Rules and Regulations

All participants must follow the rules, regulations, instructions and arrangements laid by the Organizer. Otherwise disqualification will be imposed for any violation. The Organizer reserves the rights to refuse any team or member to participate in or continue the race. All the Organizer's rights hereunder are expressly reserved including but not limited to the rights to commence legal proceedings against those who breach the rules, regulations, instructions and arrangement.

  1. All participants MUST be aged 16 or above on or before 15 October 2011.
  2. All participants must compete in a team and satisfy all criteria of their corresponding categories.
  3. Teams must submit the required documents, minimum donations and application fee on or before the deadline of Early-Bird or Application in order to be eligible to compete in the race.
  4. Teams must complete the registration procedures at specific time and location before the start of the competition.
  5. For the sake of participant's safety, each team must carry a mobile phone with full battery and each team member must carry a whistle and a torch / head lamp with enough batteries (must be AA/AAA, except for Tornado 156 participants who should refer to the relevant page for details.). All the equipments must be in good working condition throughout the race. Participants have to show the equipment to the staff upon request. The Organizer has the discretion to request participants without the required equipment to drop out.
  6. Participants must complete the entire race on foot (except traveling between Quarry Bay and Yau Tong by MTR). Traveling on any forms of transportation or subsidiary tools during the Event is not allowed. (If participants of "Tornado 156" arrive at Yau Tong in early morning and MTR is not in service yet, the Organizer will provide the transportation from Yau Tong to Quarry Bay.)
  7. All participants must follow the Organizer's instructions and complete the designated route within the time limit specified by the Organizer in order to be eligible for competing in the race and be ranked.
  8. At the Start Point, Finish Point and throughout the race, teams must register, start and report to checkpoints and Finish Point with the presence of a full team with all members. (Corporate Relay Teams please refer to "Additional Regulations for Corporate Relay Teams".)
  9. The completion time of a team will be recorded when the whole team with all members reach the Finish Point. (Corporate Relay Teams please refer to "Additional Regulations for Corporate Relay Teams".)
  10. Number bibs used in the race will be distributed during registration on Event Day and pins will be provided for clipping. All participants must display their number bibs in noticeable positions throughout the race.
  11. For loss of number bib during the race, participants MUST re-issue the number bib at next checkpoint before continuing the competition. An administration fee at HK$50 will be charged for each newly issued number bib and collected at the Finish Point of the corresponding course (Day Course - Shatin Pass / Night Course and Whole Course - Nam Chung / Round Trip Course - Tai Tam Reservoir Road). Payment is required to be settled before refund of ERC deposit cheque at Finish Point. No payment will be collected at any Checkpoint.
  12. For loss of Electronic Record Card during the race, participants MUST report to next checkpoint. No Electronic Record Card will be re-arranged and the deposit of HK$200 per team will be forfeited. The team may continue the race with the approval of the Organizer. However, the team's result will not be ranked.
  13. Teams that cannot arrive at the checkpoint before the specified closing time must report to the nearest checkpoint or call the Event Hotline (8101 4622) immediately. They should follow the Organizer's instructions, stay at the checkpoint and wait for the Organizer's arrangements. Under such circumstances, they may continue the race with the Organizer's approval, but their result will not be ranked.
  14. For the sake of participants' safety, team member(s) withdrawn from the race for any reasons must report to next checkpoint. Electronic Record Card will NOT be re-issued. The withdrawn participant must be accompanied by at least one of his/her team member(s) and obtain the Organizer's approval for his/her leave. Under such circumstances, the remaining team members (at least two) may continue the race only with the Organizer's approval but the team's result will not be ranked.
  15. Team's result is based on the record stored in the Electronic Record Card. The Organizer reserves the right of finalizing the results.
  16. Regrouping or changing members is not allowed once the registration is completed. Violating the rule will lead to disqualification.
  17. Participants must obey the Country Codes. They shall not litter or leave unattended fires.
  18. Participants must obey traffic regulations and make use of the crossing facilities properly.
  19. Participants have to sign Health Declaration and Disclaimer during registration on Event Day. The Organizer reserves the right to refuse any participant who has fever or other discomforts to continue the race.
  20. The Organizer reserves the rights to cancel the Event for the sake of participants' safety or public heath (e.g. under adverse weather conditions) and reschedule the Event to 29-30 October 2011. If the rescheduled Event on 29-30 October 2011 is cancelled due to adverse weather or special incident, the Event will not be rescheduled.
  21. All paid fees and donations are non-refundable under any circumstances.
  22. If the participants do not follow the rules, regulations, instructions and arrangement for the Event, the Organizer reserves the right for not allowing their participation in future Raleigh Challenge-Wilson Trail.

Additional Regulations for Corporate Relay Teams

  1. Relay points are set at Check Point1, 3, 5, 7 and 8.
  2. The arrival time at Finish Point (Nam Chung) of the last relay group will be recorded as the completion time of that corporate team.
  3. For each relay team, there must be 2-4 team members to compete in each relay section.
  4. Each relay team must at least change ONE team member in at least ONE of the relay points for completing the whole course.

The Organizer reserves the rights to amend and interpret all the terms and conditions listed above.