Participants are advised to read the following Important Notice, Terms & Conditions and Official Rules carefully before submitting the registration form.

Participants want to amend or enquire about their personal information on their entry should contact the Marathon Secretariat.

Please submit your entry once only, either online or by post. No refunds of duplicate entries will be arranged.

Participants are advised to undertake adequate training before the event.

Participants are advised to solicit medical advice from doctor if they are in doubt of their health condition prior to taking part in the race.

1. Acceptance Letters will be sent by post to all successful participants before 10 January 2012.

2. If you do not receive an acceptance letter by 13 January 2012, please call the service Hotline at 2577 0800 before 18 January 2012.
   

3. Successful participants MUST collect their race number cloths, timing chips and souvenirs at the designated time slot and location below (in person or via an authorized person) by presenting the ORIGINAL acceptance letters as follow:

   	Local Participants	Overseas Participants
   Date for Collection	28 & 29 January 2012	3 & 4 February 2012
   Opening Time	9:30am To 7:00pm	10:00am To 5:00pm
   Location	Central Lawn, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

   
   

4. In order to avoid congestion in queuing up for the runners' packs and to ensure a smooth distribution, participants are advised to collect their runners' packs according to the specified date and time as indicated on the acceptance letter.

1. Full Marathon participants must be 20 years old or above. For the Half Marathon and 10km races, participants must be 16 years old or above. The Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association Limited ( the Organizer) has the right to verify age of participants before, during and after the race.

2. Completed entry forms must be received no later than 30 Nov 2011 - the final deadline Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis.

3. The Organizer reserves the right to close entries before the deadline without any notice once the race quota is full.

4. Entry forms will only be processed upon receipt of full payment of entry fee.

5. Only participants of the Full Marathon Challenge, Half Marathon Challenge and 10km Challenge races will be entitled to compete for awards/prize. No awards/prizes will be offered to participants who take part in other races/categories.

6. In case of a special need to change race after an entry has been accepted, a written application must be made before 30 Nov 2011. This should be accompanied by a cheque of HK$50 made payable to "Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association Limited" as administration fee. The Organizing Committee will assess the applications, and the accompanied cheques will be returned to unsuccessful applicants.

7. The Organizer reserves the right to limit and refuse entries without reason.

8. The Organizer reserves the right to contact and to interview applicants by phone or otherwise for additional information required for matters relating to their applications.

9. Entry fees are non-refundable. The Organizer reserves the right to refuse entries for once the entry is accepted any applicants who provide false information, do not make the required payment, or fail to meet entry requirements as stated in the entry form.

10. Should the event be cancelled due to circumstance beyond the control of the Organizer, a refund of 50% of the entry fee will be made before 30 April 2012 and the Organizer shall have no further responsibility and/or liability thereafter.

11. Any person who is pregnant or suffering from any chronic disease such as heart disease or high blood pressure should not participate in the event. The Organizer reserves the right to disallow / disqualify any person who is known or suspected to be physically unfit to participate in the event. The Organizer also reserves the right to disqualify any person and / or nullify his or her result for any violation, breach or non-observance of any International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules or competition regulations. The Organizer shall not be obliged to refund any entry fee under such circumstances.

12. All participants must ensure that they are medically and physically fit to participate in the race.  By submitting his or her entry, each applicant agrees to observe and accept all the terms and conditions of the event contained herein and as shall from time to time be introduced by the Organizer.

1. Entry categories and timing chip are non-transferable.

2. The Organizer reserves the right to disqualify or exclude any person from competition who gives incorrect personal data / details on the entry form, who has been banned from competition under IAAF jurisdiction, or who is suspected of having taken banned substances. No refund of entry fee will be arranged.

3. No result or certificate will be given to participants who do not start in the race time assigned to them by the Organizer.

4. Participants must retire from the race immediately, if asked / requested to do so by any member of the officials, medical staff, race director, referees and / or security officers / Marshals.

5. No pets or any form of wheel-run objects of transport, e.g. wheel chairs (except designated wheelchairs for the Wheelchair events approved by the organizer), bicycles, skates, push carts, shoes with built-in or attached rollers, etc. are allowed on the course.

6. Participants are not allowed to run with babies or children who are under aged 16 and unregistered runners.

7. In order to ensure the re-opening of roads to normal traffic by 2:15pm, the Organizer will designate cut off times at specified locations. Runners failing to reach these specific locations within times specified must stop their races and board the official buses when asked by route officials and marshals. The buses will take these runners back to the Finish venue.

8. For prize winners or potential prize winners, disputes and appeals must be made at the Finish within 30 minutes of the published results on the results board on-site or immediately after the prize presentation, whichever is earlier.

9. For all other participants , disputes and appeals regarding the results must be submitted in writing, including return email address within 7 days after the race day. The Organizer reserves the rights not to entertain any dispute or appeal after 12 February 2012.

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

The HKAAA reserves the right to interpret or amend the above rules.