印尼

香港取消本年餘下定向賽事 ORIEN.ASIA 賽事將有所修改

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Hong Kong is becoming a major orienteering hub as the sport becomes trendier in Asia.

因新冠肺炎第三波爆發,香港定向總會早前已宣佈取消2020年餘下總會賽事,包括十二月的週年賽和下半年的排名賽。各屬會仍可按法例限制舉辦屬會賽事。

ORIEN.ASIA 賽事修改

  • 因法例限制和總會賽事取消,我們稍後將宣佈十二月香港城市賽和訓練營的安排。
  • 十一月印尼雅加達城市賽和世界排名賽已取消,或延期至2021年舉行。
  • 十二月泰國城市賽和錦標賽將繼續舉行。 開放予國際選手參加與否,將視乎旅遊限制而定。
Hongkong

Hongkong ställer in alla orienteringstävlingar lagom till nyår – vad du bör veta

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Hong Kong is becoming a major orienteering hub as the sport becomes trendier in Asia.

Hongkong har, vid de senaste veckorna, haft så kallade “tredje vågen” av coronapandemin. Därför har Hongkongs orienteringsförbund (Orienteering Association of Hong Kong, OAHK) valt att ställa in alla tävlingar inom 2020.

Hongkongska mästerskapet i orientering (Hong Kong Annual Orienteering Championships), som brukar ske över jullovet, är också inställd i år.

Kan jag resa till Hongkong för orientering?

Inte just nu—du som utländska resande får inte resa till Hongkong än, även för Hongkongborna finns kravet på 14-dagars karantän om de reser tillbaka från utanför Kina-fastland, Macao eller Taiwan.

Det finns dock kanske klubbtävlingar utanför OAHK-tävlingar, som klubbarna är fria att anordna inom coronarestriktionens ram. Håll koll på vad som gäller för inresa om du vill planera en semester till Hongkong eller någonstans annat i Asien.

Hur påverkas ORIEN.ASIA-tävlingar?

  • Vi kommer att berätta hur våra planerade tävlingar i Hongkong i December 2020 ska ske, eller bli inställd, förflyttad m.m.
  • Indonesien-tävlingar i November 2020 (Jakarta City Race och WRE) är inställda. Vi uppdaterar information löpande.
  • Tävlingar i Thailand, till exempel Bangkok City Race och Thailand International Orienteering Championship 2020, kommer att fortsätta. Om den thailändska regeringen öppnar landet upp för internationella turister så är du välkomna att tävla, håll koll på våra sociala medier och webbsidor.
Asia

3 street food scenes in Asia you should try on your next visit

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Fishballs are the quintessential street food snack in Hong Kong, "Asia's World City" (photo: Wing11803 @ Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0)

Asia is a continent of street food—you’d be greeted by endless street food stalls wherever you go. To spend a few coins on hawkers and savour the street food, is a quintessential part of Asian life. Here, we list three street food scenes in Asia you should try on your next orienteering trip!

1. Thailand

Floating market in Thailand (photo: Georgie Pauwels @ Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 2.0)
Floating market in Thailand (photo: Georgie Pauwels @ Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 2.0)

If you have a Thai friend and you’re visiting Bangkok, chances are that your friend would be asking you, “have you tried the street food?” Street food is indeed omnipresent in cities throughout Thailand—from street vendors, to the bustling night markets, to the characteristic floating markets on boats—these places are all well frequented by Thais and tourists alike.

Noodles like Pad Thai are frequent items at street vendors. Coconut-based snacks, Malay roti, and fried insects (if you dare!) are other items that you can often buy from hawkers.

The Thailand International Orienteering Championship and other events in December is a good chance for you to try these street delicacies.

2. Indonesia

Pancake, Jakarta-style (called Kue Ape, lit. "what cake?", an euphemism for Kue tetek—breast cake) (photo: Serenity @ Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
Pancake, Jakarta-style (called Kue Ape, lit. “what cake?”, an euphemism for Kue tetek—breast cake) (photo: Serenity @ Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0)

The vast and multicultural archipelago country of Indonesia has a vibrant street food scene, a mix of Indonesian, Chinese and Dutch influences. Street stalls on wheels, whereby the hawker can paddle around and sell, are a common sight, providing affordable nourishment to the people.

Like in Thailand, here you’ll find main dishes like fried noodles (mi goreng) and chicken congee (bubur ayam), as well as snacks like pancakes and drinks like palm wine (tuak).

Although the Jakarta City Race will not take place this year, stay tuned for future events in Indonesia so you can experience these dishes first hand!

3. Hong Kong

Fishballs are the quintessential street food snack in Hong Kong (photo: Wing11803 @ Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
Fishballs are the quintessential street food snack in Hong Kong (photo: Wing11803 @ Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0)

Street hawkers in Hong Kong are, unfortunately, not as many as the aforementioned two countries as the government here considers these as nuisance on street cleanliness and therefore stopped issuing licenses decades ago. Hawkers now mainly sell in fixed shops along the street, or in stalls inside shopping malls. You can still find individual mobile stalls on the street.

Street food in Hong Kong is part of city’s identity. Fish balls, egg waffles and fried chestnuts are a few examples of the many tasty snacks you can buy from roadside shops.

Hong Kong orienteering events might be cancelled for the rest of 2020, but you’ll sure get a chance to try the street food of the metropolis!