According to the Hong Kong Local Flying Chart HM100LFC, unlicensed or student pilots are absolutely not permitted to fly north of “LINE A” (the blue dotted line), and the areas labeled Port Shelter (牛尾海), Tolo (吐露港), and New Town (新市鎮)—which are south of LINE A—are restricted areas.
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TOTAL BS — Verdict: False
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The Short Version
The evidence does not support this reading of the chart. HM100LFC may show LINE A as an operationally relevant boundary, but official Hong Kong aviation sources indicate that binding restrictions come from the AIP, NOTAMs, and regulations—not from treating the chart itself as an absolute ban. The labels Port Shelter, Tolo, and New Town are not shown by the cited official sources to be restricted areas merely because they appear south of LINE A.
Caveats
Do not treat HM100LFC alone as the legal authority for airspace restrictions; CAD points users to the AIP, NOTAMs, and regulations.
LINE A may matter for training or local operating practice, but that is not the same as a blanket legal prohibition on all student or unlicensed flying north of it.
Geographic labels such as Port Shelter, Tolo, and New Town do not by themselves designate restricted airspace.