cum Hong Kong Ranking League Event
Sunday 31 December 2006
Event Information
(Updated on 27 December 2006)
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Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships
2006 cum Hong Kong Ranking League Event |
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Long Distance Event Sunday 31 December 2006 Event Information (Updated on 27 December 2006) |
| Time | 0800-1630 | |||||||||
| Location | Lo Fu Tau & Wong Kung Tin | |||||||||
| Event Officials | Event Organiser : | LEE Shiu Kong | ||||||||
| Course Planner : | YU Sai Hong | |||||||||
| Mapper : | OLSSON Perola | |||||||||
| IOF Event Advisor : | Shin MURAKOSHI | |||||||||
| Controller : | Patrick NG | |||||||||
| Map | Lo Fu Tau | |||||||||
| Scale : 1 : 15,000; 5m contours for ME, WE & M21A classes( north lines on map | ||||||||||
| are 250m apart instead of 500m as specified in the ISOM | ||||||||||
| 1 : 10,000; 5m contours for all other classes | ||||||||||
| Schedule | 0645 | Coaches depart for Event Centre | ||||||||
| 0830 | Event Centre opens | |||||||||
| 1000 | First Starts | Finish opens | ||||||||
| 1230 | Start closes | |||||||||
| 1530 | Course closes | |||||||||
| Prize giving 20 minutes after final display of the respective classes | ||||||||||
| 1600 | Coaches depart from Event Centre | |||||||||
| 1630 | Event Centre closes | |||||||||
| Event Centre | Mui Wo Playground, Ngan Shu Street(G.R.49QHE087654) | |||||||||
| Follwing facilities will be available : | ||||||||||
| Information Desk | Results Display | Toilets | ||||||||
| Physiotheraphy Service | Results Downloading Station | Drinks | ||||||||
| Souvenir Counter | Outdoor Equipment Centre | Snack Shops | ||||||||
| No fires are allowed inside the Event Centre. | ||||||||||
| Please keep the Event Centre clean and take away all your litter. | ||||||||||
| Out of bound area inside the Holiday Camp such as dormitories, | ||||||||||
| 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 Ferry Web-site www.nwff.com.hk | ||||||||||
| From Pier 6 at Central to Mui Wo, take the following ferry schedule | ||||||||||
| 0700*, 0800, 0830, 0900*, 0930, 10.00*, 1030, 1100* | ||||||||||
| Travelling time : 45 minutes for fast ferry, 60 minutes for ordinary ferry* | ||||||||||
| Fare : | Fast ferry $32, Ordinary ferry $16.7 | |||||||||
| By Bus from Tung Chung | ||||||||||
| Take MTR to Tung Chung Town Centre, then change Lantau Bus No. 3M to Mui Wo | ||||||||||
| Bus schedule : 0600, 0730, 0825, 0920, 1020 | ||||||||||
| Travelling time & fare : 50 minutes, $15 each way | ||||||||||
| It takes about 20-25 minutes from Mui Wo Pier to walk to the Event Centre. | ||||||||||
| The distance is about 1500m, please follow signposts. | ||||||||||
| About the area | The Long Distance event will be held at Lo Fu Tau & Wong Kung Tin. The area is best described as steep gully/spur terrain with varying amounts of rock features and vegetation. The terrain is predominantly ‘rough open’ with good visibility and runnability. Slow vegetation consists of longer grass, small bushes and undergrowth covers most re-entrants. Difficult to run vegetation represents even longer grass or denser patches of bushes and undergrowth, can be found in the south part of the competition area. Full body cover is highly recommended. Some parts of the competition area are stony ground with high grass and steep. Take care. You are recommend to wear studded orienteering shoes. Rich rock details can be found in the north part of the competition area. Apart from major paths used by hill walkers, there are many small and indistinct paths created by stray cattle. Do not frighten the stray cattle and give way to the hikers. | |||||||||
| Start & Finish | There are two starts : | |||||||||
| Start A | For ME, WE & M21A | |||||||||
| The distance from Event Centre to Start A is about 2800m with an ascent | ||||||||||
| of about 200m. It takes about 55 minutes and will pass Start B. Please | ||||||||||
| proceed to your start directly and do not cause any obstruction to or | ||||||||||
| attempt to gain any information from the Start B competitors. | ||||||||||
| No competitors should do their warm up in between the two starts, | ||||||||||
| ME, WE & M21A runners please stay at the waiting area as designated | ||||||||||
| at the Pre Start area. | ||||||||||
| Start B | For all other classes | |||||||||
| The distance from Event Centre to Start B is about 2000m with an ascent | ||||||||||
| of about 180m. It take about 45 minutes. | ||||||||||
| Route to both starts will be marked. | ||||||||||
| Warm up maps will be given on the way to starts. Please don't go beyond the | ||||||||||
| warm up map area or you will be disqualified. | ||||||||||
| Limited water will be available at the starts. | ||||||||||
| You can drop your water or clothing at Start B as it is clsoed to the Finish. | ||||||||||
| Please refer to pages 16-17 of the APOC Programme Booklet for details of | ||||||||||
| start and finish procedure. See the attached lay-out for start and finish arrangement. | ||||||||||
| The distance from Finish to Event Centre is about 2000m with descent of | ||||||||||
| 180m. It akes about 25 minutes, route will be marked. | ||||||||||
| Refreshment | For WRE, water points will be available at the distance of about 25%, 60% and | |||||||||
| 85% of the ME course and about 40%, 55% and 85% of the WE course. | ||||||||||
| Except for the first water point on ME course which is located at the control | ||||||||||
| point, all other water points are available on the courses will only be marked on | ||||||||||
| the map. | ||||||||||
| Courses | Please refer to the attached course table for details of course length, climb and | |||||||||
| Expected winning times. | ||||||||||
| Course closing at 1530 hours | ||||||||||
| Maximum time allowed : 180 minutes | ||||||||||
| For courses A to F, please follow the taped route for the last part of the leg to | ||||||||||
| your last control and do not go approach the last control via the finish which | ||||||||||
| may cause obstruction and likely collison with the finishers. | ||||||||||
| Vegetation | Due to the abundant rainfall in the previous summer season, vegetation | |||||||||
| change | on ground in some areas is thicker than that appears on the map, this may | |||||||||
| affect your route choice and running speed. | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||