Date: Sunday,
15 February 2004
Venue:
Ngong Ping, Sai Kung
Type: Cross
Country
Map: 1:10,000,
Colour Orienteering Map with 5 metres
contour interval, 1997 version. International pictorial control description is
used.
Prizes: The
first 3 runners of each class and the first 3 runners in the overall men’s
&
women’s class of the Middle distance Orienteering
Championships will be
awarded .
Organiser: Mr.
Dominic Yue
Controller: Mr.
Yan Kin Kong
Course Setters: Mr. Dominic Yue,
Mr. Lam Chiu Kwai and Mr. Pang Ka Choi
Jury: Ms.
Wan Nga Yi (NDOC), Mr. Chan Kwok Wai, Aaron (HKOC)
&
Mr. Leung Lam (AKIN)
0930 Event
Centre opens
0945 Start
opens
1000 First
Start Finish
opens
1120 Last
Start
1130 Start
closes
1300 All controls close
1400 Final results display
1430 Prize Presentation
Transport
1. Competitors should follow the assigned
route to enter the Event Centre. Competitors must proceed from the junction of
2. Competitors are advised to take public
transport to the junction of
3. ** Competitors could take N.T. taxi from Sai Kung Bus Terminal and get off at Mau Ping Heung Tsuen
** Take mini-bus No. 3
/ No.
** It takes around 75
minutes to walk from
(GR 171787)
Event
Centre
1.
The Event Centre is located at Ngong
Ping, Sai Kung (GR 171787).
2.
Toilets are not available at the Event Centre.
3.
Physiotherapy service will be provided at the Event
Centre.
4.
Official time will be displayed at the Event Centre.
5.
No fire is allowed inside the Event Centre. Please
keep the Event Centre clean and take all rubbish away.
6.
Competitors are advised not to bring valuable items
with them. The organizer will not provide competitors with storage facility and
will not be responsible for loss of any belongings.
7.
All competitors must arrive at the Event Centre
before 10am.
Electronic
Punching and Timing System (EPTS)
1.
Please refer to the attached information regarding
EPTS for details.
2.
Competitors have to use the same number cloth
throughout the Champion League events.
Please keep it in good shape!
3.
Competitors should take their own control card and
number cloth (safety pins available at Event Centre). In case competitors forget to take
electronic control card, they need to pay $50 hiring fee and $150 deposit,
which will be refundable when card returned. (Spare cards are limited and will be
served on a first-come-first-serve basis).
If competitors forget to take number cloth, a $5 will be collected as
processing fee.
4.
Ensure the electronic card number corresponds to the
number shown on Start List.
Otherwise, please contact OAHK as soon as possible for correction.
1. Course details
are shown as below and are subject to change which will be confirmed on
the day of event at the Event Centre and on the competition
maps :
|
Course |
Length (m) |
Climb (m) |
Class |
Expected Winning Time |
|
HA |
4000 |
150 |
HE |
40 |
|
|
|
|
H35 |
|
|
H21 |
||||
|
H20 |
||||
|
HB |
4000 |
150 |
H45 |
40 |
|
H40 |
||||
|
H18 |
||||
|
|
|
|
H16 |
|
|
|
|
|
H14 |
|
|
D |
3500 |
120 |
All “D” Classes |
30 |
1.
Control descriptions will be displayed and available
at the Event Centre.
2.
Course time for all courses is 90 minutes.
3.
There will be map change in all men’s courses.
Please check map information to confirm correct course.
4.
Men’s A & B courses are essentially the same
courses run in different order.
5.
The men’s courses shall pass the cross-over control
points three times. Competitors should mark the EPTS every time.
6.
All competitors must respect the right of other
competitors and road user during competition. Competitors do not have a
priority of right of way.
Starting Procedure
1.
The distance between the Event Centre and the Start
Area is about
2.
Please
arrive at least 5 minutes prior to your start time.
3.
Please put on number cloth in front of chest and
have compass, whistle and electronic
control card with you. Competitors
without any of above item are not allowed to start.
4.
A “2-minute zone”
system will be used at Start. The time shown at Start is Entry Time. Competitors’ number will be announced
2 minutes before his/her actual start time. Please enter the first box of
the “2-minute zone”.
5.
Enter the
last
6.
Competitors may start
and take map only after hearing the last beep. Please check if the information on map,
such as class entered, is correct. Competitors taking wrong maps will be
disqualified. Follow streamers to
the start triangle. Competitors are not allowed to stay along the
aisle between the start and the start triangle.
7.
Latecomers must report to the officials at Start. They will be arranged to start at the
late starting line. The time lost will not be compensated.
Finishing Procedure and Result Processing
1.
Competitors must report to Finish within 90 minutes
after they have started, no matter have the course
completed or electronic control card lost. All courses will be closed at 1300
hrs. At finish, “punch” the electronic control card at the “finish unit”, that
time will be recorded as finish time. Please hand in the back up label to the
Finish Officials
2.
Leave for Event Centre in order to avoid congestion
at Finish. Competitors are advised
to process results at their earliest convenience. Competitors bear their own
responsibility if there is any damage or data lost during the journey.
3.
Result
processing counter is located at Event Centre.
4.
Competitors should download their results at the
result processing counter within 30 minutes after completing the course.
Rules
1.
The “Orienteering Competition By-law” of the
OAHK will be applied to this competition.
2.
No other
aids allowed except equipment aforementioned.
3.
Loss of
e-card will be considered as DID NOT FINISH (DNF), but competitors shall report
to Finish.
4.
Competitor
who move or damage any facilities will be disqualified.
5.
Competitors
may not camp or stay overnight in the competition area beforehand or otherwise
disqualified.
6.
For safety,
please report to Finish or Event Centre before 1300 after your start.
7.
Maps will
be collected by the organizer at the Finish.
8.
Competitors
should obey the instructor of the organizer.
9.
The organiser has the right to amend any competition rules
without prior notice to competitors.
The amendment, if any, will be displayed at Event Centre.
10.
Violation
of competition rules will lead to disqualification.
11.
All competitors must arrive at the Event Centre before 10am.
12.
All competitors must respect the right of other
competitors and road user during competition. Competitors do not have a
priority of right of way.
1. A
complaint can be made about infringements of the OAHK “Orienteering
Competition By-law” or the organiser’s
directions. Any complaint shall be made orally or in writing to the organiser as soon as possible. A complaint relating to a
competitor’s result shall be made within 15 minutes after the promulgation of
the result. A complaint is adjudicated by the organiser.
The complainant shall be informed about the decision immediately.
2. A
protest can be made against the organiser’s decision
about a complaint. Any protest shall be made in writing to the organiser/a member of the jury as soon as possible and
within 30 minutes of the organiser’s decision about a
complaint.
Remarks
1. If
there are any changes of this event information, announcement will be made by
organizer on the competition day.
2. All competitors shall ensure their own safety and
belongings. The organizers will not
bear any responsibilities.
3. The organizer does not provide a cloakroom and will not be
responsible for loss of belongings. Consequently, competitors are advised not
to bring valuables.
4. If the Honk Kong Observatory issues the thunderstorm signal,
a rainstorm red/black warning or the No.3 (or above) tropical cyclone warning
signal by 0600 on the competition day, then this event will be postponed. All competitors will be informed of the
new date for this event.
Enquiry
Orienteering Association of Hong Kong
Telephone No.: 25048112