香港野外定向總會 Orienteering Association of Hong Kong

康樂及文化事務署 Leisure and Cultural Services Department

COLOUR-CODED ORIENTEERING EVENT 2005-2006

Event No. 2 - 27/11/2005 Black Hill

EVENT INFORMATION

 

　

Date:          Sunday, 27 November 2005

Area:          Black Hill

Type:          Cross-country

Map:           1:10,000, 5-metre contour interval with IOF pictorial control description (2005 version)

Controller:     Mr Man Wai Tin (HKOC)

Organiser:      Mr. Hung Hing (QCOC)

Course Setter:  Mr. Daniel Antonio Pereira (QCOC)

Jury:                Mr. Tam Shu Fun (FOC), Mr. Yeung Wai Yin (VOC),

                       Mr. Chan Chi Sing (HKOC)

Enquiry before the Event :  2504 8112 (Office Hours)

Enquiry on the Day of Event : 9687 1126

 

Event Programme

0830     Event centre opens

0900     Start opens

1045     First start/Finish opens

1300     Start closes

1515     All control close

1530     Announcement of Final Results

1545     Deadline for Complain

1600     End of event

 

(The organizer may amend the programme on the competition day depending on actual circumstances)

Transport

1.  Transportation will not be provided. Competitors need to go to the event centre themselves.

2.  Competitors must go to the event centre through Pik Wan Road Lam Tin Park.

3.    Competitors may go to the Lam Tin Bus Terminal by 15,15A,16,215X,216M,603, E22. Walking from the bus terminal to the event centre is about 5-8 minutes.

4.  Competitors may also go from the Lam Tin MTR Station to the event centre. Walking from the bus terminal to the event centre is about 20 minutes.

5.  Competitors can dial 27454466 or log on the website of KMB (www.kmb.com.hk) to get more information.

 

Event Centre

1.  The event centre is located at the football field of the Lam Tin Park（GR KK157698）.

2.  Physiotherapy and First Aid services will be provided at the Event Centre.

3.  Toilet is provided near the event centre.

4.  No storage services will be provided.

5.  The official time will be shown at the Event Centre.

6.  Please keep the Country Park and the event centre clean and take all rubbish away.

7.  Competitors who use e-cards provided by the organiser should collect your Number Cloth, E-card (and its backup label) and Safety Pins at the Event Centre by signing the Acknowledgement for the Loan of E-card.

8.  Competitors who use their own e-cards should collect your Number Cloth and E-card backup label at the Event Centre.

 

Competitors’ Equipment

1.  Competitors should not bring valuable belongings.

2.  Competitors should wear long sleeves sports wear. Jeans is not suitable.

3.  Competitors are advised to wear sports shoes with rugged sole to avoid slippery.

4.  Competitors must bring along whistle, compass, number cloth and e-card to start.

5.  Competitors could bring enough water and food if needed.

 

Electronic Punching System and E-card

1.  Competitors must check and ensure the e-cards and all details are correct, and inform the Event centre immediately for correction.

2.  Ex-change of e-cards with other competitors is not allowed.

3.  Competitors must write his/her competition number at the front of the back-up tag.

4.  Please note that competitors must reimburse HK$300 .00 to OAHK for Lost or Damage of e-cards for those who use e-cards provided by the organiser.

5.  For those competitors who use own e-cards, if they forget to take electronic control card, they need to pay $50 rental fee and $250 deposit, which will be refundable when card returned.  (Spare cards are limited and will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis).

6.  All courses will use the EMIT punching and timing system (enclosed in this event information, please read carefully).

 

 

Starting Procedure

1.  It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the event centre to the pre-start, distance about 300m, and climb about 25m. Please follow the signpost, otherwise, will be DISQ.

2.  Event officials will check competitors’ whistle, compass, number cloth (pinned on the front of the chest) and e-card.  Only competitors with all equipment are allowed to start.

3.  Please arrive the pre-start 15 minutes before your start time.

4.  15 minutes before the starting period, event officials will check all the equipments of the competitors. If nothing is missing, competitors will be allowed to enter the start.

5.  It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the pre-start to the start, distance about 150m, and climb about 40m. Please follow the signpost, otherwise, will be DISQ.

6.  Competitor must enter the first box of the “2-minute zone” when his/her START time is displayed. Announcement will be made.

7.  When reaching the last box, competitors must write their competitor number at the back of map. Competitors can’t read the map before they start. Competitor must place his/her e-card on the “control point of start” for at least 6 seconds before start and upon hearing the last bleep, competitors can start.

8.  All competitors are responsible for checking if information on their map is correct. Competitor will be disqualified if he/she takes the wrong map.

9.  Latecomers must report to the officials at the start. They will be arranged to start at the late start line. The time lost will not be compensated.

 

Finishing Procedures

1.  Finish is next to the event centre.

2.  All competitors must report to the finish within 120 minutes after start or before the close of all controls, whether or not they have completed the course or have lost control e-cards.

3.  Competitors must report to result processing counter (near the finish) and download the e-card data as soon as possible. It is competitors’ responsibility to safe-keep their personal e-cards and also the e-cards provided by the organiser.

4.  Finishing time is the time when the competitor crosses the finish line and places his e-card on the finish control point.

5.  After crossing the finish line, competitors must pass his/her back-up tag to the event officials.

6.  Maps will not be collected at the finish area.

Every competitor has to download the result at result processing counter. Any competitors who forget to download result before the event closing time (1530) will be regarded as disqualified (DISQ).

 

Information about the competition area

1.  Most of the competition area is covered with scrubs.

2.  The middle part of the competition area is covered by overgrown vegetation. Be careful.

3.  The western part of the competition area is a paved park. Please beware of the steepness.

4.  The north-west part of the competition area was burnt by hill fire, which shown by ‘open area’ on the map. Be careful.

