All Race for Water participants MUST read the following terms and conditions and accept them upon registration.

Requirements
 

1. All participants MUST be aged 16 or above on or before 5 March 2023. Participants under 18 years old must submit a duly completed parent or guardian consent form to the Organizer on or before 19 February 2023.
    

2. To be eligible for the race, participants must complete the registration procedure on or before the application deadline 19 February 2023, including but not limited to paying the registration fees and minimum donation amount and providing the required documents.
    

3. Each participant can only enrollin one race category. The Organizer reserves the right to restrict or reject any registration.
    

4. Participants should understand the potential risks involved in taking part in the race and acknowledge the degree of fitness required. Participants should take the responsibility to ensure that they are physically fit to participate and finish the race. Participants are suggested to advise m you have doubt. Any person who is pregnant or suffering from any chronic disease such as heart disease or high blood pressure should not participate in the race. The Organizer reserves the right to cancel or deny the registration of any person who is known or suspected to have such conditions; and the participant hereby acknowledges that the decision of the Organizer shall be binding upon him/her.

Change Team Member(s)
 

1. Any team entries of team of 2, team of 4 or corporate team which wishes to make changes to its team member(s) shall submit a completed Application Form for Changing Team Member(s) together with the required administration fee, if any, through mail or in person to the Organizer's office at Room 1915, Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
    

2. For team entries, only team members, but not the team leader, can be changed. The maximum number of team member(s) that can be changed for a team of 2 and a team of 4 are ONE and TWO, respectively, and the gender of the incoming member(s) shall be the same as the gender of the outgoing member(s). For corporate teams, the maximum number of team members that can be changed is TWO and they must be from the same organization as the team leader.
    

3. Each team entry will have the right to change its team member(s) once free-of-charge before Sunday, 19 February 2023. To exercise such right, the completed Application Form for Changing Team Member(s) must reach the Organizer's office by  6pm on Sunday, 19 February 2023.  All additional application(s) or application(s) received after 6pm on Sunday, 19 February 2023 will be subject to an administration fee0 of HKD10
    

4. For the avoidance of doubt, the Organizer will not entertain any request for change of team leader, race category, timeslot and race distance.

Race Rules
 

1. Participants must complete the race course on foot.
    

2. Participants must bring and display the race bib with timing chip clearly visible on chest during the race, and are required to step on the timing mats or timing sensors located at the starting point, finishing point and other timing locations. Any incorrect or inaccurate timing record resulting from any improper use of the race bib or timing chip, or failure to step on all the timing mats or timing sensors may lead to disqualification, or the relevant participant may be deemed as not having completed the entire course. The Organizer will not be responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate timing record.
    

3. Participants who take part in the Experience Category will not be entitled to any ranking or award for the race.
    

4. Participants are strictly prohibited from transferring, swapping or selling race bibs or timing chips. If there is any runner running on behalf of a participant, both the runner and the participant will be disqualified, and no refund will be made.
    

5. Participants should study the race route carefully and follow the instructions and signage set on the route. Using short-cuts or any unofficial routes is strictly prohibited and will be disqualified once discovered.
    

6. Any participants who fail to start the race according to the specified starting time for his or her registered category will be disqualified.
    

7. Participants should pass through all checkpoints and water stations before their respective closing time. Participants who fail to arrive at all checkpoints and water stations before closing will be disqualified.
    

8. Race bib with timing chip, mobile phone, bamboo basket provided by the Organizer and unopened 5L bottled water are mandatory gears of Race for Water.
    

9. Participants must carry all the mandatory gears throughout the entire course of the race to complete the race. The Organizer reserves the right to conduct random gear checks during the race. All participants must complete a gear check at the finishing point. or violation of any rules relating thereto may lead to disqualification, or the relevant participant may be deemed as not having completed the entire course.
    

10. Participants should check if there is any damage to the bamboo basket and bottled water during the race. In case of any damage during the race, participants should ask for replacement at the nearest checkpoint or water station before continuing with the race.
     

11. If the bottled water is unloaded, opened or consumed at any time during the race, the relevant participant will be disqualified or considered as not having completed the entire course.
     

12. Participants must use the bamboo basket and shoulder straps provided by the Organizer (but not other carrier, backpack or straps) to carry the 5L bottled water. Reusable and removable materials may be used to wrap around the straps to provide comfort or to put into the bamboo basket to fix the position of the water bottle. Other assisting materials are not allowed. Violators will be disqualified. All add-on materials must be removed before returning the basket and straps to the Organizer.
     

13. Participants must carry the bamboo basket and bottled water by themselves, but assistance may be provided by teammate(s). If any assistance or support to any participant is provided by any non-participant or teammate (eg carrying the bamboo basket and bottled water for any participant) during the race, the relevant participant or team will be disqualified.
     

14. If any participant could not complete the race due to unforeseen physical conditions or any other reasons, the participant or his/her teammate(s) must immediately report the incident to race officials or call the Event Hotline to notify the Organizer. /her teammate(s) must use their best endeavor to return the bamboo basket and bottled water of the relevant participant to the nearest checkpoint or water station. The remaining team member(s) may continue with the race, but their result will not be ranked.
     

15. If any participants withdraws from the race for whatever reason, none of the registration fees and donations will be refunded under any circumstances.
     

16. Littering, damaging or disturbing any flora or fauna is strictly prohibited.
     

17. Participants must not carry any items that would constitute danger or affect the race (eg offensive weapons, inflammable, explosive or items affecting other participants) to the race route and event area. Violators will be asked to leave the race route immediately and may be to the law enforcement body. The Organizer reserves the right to claim against any participant who violates, or breaches any laws and regulations of Hong Kong.

Change, terminate or race cancellation
 

1. The Organizer reserves the right to change the race route or terminate the race without prior notice due to weather conditions, actual road conditions (including but not limited to landslides, hill fires, protests or blockage or closure along the race route) or any gen other emer situations. The race may also be temporarily suspended for emergency vehicles to get access and handle emergency situation during the race. In case of any emergency situation, participants should follow the instructions of onsite race officials or law enforcement None of the officers. donations will be refunded under any of these circumstances.
    

2. If the race is canceled or terminated due to adverse weather, landslide, hill fire, protest, road blockage or closure, force majeure or any other reason, the race will not be rescheduled. None of the registration fees and donations will be refunded.

Others
 

1. The Organizer reserves the right to use portrait of the participants, sounds, video or any record of the event for future promotional purpose.
    

2. The Organizer has purchased a group personal accident and public liability insurance for the race. This however is not a personal accident insurance for individual participants. Also, participants will not be covered if they cause injury to others under any circumstances. his/her own risks during the event and may purchase other suitable insurance by themselves as needed.
    

3. Participation in “Race for Water” is strictly voluntary in nature and at each participant's own risk. Each participant agrees to absorb the Organizer and its agents, the sponsors, the supporting organizations and/or their respective employees and staff members from any and all claims and liabilities whether arising from bodily injury, accident, death or other loss and whether incurred during the event, traveling to or from the event or for any other reason whatever.
    

4. These terms and conditions constitute an agreement between the Organizer and each Participant. A person who is not a party to this agreement shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Chapter 623 of the Laws of Hong Kong) to enforce any term of this agreement.
    

5. The Organizer reserves the right to amend all the above terms and conditions at any time without further notice. In case of any dispute, the decision of the Organizer shall be final.
    

6. The terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
    

7. In case of discrepancies between the English and the Chinese versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.