The last cancelled and twice-postponed "Standard Chartered Marathon" can be resumed on October 24 this year, originally planned today (13th), but today there is more doubt.
It is understood that the Hong Kong government is still reviewing the organizer's plan, mainly considering the risk of epidemic prevention, and has not yet decided whether to approve it or not.
Guan Qi, chairman of the Hong Kong Athletics Association, pointed out that for the time being, the government and the organizers are still continuing to negotiate. Tian Zong pointed out that it will take another day or two to prepare. The epidemic prevention measures have been handed over to his own response plan, and the current role is relatively passive.
Guan Qi, chairman of the Hong Kong Athletics Association, said that the current event is still in progress, and the government and the organizers are still negotiating.
The main concern of the government lies in the issue of epidemic prevention, and the organizer has submitted a specific response plan.
Guan Qi pointed out that he would give the government one or two more days to discuss, but said that Mr. Tian's current role is passive.
As for Tokyo's successful marathon competition earlier, why Hong Kong can't? Guan said that it is now cooperating closely with the government and it is not convenient to comment on other places' practices.
The government is cautious about the health of the citizens, and Mr. Tian expressed respect.
The organizer has submitted the plan to the government last month
The "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon" is an annual event in the Hong Kong running world, but the last one was suspended for one year due to the epidemic.
The Hong Kong Athletics Association and the Hong Kong and Malaysia Preparatory Committee are striving to resume the operation in October this year. They have submitted a proposal last month and are awaiting a response from the government. It is known that the bureau's considerations mainly involve research and judgment on epidemic prevention risks.
The organizers said earlier that the epidemic continues and the scale and route of the event need to change.
The upper limit of the number of runners will be significantly reduced to 18,000. There will be places for 10km, half marathon and full marathon. They will also start in stages. Runners must also complete two doses of vaccinations two weeks before the competition.
The conference will also charge the runners an administrative fee of RMB 50 for epidemic prevention, which is used to arrange hand sanitizer and other epidemic prevention materials.
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