Each year the 9 Hong Kong based Hash House Harriers organise a joint Hash to raise money for operation Santa. This year the lead organiser is Wanchai Hash House Harriers. The event will be held at 1:30pm on Sunday 14 December at South Island School and involves a 1 – 2 hour cross country run or Hash for all standards of fitness where the runners or Hashers follow a pre-laid chalk trail. Following the run there will be a ‘Circle’ where the Grand Master of the event will hand out various punishments or DownDowns for Hashers who have committed misdemeanours on the Hash such as short cutting or wearing outrageous running kit. There will also be an OnOn, which will involve food, drink, music and comic performances from each of the participating Hashes.

This year it is expected approximately 200 people will take part to raise over HK$30,000 for Operation Santa from contributions from the 9 Hash clubs and sponsoring organisations. A substantial donation has been received from the David Johnson Memorial fund. David ‘Rainman’ Johnson was a regular runner on many hashes in Hong Kong and overseas and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Anyone interested in finding out more about Wanchai Hashing in Hong Kong should visit www.wanchaih3.com.

With Christmas fast approaching and diaries beginning to fill up for the 'silly season' there is one date that you need to keep clear:

14th December 2003

Yes, Santa Hash this year will be held at 1:30pm (run start promptly at 2:00pm) on 14/12/02 at the superbly situated venue of South Island School (50 Nam Fung Road).

Directions

City Bus no. 76 from Causeway Bay Terminus/Moreton Terrace (every 30 mins. interval). Also New World First Bus no. 315 from The Peak. Both buses are direct route and has Sunday services. Check attached map for your get-off point.

For those of you who want to drive to the school, there are plenty of parking space.

Hares

Boilers and Next Week, both from WH3, are setting a 45 minutes A to A run for both Rambo and Wimp trails.
Sweeper: Pink Poofter ( yes folks, we have a sweeper, in his pink outfit) tel. 92501956 (in case you get lost because of stupidity)

Details

This year the Santa Hash will have all the things that are to be expected: good runs, beer, softies, skits, live music, dancing girls(!), raffle prizes, Shaffi's curry and of course fun!

With all the proceeds going to Operation Santa Claus you can booze and talk the afternoon away without needing to feel guilty - and that hangover the next day will remind you that you have done your part to help local charities this Christmas.

Entry to Santa Hash will be Men: HK$120, Women: HK$80, and Kids (all those under 16 years of age): Free, and all hashes are welcome - indeed hashes are invited (if not expected) to prepare a skit to assemble the assembled masses as the afternoon wears on.

As usual quality festive hash stash will be available (while stocks last) for an additional HK$140.

The Shirt