is one 30-second slot; the loop is the ten-minute cycle of twenty spots.
    Share of voice
    Your share of screen time: 5% for one slot, 100% for a full buy-out of all 20 slots.
    Media charge
    The fee for the airtime itself, also called the media cost or ad fee. Content production is billed separately.
    Proof of play
    Logs and filmed footage showing your content ran as booked.
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