General Rules

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1. Stay on marked course. No shortcuts allowed.

2. Runners must finish the race on its own power.  No Support Team or pacers allowed.

3. Racing Bibs must be visible to race marshals.

4. Respect the beautiful HK Country Parks. Strictly no littering allowed; any runners caught littering will be disqualified.

5. All cutoff times, unless otherwise announced officially, are straightly observed. In addition, Racers arriving more than 15 minutes after any race starts will not be allowed to race.

6. Except for injuries, any drop outs must be done at checkpoints and race marshals must be notified. Your bib would be altered to mark the DNF status. Retired runners are considered out of the race and are responsible for arranging transportation to leave the CP on their own accord.

7. Any protests must be made within 12 hours of race finish. The Race Directors would revert with final decision within 24 hours of race finish.

8. CP staff would exert the right to stop a runner’s race if the runner’s condition is deemed unfit to continue. CP staff’s decision are considered final. If an emergency evacuation is required, the runner would be responsible for paying for such service. Insurance policy covering emergency evacuation is strongly recommended.

9. Top 3 finishers of each races would receive award and prizes.

Mandatory Equipment

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1.  Working Mobile Phone with HK Signal reception

2.  Race bib

3.  Personal water flask / Personal cup

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Race Postponement, Suspension and Stopping policy

1. The race would be cancelled if Typhoon 8 or black rain is hoisted during any of the races.

2. If Typhoon 8 is in effect 2 hours prior to the start of a particular race, that particular race will be cancelled.

3. If a red/black rainstorm or thunderstorm warning is in effect 1 hour prior to start, the particular race start might be postponed until the warning is lifted.

4. If during the race any severe weather condition, not limited to the above comes into effect, the organizer might a) suspend the races until the severe weather condition passes, or b) abandon a particular race if the severe weather condition is going to delay the race to an extent that there is not enough time to hold an event.

5. Unless otherwise instructed by race officials, participants would pick up their luggage at their race end point if a race is cancelled midway.

6. No refund in case of any race disruption including but not limited to cancellation, suspension, reroute, or delay due to weather condition or force majeure ​such as pandemic outbreak, demonstration, or unexpected cancellation of event permits by government, etc.