Friday 29 December 2006
Event Information
(Updated on 27 December 2006)
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Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships 2006 |
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Sprint Event Friday 29 December 2006 Event Information (Updated on 27 December 2006) |
| Time | 1200 -1630 Hours | ||||||||
| Location | Tai Tong | ||||||||
| Event Officials | Event Organiser : | HO Tsz Hang | |||||||
| Course Planner : | LEE Man Wai | ||||||||
| Mapper : | OLSSON Perola | ||||||||
| IOF Event Advisor : | Shin MURAKOSHI | ||||||||
| Controller : | LEUNG Lam | ||||||||
| Map | PLK Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp | ||||||||
| Scale : 1:4,000; 5m contours | |||||||||
| (Vertical interval is not in accordance of ISSOM which should be 2.5m) | |||||||||
| Schedule | 1000 | Coaches depart for Event Centre | |||||||
| 1100 | Event Centre opens | ||||||||
| 1200 | Start of ME, WE, M21A, M35A & M40A classes | ||||||||
| 1345 | Start of other age classes | ||||||||
| 1620 | Courses close | ||||||||
| 1630 | Event Centre closes | ||||||||
| Opening Ceremony & Prize Giving Ceremony | |||||||||
| 1745 | Coaches depart from Event Centre | ||||||||
| Event Centre | Indoor Games Hall of PLK Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday | ||||||||
| Camp(G.R.50QJK943814) | |||||||||
| Follwing facilities will be available : | |||||||||
| Information Desk | Results Display | Toilets | |||||||
| Physiotheraphy Service | Results Downloading Station | Drinks | |||||||
| Souvenir Counter | Snack Shop | ||||||||
| Fire should not be started. | |||||||||
| No metal studded O shoes are allowed inside the Games Hall. | |||||||||
| Please keep the event centre clean and take away all your litter. | |||||||||
| How to get there | Please follow the instruction and schedule of the official transport arrangement. | ||||||||
| Or you can take the following public transport to get to the Event Centre | |||||||||
| By KMB(Hot line : 27454466 Web-site :www.kmb.com.hk | |||||||||
| Route No. 968 fromCauseway Bay to Yuen Long, Nos. 53, 68, 68M, 68X, 268B, 268C from Kowloon to Yuen Long, or Nos. 64K, 269D, 276, 276P from Tai Po/Sheung Shui to Yuen Long, then change KCR/West Rail Feeder bus route no. K66 at Long Ping Estate and alight at Tai Tong Shan Road, follow signposts for 20 minutes walk to the Event Centre | |||||||||
| Public Light Bus(Red) | |||||||||
| Public light bus at Hung Min Court and alight at alight at Tai Tong Shan Road, follow signposts for 20 minutes walk to the Event Centre | |||||||||
| Taxi(Green) | |||||||||
| Yuen Long to Tai Tong Camp (Fee around $40) | |||||||||
| Competitors staying at Tai Tong Camp should follow the marked route to the Event | |||||||||
| Centre. Failure to do so will lead to disqualification. | |||||||||
| About the area | The Sprint event will be held at Po Leung Kuk Tai Tong Holiday Camp and the adjacent area. The camp area at the northwest part is mainly covered with paved area and path network which provides fast running. The open area in the center also allows fast running while the southeast part is mainly man-made forest with rock details. Steep slopes covered with thick vegetation which may hinder running progress can be found alongside the roads. There are ditches on the slopes, runners should pay attention when crossing them. | ||||||||
| Start & Finish | There is only 1 start for all courses and classes. Both start and finish are located | ||||||||
| close to the Event Centre. Follow taped route to the start and warm up at the | |||||||||
| designated area. Please refer to pages 16-17 of the APOC Programme Booklet | |||||||||
| for details of the start and finish procedure. | See the attached lay-out for start and | ||||||||
| finish arrangement. | |||||||||
| Courses | Please refer to the attached c ourse table for details of course length, climb and | ||||||||
| expected winning times. | |||||||||
| Course closing at 1620 hours | |||||||||
| Maimum time allowed : 60 minutes | |||||||||
| All ME, WE, M21A, M35A & M40A runners, competitors who are travelling by official | |||||||||
| transport and thosewho are staying at Tai Tong Camp should arrive at the Event Centre | |||||||||
| before 1115 hours and you are not allowed to enter the Camp once the competition | |||||||||
| starts at 1200 hours. Competitors of all other classes who are not travelling by the | |||||||||
| official transport nor are they staying at Tai Tong Camp should arrive at the Event | |||||||||
| Centre after 1300 hours. Competitors staying at the Tai Tong Camp have to follow the | |||||||||
| marked route to Event Centre. All competitors should stay inside the Indoor | |||||||||
| Games Hall and are not allowed to stroll around the camp area before they | |||||||||
| start their races except during warm up in the designated area. | |||||||||
| Failure to do so will lead to disqualification. | |||||||||
| Safety | You must report to the finish even if you abandon your course. | ||||||||
| Emergency Call | 999 | ||||||||
| OAHK Office | 25048 112 | ||||||||
| APOC Event Hotline | 9687 1126 | ||||||||