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香港野外定向總會 主辦 Organized by |
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康樂及文化事務署
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2008/2009年度色級野外定向賽第三場 圓墩 2009-02-08 Yuen Tun Event Information
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Date: 8 February 2009
Venue: Yuen Tun, Tai Lam Country Park
Type: Cross-country
Co-organised by Hong Kong Orienteering Club
Map: 1:10,000, Color orienteering map with 5-metre vertical interval; 2008 updated version. International pictorial control description is used.
Prize: No awards will be presented
Event Organizer LO WY, Hebe
Controller YUE, TW Dominic
Mappers CHAN KW, Kevin; LO WY, Hebe
Course Setter / Patrol Officer TANG CK, Ivan
Event Center Officer KWOK PM, Mandy
Start Officer PANG, Ka Choi
Finish Officer YIU Chi Sing
Result-processing Officer FUNG, KL Veronica
Jury: LI, Fuk Lung (YAOC), CHUNG, Chi Ming (AKIN), YEUNG, Wai Yin (VOC)
Pre-event Enquiry Phone No.: 25048112 (office hours); Emergency contact on event day: 96871126
Event Programme
0910 Event Centre opens (Present your identity proof for collection of ecard)
1015 Start area opens
1030 First Start. Finish area opens
1230 Start area closes
1430 Event area and Finish area close
1445 Announcement of final results
1500 Cut-off for complaints
1515 Event centre closes: Event ends
N.B. Actual time for the display of final results and cut-off time for complaints will be based on announcement on event day
Transport
1. No transportation will be arranged for you. You may consider the following transportation means. Those taking GMB may get off at junction of Lung Tang Rd and Lung Yue Rd:
A. GMB from downtown Tsuen Wan to Tsing Lung Tau terminus costs $5.00:
i. #96 - Hoi Ba St (via MTR West Line);
ii. #96M - Sai Lau Kok Rd Carpark, near Tsuen Wan MTR Stn / Luk Yeung Sun Chuen
B. GMB #302 - from Kwai Fong MTR Station to Hong Kong Garden fare ~$7.80
C. Take any red mini-buses running along Tsing Lung Tau Section, Castle Peak Rd:
D. Take any of the following buses which run along Tsing Lung Tau Section, Castle Peak Rd:
i. 52X – (KMB) Tuen Mun downtown > Yen Chow St, Shamshuipo
ii. 53 - (KMB) Yuen Long East > Nina Plaza, Tsuen Wan
iii. 962B – (Citybus) Chi Lok Garden, Tuen Mun > Admiralty West
KMB hotline：2745 4466 www.kmb.hk; Citybus hotline：2873 0818 www.citybus.com.hk
Upon arrival at Tsing Lung Tau, you may walk along Lung Yue Rd by following indication cards for reaching the event centre
2. As the parking site is within the event area, we do not recommend participants to park their private cars there.
Competition Area & Map Information
1. Important: forbidden areas will be manned and/or cordoned off with yellow+black tapes. CAS campsite is under renovation, competitors are banned from using roads and paths leading to it
2. In case you encounter any wasps, snakes, dogs, feral cattle or boars, do not scream or drive them away. Avoid close encounter, pass by quietly. Perchance you’ll have the luck to come across the squirrels as I did.
3. After raining, some vegetated areas may become denser than shown on the map.
4. Watch out: some man-made ditches, feral cattle paths, manholes and small earth pits are not shown on the map.
5. Take care not to trample on the shoots newly planted. Beware of erosion gullies and areas with loosen soil.
6. Save for a few symbols (1:10000), all the others apply the scale of 1:15000.
7. Though traffic is not heavy, road safety must still be observed.
8. Not all low fences (avoid symbols being packed closely together), no cables nor pylons are shown on the map.
9. Refreshment point will be shown on the map.
10. Red+White tapes will also be placed around area with potential danger.
Course Length and Climb
1. Course details are as follows:
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Class |
Length (km) |
Climb (m) |
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White / Family |
2.7 |
120 |
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Yellow |
2.7 |
120 |
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Orange |
4.0 |
170 |
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Red |
3.8 |
190 |
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Green |
4.6 |
200 |
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Blue |
4.5 |
260 |
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Brown |
6.8 |
280 |
2. Control descriptions will only be shown on the maps, no such cards will be available for collection.
3. Time limit for all courses is 2 hrs.
Starting Procedure
1 It will take you 20-30 min. (length 750m; climb 75m) to reach Start Area from Event Centre. Must reach there by specified route, offenders will be disqualified.
