TrailWatch “Joy in the Countryside” Awards 2017
With the growing popularity of recreational hiking in Hong Kong, more people are finding enjoyment from being out in nature. But that doesn’t mean we should forget the importance of guarding the countryside, which is why this year, TrailWatch is organising the “Joy in the Countryside” Awards.
Every month, TrailWatch will select a featured user. At the end of 2017, we will screen all our users and pick the one who has covered the most distance as our “Hiking Beast”; while the user with the most outstanding photo will be awarded our “Mountain Moment” prize; and the user who has consistently lodged the most valid incident reports will be crowned our “Guardian of the Countryside”.
▲ Featured User
On the fourth week of each month, TrailWatch will publish a “Featured User” on www.trailwatch.hk. Users will be chosen based on the amount of activity they have logged on TrailWatch, including the distance covered, number of reported incidents and photo uploads.
1. Hiking Beast
The user who has logged the most number of kilometres in 2017 using TrailWatch will be named the “Hiking Beast”. In addition to distance covered, we’ll also take into consideration whether the hiking logs and records were created in country park areas. The TrailWatch Hiking Beast is no imposter: one must expend the blood, sweat and tears to be worthy of this title.
2. Hiking Beast
Every week, TrailWatch reviews and showcases photographs uploaded by users to reflect Hong Kong’s natural splendor. During the fourth week of every month, TrailWatch would select one of photos showcased during the month as a “Mountain Moment”. At the end of 2017, TrailWatch would pick one photo from the 12 Mountain Moments of each month as the Mountain Moment of the Year. If you can wow us with a smartphone photo, you’re our star.
3. Guardian of the Countryside
Hong Kong’s country parks are under all sorts of threats, and we at TrailWatch would like you to join us in protecting them. TrailWatch follows up on the reports lodged by users and, based on the frequency and legitimacy of the reports, we will select the “Guardian of the Countryside” of 2017. Join us in monitoring our country parks and ensure that those who try to destroy them won’t get away with it.
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[ How to Win ]
Every month： Most Outstanding Hiker: Every month, log data from at least two trails, and upload at least five different photos per trail, and you’ll stand a chance to become TrailWatch’s “Most Outstanding Hiker” of 2017.
Mountain Moment: During the fourth week of every month, TrailWatch will select one photo from its featured photos as the month’s “Mountain Moment”.
Every year：
Hiking Beast of 2017: Accumulate the most kilometers logged on TrailWatch. They should include numbers logged on at least 12 trails of 5km or more.
Mountain Moment of 2017: A public vote will be organised for the 12 monthly Mountain Moments to select one photo for the “Mountain Moment of 2017” prize.
Guardian of the Countryside 2017: T railWatch will pick the Guardian of the Countryside 2017.
[ Prizes ]
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Terms & Conditions
1. TrailWatch is the official organiser of the “Joy in the Countryside” Awards 2017 (hereby referred to as “the Awards”). All individuals should read and understand the terms and conditions of the Awards prior to their participation.
2. All participants must “Like” TrailWatch on Facebook and “Follow” TrailWatch on Instagram.
3. TrailWatch will select qualified participants and award prizes to selected winners.
4. Participants must set their logged routes to “Public” for their data to be considered valid.
5. Participants harboring the intent of manipulating the Awards will be blacklisted. Results will be based only on data from TrailWatch servers.
6. The organiser reserves the right to remove content that contains violence, pornography and obscenities, and to disqualify participants who disregard the aforementioned terms without advance notice. Disqualified participants will have no right to object.
7. Winners will be selected by TrailWatch. The names of winners will be announced on TrailWatch’s Facebook page and Instagram account.
8. Awardees must provide TrailWatch with their full names (as stated on their HKIDs), email addresses and the first four digits of their HKID numbers in a Facebook message within three days of the announcement of the results for contacting and awarding purposes. TrailWatch reserves the right to disqualify anyone who fails to provide accurate and timely information, or satisfy the terms and conditions for participation.
9. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash. TrailWatch reserves the right to make changes to the prizes without prior notice. All awardees must respect and follow the terms and conditions stipulated by providers of the prizes. Such providers and TrailWatch reserve the right to final decision should any disputes occur.
10. TrailWatch is not the provider of the prizes, and will not be responsible for any losses incurred during the use of the prizes, and/or disputes between the awardees and the providers of the prizes.
11. Participation in the Awards indicate the participants’ awareness and agreement towards its terms and conditions. TrailWatch reserves the right to disqualify participants and the right to pursue further action should any participant fail to abide by the terms and conditions.
12. The Awards are not open to TrailWatch staff and their immediate family members.
13. Personal information obtained will be used for the sole purpose of contacting awardees. TrailWatch will verify the eligibility of participants for the Awards by ensuring the accuracy of the personal information and email address provided.
14. TrailWatch reserves the right to name its awardees and to define all terms and conditions. Should any disputes occur, TrailWatch reserves the right to final decision, including but not limited to amending the event or terminating it, and amending the terms and conditions of the Awards without prior notice.
15. Click here [https://www.trailwatch.hk/?t=privacy] to find out more about TrailWatch’s privacy policy.
16. The event will be held from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
17. Following the verification of personal information, awardees will be notified in February 2018.