Support Teams A good support team can make a huge difference. Leaders of the support teams are advised to attend the briefings organised by Oxfam Hong Kong. 1.
Support teams should familiarise themselves with the trail beforehand. Prior to the event, the walkers and the support team should survey all the support points to ensure they know exactly where to meet.
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You need maps showing the precise location of the checkpoints (CPs) and a timetable showing your team's estimated time of arrival at each CP. (Please refer to P.38-39 for the Suggested Timetable for Walkers section)
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Mobile phones and pagers help a lot for teams and support teams to communicate with each other. Test the reliability of the phones and pagers before the event as transmission signals may be weak in some areas. Try to use text messages in these areas.
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Keep in close contact with the walkers during the event. To avoid traffic congestion, you should arrive at CPs not more than 30 minutes before the estimated arrival time of your team.
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To avoid causing any unnecessary obstruction to other participating teams, please control the number of members in your support team.
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For the sake of fairness, support teams are not allowed to provide any physical assistance to participants, such as pushing the participants forward to help their acceleration.
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Plan what you will carry. We suggest that walkers avoid drinking alcohol during the event or at the Finish Point as they might have an allergic reaction after having walked for hours and suffering from fatigue.
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Checkpoints can be very cold at night. Wear warm clothes. Bring a torch and be prepared for a wait. Some CPs can be very crowded, so please be patient.
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It is also important that support teams should have sufficient food and drink as well as other essentials during the walk. Please avoid blocking other participating teams on the trail and give way to other teams when appropriate.
10. Support teams should discard trash at the refuse collection points and should not leave any items at the support points. Please keep the area clean. 11. Please try to use public transport or reduce the number of support vehicles where possible. Parking has become a problem as the event has grown. The police will not make exceptions for Oxfam Trailwalker support teams when issuing tickets for illegal parking. If you arrive by car, please remember to leave plenty of time for traffic jams, and be prepared to park some distance from the CPs and walk the rest of the way.
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12. An Oxfam Trailwalker parking permit (to be sent to team leaders by early November) is required to enter CP8. This parking permit is for private cars only and does not permit access to restricted roads in the country parks. 13. Free shuttle bus service will be provided at the following points: a) Between the Start Point at Pak Tam Chung and CP2 at Pak Tam Au from noon to 10pm, 16 November (circular route) b) Between the Finish Point at Tai Tong and the MTR Yuen Long Station from 7am, 17 November to 2:30pm, 18 November 14. Support teams driving to CPs should read the “Checkpoints” section (P.19-30) carefully, especially the parking arrangement at the Finish Point. You can also refer to the “Info for Walker” > “Trail & Checkpoints” section on the Oxfam Trailwalker website for more details. Please also be reminded to switch off the vehicle engine while waiting, to reduce emissions.
Special Attention! Some CPs are located in country park areas where private cars are not allowed. All support teams must use public transport and follow the country parks regulations. For details, please visit www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/home.htm and refer to “Chapter 208 Country Parks Ordinance”. Oxfam Hong Kong will not provide a Country Park Permit for any participant or support team. 44
Support Area at Major Checkpoints Checkpoint 6
Checkpoint 3
SHING MUN (JUBILEE) RESERVOIR MA ON SHAN
CP6
OXFAM TRAILWALKER ROUTE
SAI SHA ROAD
LOWER SHING MUN RESERVOIR KWAI CHUNG
CP6 SUPPORT AREA
CP3 SUPPORT AREA
KOWLOON RESERVOIR
KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARK
CP3
SHA TIN
NGONG WO
SHUI LONG WO WONG CHUK YEUNG
TAI MONG TSAI ROAD
ROUNDABOUT
OXFAM TRAILWALKER ROUTE
KAM SHAN ROAD
MANAGEMENT CENTRE TO PAK TAM CHUNG
HIRAM'S HIGHWAY
LAI CHI KOK TAI PO ROAD
KOWLOON
SAI KUNG TOWN OXFAM TRAILWALKER ROUTE + ROAD
Checkpoint 4
Checkpoint 8 OXFAM TRAILWALKER ROUTE
SHA TIN
SIU LEK YUEN SHEK KONG ROUTE TWISK
CP8
KWUN YAM SHAN
TSZ WAN SHAN
CP4 SUPPORT AREA TAI LO SHAN
SHA TIN PASS ROAD (UPHILL)
OXFAM TRAILWALKER ROUTE
KAP LUNG
FEI NGO SHAN ROAD (UPHILL) LION ROCK COUNTRY PARK
TAI MO SHAN ROAD CAR PARK JAT'S INCLINE (DOWNHILL)
FEI NGO SHAN
TSUEN KAM AU
CP8 SUPPORT AREA
CHOI WAN ESTATE ROUTE TWISK OXFAM TRAILWALKER ROUTE + ROAD
＊ CP4 is not completely visible on this map.
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