2 Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your start time.
3 Pin your number bib in front so that it is clearly visible to all. Also have your compass and whistle ready. Officials will inspect the above-mentioned 3 items; competitors not having any of such are not allowed to start. During the race, if the no. bib has not been properly displayed, it may lead to your disqualification. Please use the ecard registered for this event.
4 Actual event time will be displayed. Start interval is 15 min, please arrive at the specified interval. During the same interval, the starting order is ‘first come first serve’, so please queue up. Competitors have to enter the ‘rear box’ 2 minutes before start.
5 When the ‘one minute signal’ sounds, competitors may advance to the ‘front box’. Write down your competition no. at the back of the map/plastic bag, then insert it in the plastic bag provided. It is your responsibility to check the map to confirm if it is your class. Those taking the wrong maps will be disqualified. Competitors may start reading the map after entering this ‘box’
6 The ecard has to be put on the Start Unit for at least 6 sec. Remove it when red flashes are seen; otherwise, the system will not be able to do proper recording. Leave the Start immediately afterwards. Competitors are not allowed to linger in the area between the Start and the Start Triangle.
7 FAMILY class members must all arrive at the Start area before they are allowed to start. Such group will only have a max. of 2 maps.
8 Latecomers must follow the instructions of Start Officials. They have to undergo the usual checking procedure. Time lost will not be compensated. Punctual competitors will be served first.
Finish Procedure and Result Processing
1. Maps will not be collected after your race. You have the responsibility of not disclosing any information therein to those not yet started.
2. Place the ecard on the “Finish Unit” for recording your finish time. You are not allowed to re-enter the field. Leave for result download as soon as possible to avoid congestion at Finish. Competitors bear their own responsibility if there is any damage or data lost during such transition.
3. Please follow indication signs to Result Processing Counter, which is located within the Event Centre. Distance from the Finish to the Event Centre is about 15 min. (length: 550m; climb: 75m). Hand in the back-up labels to the Result-processing Officials
4. For this event, all competitors must put their cards over 2 different units; one for printing while the other is for downloading their results. This must be done before end of event. Anyone not fulfilling this will be disqualified. If you have uncertainties about the success of result downloading, raise your questions at once, no follow-up of such will be made after the afore-mentioned deadline.
Rules
1. The “Orienteering Competition By-law” of the OAHK will be applied to this event.
2. Even though they might not have completed the course, or that their ecards are lost, competitors must report to either the Finish or Event Center within 120 minutes after their start,.
3. Except the maps provided and equipment aforementioned, no other aids (e.g. GPS, walkies, altimeter, binoculars) are allowed.
4. Controls must be visited in the order specified on the map.
5. In view of safety and fairness, team members should not be over 10m apart. All team members must arrive at the Start, Controls and Finish before punching the ecard. Offending such rule leads to disqualification.
6. Before event date, competitors should not stay overnight in the competition area, nor carry out orienteering related activities.
7. No competitors have priority of using the event venue. Please respect the rights of other park users or visitors.
8. Competitor who tampers with any of the orienteering facilities will be disqualified. The organiser reserves its right to claim for any damage done by that particular competitor(s).
9. Competitors must observe all the competition rules and obey the instructions of officials.
10. The jury reserves the final right of verdict.
11. The organiser reserves all the rights to amend any competition rules without prior notice to competitors. The amendment, if any, will be displayed at Event Centre.
Complaints and Protests
1. A complaint can be made about infringements of the rules or the organiser’s directions. Any complaints shall be made in writing to the organiser at the soonest. A complaint relating to a competitor’s result shall be made within 15 minutes after the announcement of the result. The organiser gives a ruling to the complaint accordingly. The complainant shall be informed about the decision immediately afterwards.
