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Orienteering Association of Hong Kong

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Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Colour-Coded Orienteering Events 2004/2005 Series No. 5 - Event Information

 

 

Date:                  Sunday, 22 May 2005

Area:                 Tsing Yi

Type:                 Cross-country

Map:                  1:10,000, 5-metre contour interval with IOF pictorial control description (2004 version)

Prizes:               The first 3 places in each class will be awarded

Organiser:           Mr. Yan Kin Kong

Course Setter:     Mr. Chan Chi Sing

Controller:           Mr. Man Wai Tin

Jury:                   Mr Ko Man Fung (AYP), Mr Leung Lam (AKIN),

                          Mr Sy Huan Kun Michael ( NDOC)

Enquiry before the Event :  25048112 (Office Hours)

Enquiry on the Day of Event : 96871126

 

Event Programme

0830                 Start to pick Number Cloth & E-card

0900                 Event centre opens

0930                 Start opens

0945                 First start                      Finish opens

1200                 Start closes

1430                 Finish Closes                 All control close

1445                 Announcement of Final Results

1500                 Prize presentation

1530                 End of event

 

Transport

1. No transport will be provided by the organiser.

2. Participants can take the following public transportation to get to the Event Centre :

  (a) By KMB

         42A         Jordan Road Ferry  => Cheung Hang Estate

         42C       Lam Tin MTR Station  => Cheung Hang Estate

         42M        Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park)  => Cheung Wang Estate

         43A         Shek Lei  =>   Cheung Wang Estate

         248M     Tsing Yi AR Station  => Cheung Wang Estate

  (b) By Public Light Bus

       405          Cho Yiu Chuen => Cheung Hang Estate  

       405A        Tsing Yi Ferry Pier => Cheung Hang Estate 

       409          Market Street =>Cheung Hang Estate

       407          Princess Margaret Hospital  => Cheung Wang Estate

3. Competitors can dial Tel. 27454466 or go to the KMB website www.kmb.com.hk for any enquiry.

4. It take about 3 minutes walk from Cheung Hang Bus Terminal to the Event Centre and 10 minutes walk from Cheung Wang Bus Terminal to the Event Centre.

 

Event Centre

1.   The Event Centre is located at Cheung Hang Community Hall. Please refer to the attached map.

2.   Toilets are available at the Event Centre. Please keep the place clean.

3.   Physiotherapy and first aid services will be available at the Event Centre.

4.   Competitors should collect your Number Cloth, E-card and Safety Pins at the entrance of the Event Centre at 0830.

5.  Competitors’s belonging can be put at the Event Centre at 0900 and the organizer            

  undertakes no liabilities to any loss of properties.

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

7.  Please keep the event centre clean and take away all your litter. Competitors must take off their running shoes after the event before entering the Event Centre.

8.  Please be reminded that no metal studded shoes can be walked inside the event centre.

 

Start and Starting Procedures

1. It takes about 20-30 minutes to walk from the event centre to the start (distance about 1000m, climb 40m).

2. Please arrive the Start 5 minutes before your start time.

3. Competitor must enter the first box of the “2-minute zone” when his/her START time is displayed.

4. 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.

5. A clear unit will be placed at the first box of the “2-minute zone”. Competitors must place his/her e-card at the unit for at least 6 seconds to clear previous record. 

6. When reaching the last box, competitors 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.

7.  After hearing the beep sound, competitors may read the map. 

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

9. E-cards should be placed on the “control point of start”

10.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.

12. Start List

 

Finish and Finishing Procedures

1.       All competitors must report to the finish within 150 minutes after start or before the close of all controls, whether or not they have completed the course or have lost control e-cards.

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

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

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

5.       Competitors must report to result point (located at event centre) and down load the e-card data as soon as possible. It is competitors’ responsibility to safe-keep their personal e-cards.

6.       Result point and the collection point of e-card is located at the Finish.

7.       It takes 5 minutes to walk from the Finish to the Event Centre.

8.      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).

 

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 15 minutes. The Event Controller will handle protests according to the Competition By-laws.

 

Electronic punching system and e-card

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

2.   Competitors have to report to Event Centre for collection of Number cloth and E-card set by signing on the E-Card Borrowing Form. Please note that competitors must reimburse HK$300 .00 to OAHK for Lost or Damage of e-cards.

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

4.   Competitors must use e-cards provided by OAHK, and ex-change of e-cards with other competitors is not allowed.

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

 

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

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

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

6.    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 150 minutes after start or before the close of all controls.

 

Information about the competition area

1.  Some of the footpath inside the competition area is bounded with short fence which is not shown on the map. Competitors should be careful when crossing it.

2.    There are many types of vegetation inside the competition area. The runnability of some areas become higher after trimming of the trees and grasses and some of the areas are quite stony under the vegetation. Be careful.

3.   Some of the slopes become more slippery after trimming of grasses.

4.   The area is very popular with hikers during Holidays. Be careful when running along the hiking paths and do not bump into the hikers.

5.   Water point will be available and its location is shown on map. But you are strongly advised to carry with you drinking water during competition as there is only limited water supply,.

 

Course Information

1.   Time limit is 150 minutes.

2.   The length and climb of each class are as follow:

Class

Length (m)

Climb (m)

Brown

4200

190

Blue

3500

150

Green

3300

140

Red

3000

130

Orange

2500

120

Yellow

2300

110

White

2000

80

Family

 

Remarks

1.     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.

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

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

4.     If Typhoon Signal No. 3 or above is hoisted, or the Thunderstorm/ Amber Rainstorm Warning or above is announced by the HK Observatory at 0600 hours on the day of competition, the competition will be cancelled.  The event will not be rescheduled and competition fee will not be refunded.

5.     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.

6.     The weather may be very hot on the day of event. Competitors should pay attention to the weather condition. Competitors should bring along enough drink.

 

Inquiries

 

Orienteering Association of Hong Kong

Tel No.: 25048112

 

 

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.

　

Location Map of Event Centre