Participation in the 21st Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM)
The 21st Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) was held in Sydney, Australia. Commandant SEGUCHI Yoshio attended on behalf of the Japan Coast Guard. The meeting took place from October 13rd (Mon) to 16th (Thu).
At the meeting, the participants shared information on their effort and good practices and discussed the new initiative of HACGAM Vision 2030 proposed by Australian Border Force and the Secretariat of the HACGAM (Japan Coast Guard).
1.Date and Venue
Date:October 13rd (Mon) to 16th (Thu), 2025
Location:Sydney, Australia
2.Participants
26 countries, 1 region and 2 organizations participated.
(1) Member Country or Region (21 countries and 1 region)
Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Hong Kong (China) (Myanmar is one of the members but was not participating.)
(2) Associate Member (2 organizations)
ReCAAP-ISC, UNODC-GMCP
(3) Observer (4 countries):
United Kingdom, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste
(4) Guest (1 country)
Italy
3. Overview
- HACGAM members exchanged opinions in five working groups, "Search and Rescue", "Environmental Protection", "Preventing and Controlling Unlawful Act at sea"," Capacity Building" and "Information Sharing/ Joint Exercise", and agreed to continue enhancing cooperation in various fields.
- Joint Statement agreeing on the new initiative of HACGAM Vision 2030 proposed by Australian Border Force and the Secretariat of HACGAM (Japan Coast Guard) was adopted.
- China was elected as host country in 2026.
Photo Gallery
Plenary session
Closing Remarks by Commandant
Group Photo