Monday 1 January 2007
Event Information
(Updated on 27 December 2006)
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Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships 2006 |
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Middle Distance Event Monday 1 January 2007 Event Information (Updated on 27 December 2006) |
| Time | 0800-1630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tung Wan Tau | ||||||||||||||||
| Event Officials | Event Organiser : | HUNG Hing | |||||||||||||||
| Course Planner : | TAM Shu Fun | ||||||||||||||||
| Mapper : | OLSSON Perola | ||||||||||||||||
| IOF Event Advisor : | Shin MURAKOSHI | ||||||||||||||||
| Controller : | Patrick NG | ||||||||||||||||
| Map | Tung Wan Tau | ||||||||||||||||
| Scale : 1:10,000 ; 5m contours | |||||||||||||||||
| Schedule | 0645 | Coaches depart for Event Centre | |||||||||||||||
| 0830 | Event Centre opens | ||||||||||||||||
| 1000 | First Starts | Finish opens | |||||||||||||||
| 1215 | Start closes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1415 | Course closes | ||||||||||||||||
| Prize giving 20 minutes after final display of the respective classes | |||||||||||||||||
| 1500 | Coaches depart from Event Centre | ||||||||||||||||
| 1530 | Event Centre closes | ||||||||||||||||
| Event Centre | The Hong Kong
Playground Association Silvermine Bay Outdoor Recreation
Camp (G.R. 50Q JK911661) |
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| Follwing facilities will be available : | |||||||||||||||||
| Information Desk | Results Display | Toilets | |||||||||||||||
| Physiotheraphy Service | Results Downloading Station | Drinks | |||||||||||||||
| Souvenir Counter | |||||||||||||||||
| No fires are allowed inside the Event Centre. | |||||||||||||||||
| Please keep the Event Centre clean and take away all your litter. | |||||||||||||||||
| Competitors who are not staying at the Holiday Camp are not allowed to enter the | |||||||||||||||||
| dormitories and shower rooms. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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/k | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| About the area | The Middle Distance Event will be held at Tung Wan Tau. The competition area is dominated by fast running rough open area with small patches of light green to dark green around river valleys. Young plantations can also be found within the competition area. Some parts of the valley floors are covered by marshes. Patches of erosive areas covered by loose sands and gravels in the competition area are mapped as ‘Open Sandy Ground’. Please be careful when running on this area and competitors are advised to wear orienteering shoes with metal studs. Insects such as mosquitoes, bees and also thorny branches are likely to appear in the competition area and competitors are strongly advised to have full body covers. There is a popular hiking trail on the west side of the competition area and competitors are advised to run at safe speed and give way to the hikers. | ||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| Start & Finish | There is only one start : | ||||||||||||||||
| The distance from Event Centre to Start is about 750m with an ascent of about | |||||||||||||||||
| 200m. It take about 25 minutes. | |||||||||||||||||
| Route to start will be marked. | |||||||||||||||||
| Warm up maps will be given on the way to start. | |||||||||||||||||
| Limited water will be available at the start. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 2200m with descent of | |||||||||||||||||
| 200m. It takes about 25 minutes, route will be marked. | |||||||||||||||||
| Courses | Please refer to the attached course table for details of course length, climb and | ||||||||||||||||
| expected winning times. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course closing at 1415 hours | |||||||||||||||||
| Maximum time allowed : 120 minutes | |||||||||||||||||
| Refreshment | One Water point is available for all courses which will only be marked on the map. | ||||||||||||||||
| For WRE , water point is available at the distance of about 35% and 25% | |||||||||||||||||
| of the ME course and the WE course respectively. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||