Scout – O Camp on Oct 16-17
jenna September 29th, 2010
Dear Scouts,
We’ll have our Orientation Camp on 16-17 OCT. This time we’ll have a Carlton style, inter-patrol competition camp. All to wear full scout uniform on assembly and dismissal.
Venue: Hok Tau Campsite (鶴藪營地). See below link for more details.
http://www.afcd.gov.hk/tc_chi/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam_2.html
Tentative schedule is:
2010-10-16 (SAT)
0800 hours At least 2 members from each patrol to arrive HKUGA College to take gears out from storeroom.
0830 hours Coach arrives HKUGA College, load gears on board coach, then depart.
(only group gears, tents and bamboo poles will be loaded on board coach. Cookset, gas stoves, foods and other patrol and personal gears will be carried in your rucksacks.)
0845 hours Coach stops at Wanchai (at Morrison Hill Road) to pick up other scouts living in HK Island.
0900 hours Coach stops at Kowloon Tong (Kent Road/Somerset Raod) to pick up other scouts living in Kowloon side
(BE PUNCTUAL, WE WILL NOT WAIT FOR LATE COMERS, see attached maps in the parent consent form for the pick up locations)
1000 hours Arrive Hok Tau campsite, unload gears.
LUNCH Each to prepare own packed lunch, no fire allowed.
Competition events include: Arrival inspection, Tent building, Building of one clothes/shoes rack & one camp door, Dinner cooking, Patrol performance during night camp fire, Night inspection, Breakfast cooking, Morning inspection, Hill walk & many other secret events.
2010-10-17 (SUN)
LUNCH Each to prepare own packed lunch, no fire allowed.
1330 hours Coach arrives campsite, load gears on board coach, then depart (cooking pots, etc. will be taken back home by you for proper cleaning).
1430 hours Coach stops at Kowloon Tong, scouts living in Kowloon side debus.
1450 hours Coach stops at Wanchai, scouts living in HK Island debus.
1505 hours Coach arrives HKUGA College, unload gears back to storeroom (at least 2 members from each patrol to help).
See attached list of things to bring. You will be briefed how to pack a rucksack during the meeting on 2 OCT. You will use the meeting on 9 OCT to pack your patrol gears and sort out the menu.
It will be an interesting camp so please make every efforts to attend. Parent consent form is attached. Please return signed parent consent forms on 2 & 9 OCT. You will not be allowed to join the camp without submitting signed parent consent form.
Tony CHAN
Attachment: Scout_O_Camp_2010