5.  There are some cliffs and stony ground in the southern and western parts of the competition area respectively.

6.  The illegal fields in the competition are shown as “cultivated land”.

7.  Some parts of the competition area are quite steep and with erosion gullies. Please be careful. The organizer recommends orienteering shoes with metal studs.

8.  The ditches shown in the map may be dry or deep. Please be careful.

9.  Competitors should wear long sleeves sports wear to prevent any hurts.

10. Some area is very steep. Beware!!!

11. There will be some dogs near the residents. Please beware.

12. Competitors are strictly forbidden to enter the ‘out of bound’ area as marked on the map, contravening this rule will lead to disqualification.

13. The competition is a popular spot for hiking, competitors should take care of the other users and yourself. Competitors have no priority in tight of access. 

14. Please do not drink the stream water in the competition area.

15. Refreshment point will be set up. Competitors can bring their own water if necessary.

 

 

Course Information

1.  Time limit is 120 minutes.

2.  The length and climb of each class are as follow (final announcement on the day of event) :

 

 

Announcement of Results 

1.  Results will be announced at the event centre.

2.  Final Results will be announce at 1530.

 

 

Appeals

1.  All complaints about the event or results must be made to the organiser in writing within 15 minutes after the announcement of final results.  The organiser will record complaints and decisions made.

2.  All protests about the organiser‘s decisions must be made to the Event Controller or Jury in writing in 30 minutes. The Event Controller will handle protests according to the Competition By-laws.

 

Rules

1.  The Technical Standards and Competition By-laws for Open Orienteering Event of the OAHK shall apply to this competition.

2.  No other maps or aids other than those provided or mentioned by the organiser may be used.

3.  There are a number of patrollers in the competition area. If any

rule-breaking acts are found, for example: using mobile phones or other

communication devices, talking with other competitors, receiving aid from

third parties (including parents), etc. such competitor will be

disqualified.

4.  Lost of e-card will treat as DNF and Report to the finish is required.

5.  Competitors should not exchange information with other competitors.  When cases stand, competitors will be disqualified.

6.  Competitors who remove/destroy any properties of the organizer will be disqualified.  The organizer will claim compensation from them.

7.  Competitors shall obey the competition rules.

8.  The organiser reserves the right to add or amend the rules.  All amendments, if any, will be displayed at the event centre on the day of competition.

9.  For the sake of safety, all competitors must report to the finish within 120 minutes after start or before the close of all controls.

10. Competitors will be disqualified if they camp or stay inside the competition

area in the night prior to the competition.

 

Remarks

1.  If further amendments are made in the “event information”, please refer

to the version releasing on the competition day.

2.  There will be no Luggage Area at the Event Centre and competitors should not take with them any valuable there.

3.  Observe the Country Code.  Keep the area clean.

4.  All competitors entering this competition are at their own risk.  The organiser undertakes no liabilities to any personal injuries or loss of properties during and as a consequence to the competition.

5.  If Typhoon Signal No. 3 or above is hoisted, or the Thunderstorm/ Black Rainstorm/Red Rainstorm warning is announced by the HK observatory during the competition, the competition will be terminated immediately and will not be postponed. Competitors must report to the finish immediately.

6.  If Typhoon Signal No. 3 or above is hoisted, or the Thunderstorm/ Red Rainstorm warning or above is announced by the HK Observatory at 0600 hours on the day of competition, the competition will be cancelled on the day of event.  The news of whether the event will be delayed or cancelled will be announced on OAHK website : www.oahk.org.hk.

7.  Competitors must not shout nor talk with other competitors during the event. Otherwise, they will be disqualified.

8.  In case of injury or under emergency situations, please use the whistle.  The distress signal is 6 bleeps repeated every minute.  Keep calm and wait for the help of event officials.

9.  The organizer recommends using mosquito repellents to avoid dengue fever.

 

 

Inquires 

Orienteering Association of Hong Kong

Address：Room 1014, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, Causeway Bay, HONG KONG

Tel No.: 25048112

Fax：2577 5595

E-mail：info@oahk.org.hk

 

Essential Information for Electronic Punching and Timing System

 

1.    This Event will use the “Emit” Electronic Punching and Timing System.

2.       No Competitor may refuse to use the “electronic punching and timing system” unless the organizer has issued the Notice of Malfunction of the aforesaid system.

3.       The running time will be calculated based on the records in the e-cards. If the organizer has doubt on a particular punch record of an e-card, records of the backup label will be considered as a valid counter-check tool. In case both of them have no record, that particular punch record will be deemed voided.

 

Start

1.  At least 6 seconds before start, competitors must activate their e-cards by placing them on the “Start Unit” until the red light flashes, and otherwise no running time will be recorded.

2.  Competitors must remove the e-cards from the “Start Unit” when the starter gives a long beep signal for starting.

 

During competition

1.  It is the competitors’ own responsibility to insert the e-card into the e-punch correctly. In fact, e-cards can only be inserted into the e-punch in one direction. If both the e-card and backup label cannot record a particular punch record, system malfunction will not be considered as a valid reason for appeal.

 

Finish

1.  As soon as competitors arrive at the Finish, please place the e-cards at the Finish Control, the time-count will stop accordingly,

2.  After that, please follow the signposts/indication cards to return to the Event Centre and report to the Result Processing Station. After our officials have collected your backup label and have downloaded the records from your e-card, you may obtain your result slip from the mini-time recorder for reference.

 

Result Processing and Display

1.  Please do not insert your e-card into any Start Unit or e-punch after the completion of your race.  By not doing so, your punch records will be retained for counter-check purpose.

2.  Results of late starters will be processed separately. The final results displayed by the organizer will be conclusive; results from the mini-time recorder are for reference only.