Le tour de Taiwa' Charity Ride

16 January 2009

Following our spirit of caring for the community, Wallace Chan, Scientific Officer of HKO, was on a 10-day charity ride in Taiwan to raise fund for the HK Unison ( http://www.unison.org.hk/ ) during the 2008 Christmas holidays. In his cycle tour around Taiwan together with a teammate, Wallace came across indigenous people in central and eastern Taiwan. This provided a good opportunity to experience their culture and to promote cross-racial understanding and communications. To complete the journey in 10 days, Wallace had to cover 100 km per day and overcame the highest mountain passage in Taiwan measuring over 3000 metres above mean sea level. 'Although the trip was harsh, I met the various tribal people and enjoyed every moment of it. Some of them have since become my friends.' Wallace recalled. For further exploration of this activity, please visit the website ( http://cycleforworld.blogspot.com/ ).