A OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HK SAR

leefs

A OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HK SAR WHICH HAS THE INTENTION TO BID TO HOST 2023 ASIAN GAMES
TO: The Government of the HK SAR

We are so excited to learn that The Government of the HK SAR has the intention to bid to host the 2023 Asian Games and commit to popularize sports.

But we are so disappointed that HK police recently took a series of unreasonable actions against long distance running along Tolo Harbor. These actions included intercepting runners in the so-called cycleways and requesting runners to present ID cards (more than a year ago, Police Commander promised that they would not take such actions). During Coca Cola Race and 1/4 Marathon Race, HK police spent a lot of manpower to strictly control the running track range and prohibit runners from running onto the cycleways. For some of the running tracks, the race with nearly one thousand runners was forced to proceed in less than a meter width footpath. Since there were also morning walkers using the path, the overcrowding situation was even more serious than Million Walk. All these actions and practices by police are opposite to government policy.

For a Half Marathon Race scheduled to be held in Shatin, permission was not granted by police because someone objected and also owing to a past record in 2 years ago that runners from that race stepped onto the so-called cycleway range. It seems that people participated in running sports will be prosecuted and criminalized in the near future.

We hereby call on the concerned departments to re-formulate reasonable and appropriate functions for the exercise trails, stop those measures and actions causing damage to social harmony, and establish a harmonious environment for sports.



Thank you for your kind attention.


Yours sincerely,

www.longrun.hk
11 Nov’ 2010
e-mail: [email protected]

大俠

You should also mention about the new cycling tracks to be constructed around west of NT. Consider to add running path and do not use brick which harmful to runners. Running is more popular in Hong Kong than cycling.

[ 本帖最後由 大俠 於 2010-11-16 11:48 編輯 ]

燉奶佬

讚成加埋大俠既意見！

clerkb

good & support post #1 #2  ideas . and thx you all to  propose this . strongly support . cheers

mephistopheles

as a person who has some knowledge of how things work (or dont work) in the govt, i could tell you this is of no use. govt dept wont give a damn to such letters. i dont know much about the complaints you've alleged, but if you want your voice to be (possibly) heard, it's my sincere suggestion that you may wish to cc your letter to the DC members and the press.

if the above doesnt work and that it's the district office of a certain govt dept that you're calling on, eg. the taipo / shatin district office of lscd, you may also wish to look up the govt directory and cc your complaint letter to those high up of the hierarchy, eg. the directorate who oversee that district office, or even directly to CE's Office ultimately.

mephistopheles

you may try to add some more evidences to your allegation as well, e.g. some photos / figures.


hope it helps.

Goman

Next time when the police intend to check runners ID, someone need to call the Reporters to draw the attention to the public.

Also can post the video to Youtube etc...

Wishing this can be a pressure to the related department not to do this again.

AY60

资源所限跑友及车友就要互相忍让配合，警察当然要灵活处理，要不然放几个纸牌公安就可以灭罪维持治安喇!扩阔及重整单车缓跑径是长远方案。大家都有着共同目标及利益!

alvinz

去搵區議員, 之後推埋上報紙, 希望有機會上埋電視. 如果唔係個政府當你冇到的.... 不過政府話d設施有特定用途的話, 真係想串佢以後維園足球場唔好借比人搞工展會等, 要既就去草地搞. 紅館係體育設施, 以後唔可以搞演唱會, etc.

你睇之前份財政預算案就係一個好例子, 全民反對都可以話冇微調空間... 更何況少少既一條單車徑...

其實一個合理既使用只不過係充份利用香港現有陝少及有限既資源, 都唔明政府點解做野自相矛盾. 之前搞亞運又話投放幾多錢推動全民運動, 而家份財政預算案就只提少少精英運動員....

shogikin

13/3 please support:

  313 小瀝源大練跑
https://www.longrun.hk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=14582&extra=page%3D1

leefs

A OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HK SAR


TO: The Government of the HK SAR

As an organization to promote sports, we longrun.hk are so excited to learn that The Government of the HK SAR claimed their will and commitment to promote and popularize sports when she intended to bid to host the 2023 Asian Games.

But we are so disappointed that HK police recently took a series of unreasonable actions against long distance running along Tolo Harbor. These actions included intercepting runners in the so-called cycleways and requesting runners to present ID cards (more than a year ago, Police Commander promised that they would not take such actions). During Coca Cola Race and 1/4 Marathon Race, HK police spent a lot of manpower to strictly control the running track range and prohibit runners from running onto the cycleways. For some of the running tracks, the race with nearly one thousand runners was forced to proceed in less than a meter width footpath. Since there were also morning walkers using the path, the overcrowding situation was even more serious than Million Walk. All these actions and practices by police are opposite to government policy.

For a long distance race scheduled to be held in Shatin on 13 Mar' 2011, permission was not granted by police because someone objected and also owing to a past record in 2 years ago that runners from that race stepped onto the so-called cycleway range. It seems that people participated in running sports will be prosecuted and criminalized in the near future.

We hereby call on the concerned departments to re-formulate reasonable and appropriate functions for the exercise trails, stop those measures and actions causing damage to social harmony, and establish a harmonious environment for sports.



Thank you for your kind attention.


Yours sincerely,

www.longrun.hk
e-mail: [email protected]

給特區政府公開信


致: 香港特區政府

得知特區政府於有意申辦亞運會時宣稱會致力及承諾推廣普及運動, 香港長跑網 作為推廣運動的團體感到十分雀躍。
但近日警方在吐露港一帶採取連串不合理行動，均附有針對香港最多人參與的長跑運動為目的，包括年多之前警區指揮官承諾,不會在所謂"單車徑"再進行的"攔截跑步者"及要求出示身份証的行為。如早前可樂7公里賽及1/4馬拉松賽中，警方動用了大量人力，嚴格控制賽道範圍,禁止跑手越進"單車徑"，個別賽道更被強迫安排於不足1米闊行人徑進行近千人的競賽！由於同時亦有晨運人士使用小徑，導致擠迫情況更甚於"百萬行"，更莫說要兼顧碰撞等安全問題，其性質及做法均與政府方針背道而馳。
而原定於13/3/2011沙田舉行的某長跑賽事，由於警方根據 "有人反對"，及該比賽兩年前曾有跑手踏進所謂 "單車徑"範圍的前科，故不給予批准賽事舉行，看來不久將來市民參與跑步運動因而被起訴及"刑事化"。
我們在此呼籲有關政策部門及議會，重新訂立有關 "康體徑"合理合適的功能，停止再進行有關損害社會和諧的措施，共同為社會構建平等共融,推動均衡普及的體育環境！


此 致
香港長跑網
www.longrun.hk
e-mail / [email protected]

甘日成

Push push push

甘日成

RTI都跑越野單車徑，又 唔見警方做野？執法不公，雙重標準！

aaroncslee

單車有奧運金牌政府就支持, 跑步冇奧運金牌就"打擊"
咁都叫推廣全民運動咩?? 不如改左D Slogan做"推廣全民踏單車算啦~
香港政府真係好短視好盲目....

trektrek

Sorry, 請樓主把A open...改為An open....
相信只是一時打錯.