"Oxfam Trailwalker" has been suspended in the past two years due to the anti-revision campaign and the impact of the epidemic. It was originally scheduled to resume physical activities from November 19 to 21 this year.
Oxfam said today (27th) that it received a written notice from the government yesterday that the Trailwalker’s activity is located on MacLehose Trail and it is difficult to completely block the opportunities for the public and participants to contact each other, and that 4,600 participants and staff were involved. , And carried out across several areas for 3 consecutive days. It is believed that there is still a potential risk of spreading the epidemic, so the application for "exempt group gathering" was finally rejected.
This year's event was not held in the physical form of three consecutive days as before, and the conference was extremely disappointed and helpless.
Teams who have paid Oxfam Trailwalker 2021 registration fee, registration fee and donation can choose to refund related fees.
The cross-country running event has been suspended for two consecutive years, and the last time it was held was in 2018.
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Oxfam said that it has been in close communication with government departments from mid-year to the present, including introducing the history, format and scale of the event, and in response to the request of the bureau for many months, it has repeatedly updated and submitted the epidemic prevention details in the event application, including a significant reduction in the team. It is not recommended to arrange support teams, provide more individually packaged food at checkpoints, participants must receive two doses of the new crown vaccine, and submit a negative test report 48 hours before the event to meet the requirements for holding large-scale sports events. Receive a clear objection notice.
However, three weeks before the event, I suddenly learned that this year's Oxfam Trailwalker's "exempt group gathering" application was finally rejected.
The conference pointed out that some large-scale sports events that have not been provided with dietary supplements have been exempted by the government and can be resumed in the usual physical mode.
However, Oxfam Trailwalker is different from other mountain races and road races. The activity lasts for 48 hours. It is located on the public MacLehose Trail. Food is provided to participants along the way. There are more than 4,000 participants and volunteers. A total of 100 kilometers across Sai Kung to Yuen Long, etc., may constitute relevant epidemic prevention risk considerations.
The conference stated that it is actively organizing and fully launching the backup plan. It is tentatively scheduled for Oxfam Trailwalker to be presented in a new model from November 22 to December 12. Persevering in the original aspiration, we will join hands with our footsteps to overcome unprecedented challenges and difficulties, and meet again on the MacLehose Path in another form.
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