2. A protest can be made against the organiser’s decision about a complaint. Any protest shall be made in writing to the organiser/member of the jury within 15 minutes of the organiser’s decision.
3. Results will be announced on the OAHK website plus the HKOC Forum - http://www.hkoc.org/forum/
Electronic Punching and Timing System (EPTS)
1. The EMIT system will be employed in this event. No competitors are allowed to refuse using this system, unless we have confirmed of its malfunction.
2. Every competitor will be distributed one ecard. Please return to it to the result-processing counter after the competition if you are renting it. A penalty of HKD300 will be charged to those losing or damaging the rented ecard.
3. When competitors are found using others’ ecards, or substituting others, all parties concerned will be disqualified.
4. Competitors using self-owned ecards should ensure that those are the ones registered for this particular event.
5. Borrowing ecard on-site: $250 deposit (refundable only when the card is returned undamaged), plus $50 handling charge (both must be paid in cash). Spare ecards are limited and will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis.
6. After taking the back-up labels at the Event Centre, competitors should write down your competitor number on such, then place them properly onto your ecards. The data on such labels will be used as the back-up record in case your ecards broke down.
7. Ecards may only be inserted in the designated direction on the unit shoe; competitors have to make sure that they are correctly inserted with the back-up label facing the unit. If ever neither the ecard nor the back-up label can proof your visit to a certain control, competitors would have no right to launch a complaint on system failure.
8. After leaving the Finish, competitors should refrain from placing their ecards on any other units, so that we may be able to refer to the stored records again.
9. Individual result slips are for reference only; you should refer to the results announced at the Event Center.
10. If ever ecards are mis-punched:
I. Wrong order: go back to the one initially planned; continue from there in sequence
II. Punched another control: just forget it and continue with the one in the right order
Observations
1. Any further changes to this event information will be based on the final version announced on the event day.
2. Please give way to vehicles.
3. Besides ensuring their own and their companions’ safety, competitors should also safeguard their belongings. The organizer, co-organizer and their crew will not bear any responsibility for such. The organizers have purchased public liability insurance; participants/their parents may consider purchasing any other insurance needed on their own purposes.
4. Competitors must wear shoes covering toes and heels; no sandals nor sleepers allowed.
5. Competitors are advised to put on lightweight and light-coloured long-sleeve clothing and pants (no vests please); shoes with good grip are also preferred. Shin guards and gloves would be beneficial.
6. You are strongly advised to put on your watch during the race.
7. For the public image of all participants, please keep the venue clean and have all rubbish disposed of properly.
8. Participants should observe the AFCD laws, offenders may be fined by the AFCD. Please do not contaminate water source, nor ignite any flames in non-designated areas. For the sake of public health, please do not smoke, nor ignite any tobacco products.
9. If the thunderstorm signal, red / black rainstorm warning or the No.3 (or above) tropical cyclone warning signal is hoisted by 0600 on the competition day, the scheduled event will be cancelled. All competitions in process will be withheld. There will be no refund. The organising associations will try their best to re-schedule the event; however, there is no guarantee for that. Please check OAHK’s website and HKOC’s forum for further information.
10. Your participation of the game implies unconditional consent to our event rules.
11. No substitute competitors or any types of cheatings are allowed. The competition results of both parties for the whole year will be cancelled.
12. In case of emergency, please remain calm. Do not continue recklessly. Blow the whistle 6 times > repeat every minute. Rescuers will blow 3 times every minute in reply, both parties should keep contact throughout.
13. Emergency contact on event day: 96871126
14. We are happy to invite members of the website “hd-dc.com” to be present at our event for taking photos of the competition. They have been advised not to obstruct the competition. Your understanding and cooperation is highly appreciated. Pictures taken could be viewed on their website on later days.
Enquiry
Organising Association: Orienteering Association of Hong Kong
Address: Room 1014 Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay
Pre-event Enquiry Phone No.: 25048112 Fax No.: 25775595
Email: info@oahk.org.hk URL: http://www.oahk.org.hk
Location of Event Centre
