ASIA PACIFIC ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hong Kong welcomes you to APOC 2006 24 December 2006 to 1 January 2007 APOC is a biannual grand occasion in the Orienteering world. This year the event will be held in Hong Kong in December over the territory’s most beautiful outskirts areas. This time the event is listed as a World Ranking Event and it is expected that most top runners from around the world will come to enjoy Orienteering in Asia’s most prosperous city.
Brief information about APOC This is the third time that Hong Kong hosts an APOC carnival. APOC, which originated from Pacific Orienteering Championships, provides an opportunity to improve the competitive standard of Orienteering in the Asia-Pacific region and encourages interaction among orienteers in this region and the rest of the world. Asia-Pacific titles are reserved for those from Asia or countries bordering the Pacific Ocean (since 1992, this has been interpreted to exclude those from the European part of Russia), but the event itself is open to all. A full range of age classes is offered.
Yuen Long – Tai Tong, Tai Shu Ha (APOC – Sprint and Middle-distance) • contains the largest “white” forest area of all Orienteering areas in Hong Kong. This area is described as one of the most technically demanding for Orienteering in Hong Kong. Lantau – Lo Fu Tau, Tung Wan Tau (APOC – Long-distance and Relay) • next to Discovery Bay (famous resort and low-rise residential area) and Hong Kong Disneyland. You may also have a chance to run next to Discovery Bay Golf Course.
Orienteering in Hong Kong
Join the festival!
Orienteering is a small sport here in Hong Kong, but not in terms of number of participants. Every year there are over 15 open events held during the competition season (October to May), including Annual Championships, Ranking Events, Colour-Coded Events, Sports Festival Relay Events, etc. Each event attracts several hundred or even thousands of competitors. The largest ever event in Hong Kong, the MSF Orienteering Competition, attracted 2400 participants in 2005. The Orienteering Association of Hong Kong was established in 1981 and now has 40 affiliated clubs and 839 individual members.
Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships 2006 is not only a major international Orienteering event; it is also the greatest ever Orienteering “carnival” in Hong Kong. From Christmas Eve to New Year, there will be 7 competitions in the 9-day period. No matter whether you are a novice in Orienteering or an elite runner, you may enjoy the fun of Orienteering close to a major world metropolis, find your direction using compass and map, and run with the topmost runners from all over the world.
Typical terrain You will encounter mainly hilly areas with some steep slopes. Most competition areas are very runnable open area (yellow), or dense scrub (dark green) with extensive paths/roads network.
New Area, New Experience
Come to join us! APOC 2006 is waiting for your participation! You may visit our website http://www.apoc2006.hk for the latest event news. You may also contact the Office of Orienteering Association of Hong Kong (OAHK) for event leaflets and entry forms: Address: Room 1014, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 25048112; (852)25048111 Fax: (852)25775595, Email: info@apoc2006.hk
Even those who participated in APOC 1996 in Hong Kong will still enjoy a completely new experience at APOC 2006 because we offer completely new competition areas this time:
APOC PROGRAM
Tai Po Waterfront Park (Hong Kong Championships – Sprint)
Date Event
• this 22 hectares park, where the symbolic Spiral Lookout Tower is located, is the largest park in Hong Kong. (Parks in Hong Kong are always crowded so park Orienteering events are seldom organized).
24 Dec 2006 (SUN) Hong Kong Championships – Sprint Course 25 Dec 2006 (MON) Hong Kong Championships – Middle-distance Course 26 Dec 2006 (TUE) Hong Kong Championships – Night Orienteering
Ngau Liu (Hong Kong Championships – Middle-distance)
27 Dec 2006 (WED) Registration for APOC 2006
• a popular area for camping and hiking, this area contains a typical mixture of terrain in Hong Kong, including “white” forest hills, steep slopes, open swampy area, dense scrub, etc.
28 Dec 2006 (THU) Model Event
Braemar Hill (Hong Kong Championships – Night)
30 Dec 2006 (SAT) APOC 2006 – Middle-dist Course (World Ranking Event)
• THE best location to view the beautiful night scene in Hong Kong Island. (It is exactly the reason why we arrange night Orienteering here).
31 Dec 2006 (SUN) APOC 2006 – Long-dist Course (World Ranking Event)
Opening Ceremony 29 Dec 2006 (FRI)
APOC 2006 – Sprint Course(World Ranking Event)
01 Jan 2007 (MON) APOC 2006 – Relay Closing Ceremony MARCH 2006 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 27
