Oxfam Trailwalker thanks Hong Kong – next it wants more youngsters and tourists
- ‘We’d like to work with different organisations and schools to recruit more youngsters,’ director says, adding tourism ‘is a market with great potential’
- But organisers vow to honour commitment to help protect the city’s MacLehose Trail by not expanding the event too much
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Oxfam Trailwalker organisers believe Hongkongers have reiterated their enduring interest in the annual event and revealed they have ideas to keep expanding it.
Michael Wong, director of fundraising and communications, expressed gratitude to this year’s roughly 3,400 participants – more than double the 1,600-strong field for the last edition in February – and revealed plans to focus on drawing more youngsters and overseas participants.
“We feel this event is an important lesson about resilience for the younger generations,” he said. “So we’d like to work with different organisations and schools to recruit more youngsters going forward.
“We also want to attract more tourists to visit Hong Kong to participate in Trailwalker, and to enjoy the stunning views of our natural environment. We feel this is a market with great potential.”
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