Important Dates

Briefing Session:

• Date: 7 January 2025 (Tuesday) 3:30 P.M. via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided in early November 2024 with the Advice of Acceptance to the correspondence of the participating organisations.
• Target: Representatives of NGOs and Schools.
• Content: Introduction to the event, notice and Q&A.

Public Training Sessions: To be confrimed

Issue of the Advice of Acceptance: 4 November 2024 (Monday)

Distribution of Runner’s Packs: (local runners and pair-up runners)

The runner’s packs including runner’s bibs will be distributed to the ID runners and pair-up runners via the rehabilitation organizations or the special schools by despatch in the early January.

Terms and Conditions:

1. Participants and pair-up runners are advised to undertake adequate training before the event.
2. Participants and pair-up runners are advised to have medical consultation by the doctors if they are have qualms of their health condition prior to taking part in the race.
3. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (“the Organizer”) has the right to verify the qualification of the participants and the pair-runners before, during or after the race.
4. The Organizer reserves the right to close the registration before the deadline without notice when the quota of the race is full.
5. Registration will only be processed after the receipt of full payment of the registration fee (except for the overseas participants).
6. The Organizer reserves the right to limit and refuse any entry.
7. The Organizer reserves the right to contact applicants or their related organizations for additional information which are necessary for the application.
8. Registration fee is non-refundable. The Organizer reserves the right to refuse any entry from any applicant who provides false information, does not settle the required payment, or fails to meet entry requirements as stated in the Registration Form.
9. Shall the event be cancelled, a refund of the registration fee will be settled and the Organizer shall have no further responsibility thereafter.
10. Any person who is pregnant or suffering from any chronic disease such as heart disease or hypertension should not participate in the event. The Organizer reserves the right to disallow or disqualify the person who is known as or suspected to be physically inappropriate to participate in the event. The Organizer shall not be obliged to refund any registration fee for such disallowed or disqualified person.
11. Rehabilitation organizations or special schools when nominate participants and pair-up runners shall ensure that they are medically and physically appropriate to participate in the event. By submitting his or her entry, each participant and pair-up runner agrees to be bound by the Race Rules, the Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions of participation as herein contained and as shall from time to time be introduced by the Organizer.

Official Rules:

1. All participants and pair-up runners shall wear the T-shirts with the bids provided by the Organizer.
2. Bib must be worn on the chest.
3. All runner’s bibs with groups are non-transferable.
4. If any participant is discovered that his/her personal information is false, the results achieved will be cancelled and the entry fee will not be refunded.
5. All participants should not hamper others intentionally, or run away from the race course, or having any other unethical behaviours. Extra precaution is needed when overtaking others to prevent from injuries.
6. Participants and pair-up runners must retire from the race immediately when requested as any members of the officials, medical staffs, race director or referees.
7. The participants and the pair-up runners must stay in the rest area and should not re-entre the race course after finishing the race.
8. Any form of walking aids, e.g. wheelchairs, sticks, walking frames, etc. are restricted in the race area.
9. Spiked shoes are prohibited on the race course.
10. Participants and pair-up runners are not allowed to run with pets, babies, children who under 12 years old and unregistered runners.
11. Any written disputes or appeals regarding the prize winners or potential prize winners must be submitted in writing by a representative of the participating organization to the Organizer within 15 minutes of the announcement of the results. All results will be deemed final, and no objections will be permitted.
12. The Organizer reserves the right to interpret or amend the above rules.
13. The Organizer reserves the right in discretion of all race results.