Oxfam Trailwalker Official Records (2009-2019)

Since 2009, we have changed the Trailwalker route. As such, speed records prior to 2009 are not published as they are not comparable.

Year Fastest Time Team Name No. of Teams that Participated 2009 12 hrs 17 mins PLA HK Garrison 1,011 2010 11 hrs 59 mins PLA HK Garrison 1,029 2011 12 hrs 22 mins PLA HK Garrison 1,109 2012 11 hrs 12 mins SALOMON 1,179 2013 10 hrs 58 mins Team Columbia S1 1,168 2014 11 hrs 56 mins Team Columbia S1 - Nepal 1,250 2015 11 hrs 58 mins 2XU UFO 1,279 2016 11 hrs 1 min AWOO Team Nepal 1,295 2017 12 hrs 1 min AWOO Team Nepal 1,243 2018 11 hrs 53 mins Gone Running-Joint Dynamics 1,219 2019 The Oxfam Trailwalker was cancelled two days before the event due to the social incidents and traffic conditions.

Categories Team Year Time Oxfam Super Trailwalker Team Columbia S1 (S03) 2013 10hrs58mins Oxfam Trailwalker Gone Running-Joint Dynamics (8024) 2018 11hrs53mins Male Team Team Columbia S1 (S03) 2013 10hrs58mins Female Team Blister Sisters (S38) 2012 13hrs53mins Mixed Team s 美女與猛獸s - Beauty and the Beasts (8016) 2017 12hrs51mins Veterans I 50+ 健行群山長青小隊 Vibram (S20) 2012 14hrs1min Veterans II 60+ 花甲威龍 (0548) 2014 19hrs41mins Accountancy KPMG HKTR Bros 2016 (S29) 2016 14hrs33mins Club or Association PLA HK Garrison (S49) 2009 12hrs17mins Education HKUST MBAAA Speed Ladies (S15) 2014 15hrs54mins Finance Convoy Cosmoboys Team 1 (S01) 2012 12hrs25mins General Corporation Team Columbia S1 (S03) 2013 10hrs58mins Government or Military PLA HK Garrison (S50) 2010 11hrs59mins Health Care Salomon x SKP Medical Group LTD x AsiaTrail x 2015 14hrs Tailwind Nutrition (S47) Individual Team Team Nepal (S51) 2012 11hrs1min Information Technology & e-Business 善跑 (S04) 2015 12hrs52mins Insurance 亞洲保險 Cosmoboys Team 1 (8126) 2018 13hrs15mins Logistics and Transportation Service Frontier (8062) 2018 22hrs52mins Manufacturing AWOO Team Nepal (S05) 2016 11hrs1min Media/PR/Advertising ASIA TRAIL (0371) 2015 13hrs54mins Real Estate and Property Management 常餐 (8117) 2018 15hrs19mins Social Service EFCC Kong Fok Church (Team 1) (5010) 2014 14hrs27mins Tourism & Hotel Services 追峰 - 天鷹 (5016) 2010 13hrs40mins

55 History of Oxfam Trailwalker Number of teams participated 1981 50 1986 100 1991 480 Trailwalker was originally a - Jointly organising Trailwalker Hong Kong Telecom provided fundraising event that for the first time, Oxfam telephone services by challenged the strength and obtained one- third of the installing cables along the endurance of the Gurkha donations. trail, which allowed better soldiers. They were required to - Having fully opened the communication than the finish the entire course in 24 event to the general public Gurkhas’ VHF radios in the past. hours. It raised HK$80,000 that for the first time, Trailwalker year; part of the funds was saw 69 Gurkha and 31 used to subsidise the building civilian teams join it. In the 1992 584 of a library in a poor village in end, a civilian team claimed Barcode scanning was Nepal and the rest was the championship. adopted, which allowed the donated to the Spastics Organiser to keep track of Association of Hong Kong. participants’ locations during 1987 166 the event. 1982 The Organiser introduced two start times for the first time: 1993 600 The Falklands War broke out, one in the daytime and the so no Trailwalker was held. other in the evening. Governor Wilson officiated the event as 1994 609 the Guest of Honour. 1983 45 1995 611 This was the second time a 1984 50 1988 288 civilian team became the first team to cross the finish line: 1985 55 1989 305 Carlingford Lombard Comets completed the course in 14 Seventy-five Gurkha and 230 The Gurhaks invited five civilian hours 26 minutes. teams to join Trailwalker. This civilian teams participated in was the first time non-military the event – this was the first teams could participate in the time there were more civilian 1996 659 teams than military teams. event. A sweet victory for the Gurkhas during their last Trailwalker. 1990 419 They crossed the finish line in just 13 hours 28 minutes.

