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Hong Kong Championships 2006 Event Information |
Date： 24 December 2006 (Sunday)
Venue： Tin Shui Wai Park
Type： Cross-country
Map： 1:2,500, 2006 version, IOF symbols
Prizes: The first three places for all categories
Organiser： LE Kuo-kam
Course-setter： LUI Ka-lok,, Mitter
Cotroller： NG Kam-fu, Patrick
Mapper： LAU Wing-kit
Jury： Liang Chi Hang (OS)
Mr. Lam Chiu Kwai (HKOL)
Mr. Luk Chi Hin (SOC)
Enquiry before the event : 2504 8112
Enquiry on the day of event : 81117161
Event Programme
0900 Event Centre opens.
1000 START for Men & Women’s classes
1250 Close of competition venue & FINISH
1320 Final Result announcement
1350 Award presentation
Transportation
1. Participants who have already paid for the transportation, please follow the instruction to wait for the coach.
2. Competitors can take the following public transport: to the Event Centre
KMB Bus routes九巴69X, 69M, 264M, City Bus 969, or take KCRC West Rail to Tin Shui Wai Station and take LTRC to Tin Wu Station and take a 15-minute walk via Tin Shui Road to the entrance of Tin Shui Wai Sport Ground
(Enquiry: KMB Tel : 27454466 website: www.kmb.hk
City Bus Tel: 28730818 Website:www.citybus.com.hk/chi/main.asp
KCR / LTRC Tel : 29293399 website : www.kcrc.com)
Event Centre
1. The Event Centre is located at the 5-a-side soccer pitch of Tin Shui Wai Park (Refer to the location map attached). Competitor/s is/are not allowed entering the Event Centre by traversing the competition area of Tin Shui Wai Park or competitor/s will be disqualified.
2. Toilet is located near at the Event Centre. Please keep the place clean.
3. The official time will be shown at the Event Centre
4. No luggage storage service will be provided.
5. Be a clean orienteer, please keep the whole event area clean.
6. Physiotherapy & First Aid Services will be provided at the Event Centre.
7. Area outside the Event Centre is competition area. Competitors must stay at the Event Centre area until the end of all races.
8. In entering the competition area & the Event Centre, competitors cannot wear shoes with metal studs.
9. If competitors forget to bring their number bib, they can get one after paid HK$10.
Remarks for START
1. Start interval for male & female competitors at the same category is 2 minutes.
2. The Start area is located in the Event Centre.
3. Competitor is requested to arrive at the Start area 10 minutes before the start time. At there will be a roll-call for the competitors, the competitors must enter into the Line-up zone at the Start area after their number has been announced.
5. A “4-minute box” zone is employed and the clock in the Start Area shows the Official time. Please see
page 16-17 for details about the Starting Procedure.
6.. Latecomers must report to the late-start official at the late-start lane. Time lost will not be compensated.
Information on competition venue and map
1. Water post will not be provided in the competition area.
2. Most of the competition area is of good runnability, but competitors should still take notice and comply with that there are have some grass areas are not allowed to trespass.
3. In entering the competition area & the Event Centre, competitors cannot wear shoes with metal studs.
4. The competition area has many visitors, competitors have no priority in path access. Competitors should respect other user. In case of any accident occurred or collision, the competitors will be disqualified.
Course information
1. Estimated Length and climb :
|
Class |
Length(km) |
Climb(M) |
|
Men Junior MJ |
1.6 |
5 |
|
Men Senior MS |
2.4 |
20 |
|
Men Elite ME |
2.9 |
20 |
|
Men Veteran MV |
2.2 |
20 |
|
Women Junior WJ |
1.6 |
5 |
|
Women Senior WS |
2.4 |
20 |
|
Women Elite WE |
2.6 |
20 |
|
Women Veteran WV |
2.0 |
20 |
2. The competition time limit for Men/Women qualifying and final race is 30 minutes.
Remarks for FINISH
1. The Finish is located in the Event Centre.
2. Every competitor has to download the result at result processing counter. Any competitors who forget to download result before the event closing time will be regarded as disqualified (DISQ).
3. Maps will not be collected by the Event Organisation after the competitor arrive to the Finish, competitor must assure that not to disclose the map to any competitor who has not yet finished the Event, the disqualification will be as result for any one who is failing to comply..
FINISH procedures and Result processing
1. Competitors must report to the Finish or Event Centre, no matter finish the course or loss of e-card.
2. All competitors must punch their E-card at the finish unit which records their official course completion time while they reach the Finish. Please hand in the back-up label to the finish official after crossing the finishing line.
3. Competitor is not allowed to return to the competition area after leaving the FINISH and follow the signposts / indication cards to the Result Processing Station to download the result by the course officials at the Event Centre.
Competition rules
1. No aids other than maps provided and equipment items permitted by organizer should be used.
2. Loss of E-card is considered as DNF and you are required to report to the FINISH or Event Centre.
3. Competitors who move or damage any competition facilities will be charged for replacement.
4. To facilitate the flow of the competition and for your safety, you are required to report to the FINISH or event centre regardless of course incompletion, otherwise “Missing” will be counted.
5. All rules and regulations must be well observed and obeyed.
6. Organizer has the right to amend any regulations without prior notice and all amendments will be displayed at the event centre on the competition day.
7. Violation of competition rules and regulations will lead to disqualification.
8. In entering the competition area & the Event Centre, competitors cannot wear shoes with metal studs.
9. The competition area has many visitors, competitors have no priority in path access. Competitors should respect other user. In case of any accident occurred or collision, the competitors will be disqualified
Complaint & Protest
1. Complaints related to result must be made in writing and with the contact information to the organizer within 30 minutes after the result release by the organizer, all cases will be handled by the jury team, the arbitration result will be informed to the individual competitor by the organizer
2. Protests raised against the jury team’s decision shall be made in writing to the organizer within 30 minutes after the release of the jury’s decision.
E-punching and timing
1. EMIT EPTS will be employed for this event.
2. If competitors forget to bring their E-card, they may borrow the E-card from the organizer after having paid HK$250 as deposit plus HK$50 as the rental. The deposit will be refunded after returning the E-card to the organizer.
3. For more details about the Electronic Punching and Timing System, please see page 15-16 of the APOC
Programme Book..
Remarks
1. Any change in this Event Information will be displayed at the event centre on the day of the competition.
2. You shall be responsible for your own safety and legal responsibility.
3. Competitors have no priority in path access.
4. If a thunderstorm warning, any rainstorm warning or a No. 3 or above tropical cyclone warning signal is in effect at 0715 hours on the competition day, this event will be cancelled and you will be informed of the arrangement through the OAHK official website http://www.oahk.org.hk.
5. Competitor who forgets to bring their number bib should pay HK$10 and re-issue the back-up number bib at the Event Centre.
Essential Information for Electronic Punching and Timing System
1. 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.
2. 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.