56 1997 701 2005 966 2015 1,279 - After the Gurkhas left Hong S53 ‘2XU UFO’ team finished the Kong, Oxfam enlisted the help 2006 961 course in 11 hours 58 minutes. and support of many other It was the first local team to community organisations, 2007 940 come in first after the Sai Kung who generously obliged and to Yuen Long route was demonstrated the great introduced. Trailwalking spirit of 2008 968 partnership. - This was the last year in which - The Gurkhas organised the Perowne Barracks, Tuen Mun, 2016 1,295 first Trailwalker event in the was the Finish Point. . It was the - Eight speed records were 2017 1,243 first rudiment of Overseas broken; G4S broke one of the - Team 8016 ‘美女與野獸 s – Trailwalker. records as they trekked from Beauty and the Beasts‘ made Sai Kung to Tuen Mun in just a new record for Mixed Team 11 hours 52 minutes. 1998 722 with a finish time of 12 hours 51 minutes. 1999 881 2009 1,011 - Super Trailwalker Teams and 24- hour Teams were combined - Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Tai to form the Elite Team Category. 2001 898 Hong Holiday Camp in Yuen Long became the new Finish - The first starting time was 2000 873 Point. changed to 08:00. - The Hong Kong Garrison of the - ‘Super Trailwalker’, a new Chinese People's Liberation category in the Oxfam 2018 1,219 Army teams participated in Trailwalker was introduced. Oxfam Trailwalker for the first - Two new categories: - About 200 walkers were time. One team finished first ‘Logistics and Transportation advised not to proceed beyond after just 12 hours and 17 Service‘ and ‘Real Estate and the Checkpoint 7 due to the minutes. Property Management‘. adverse weather conditions. - First year of ‘Green4 Trailwalker‘ - A computer ballot system was in promoting Love the introduced for Open Team 2010 1,029 Environment among teams. Category enrolments. A total of 1,250 teams applied. 2011 1,109 2019 2012 1,179 - The Oxfam Trailwalker was 2002 888 cancelled two days before 2013 1,168 the event due to the social 2003 928 incidents and traffic conditions. This was the first year with four 2014 1,250 - Although the event was not start times: 09:00, 11:00, 12:30 held as planned, supporters and 14:00 The number of start times was from all walks of life raised increased to five: 08:30, 09:30, over HK$11 million for Oxfam 11:00, 12:30 and 14:00 2004 930 Hong Kong. - Of the 1,240 teams registered The name of the event was in Oxfam Trailwalker 2019, changed from ‘Trailwalker’ to close to 90 per cent chose to ‘Oxfam Trailwalker’, and a new carry their team slots forward logo was introduced. to Oxfam Trailwalker 2020.

57 Souvenirs

Oxfam Trailwalker 2020 Souvenirs There are countless people living in poverty, and they really need your support. Besides participating in or supporting Oxfam Trailwalker, you can purchase Oxfam merchandise which will be available at Oxfam Hong Kong's office from now. Funds raised are used to help underprivileged people in Hong Kong and to support development programmes in Asia and Africa.

襟章Pin HK$15

Quick Dry T-shirt Tote Bag HK$120 HK$20 Stainless Steel Number Water Bottle Cloth Button HK$80 HK$20 2020 2020A 主辦 Organiser 首席贊助 Principal Sponsor Wristlet Multi Function Knife HK$120 HK$80

Ultra-slim Running Waistpack HK$70

Cutlery Set Stainless Steel Cup HK$100 HK$65

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58 Other Supporting Companies & Organisations

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Auxiliary Medical Service Chinese Medicine Professional Tui-Na Association, Hong Kong Civil Aid Service Civil Aviation Department Correctional Services Department Customs and Excise Department Volunteer Team Friends of Oxfam Trailwalker Government Flying Service Government Property Agency Green Commune Education Charity Foundation Limited Highways Department Home Affairs Department Hong Kong Adventure Corps Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society Limited Hong Kong Fire Services Department Hong Kong Fire Services Department Volunteer Team Hong Kong Hiking Meetup Hong Kong Observatory Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited Hong Kong Podiatrists Association Hong Kong Police Force Hong Kong Police Volunteer Services Corps ICAC Staff Club Immigration Department Khalsa Diwan Hong Kong Sikh Temple Kowloon Central Cluster Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Pak Tam Chung Holiday Camp Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp Sai Wan Village Scout Association of Hong Kong Swire Properties Community Ambassador The Boys’ Brigade, Hong Kong The Green Earth The RHKR (The Volunteers) Association Transport Department Water Supplies Department 60