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My Story
Joe Ngai is committed to complete a 30 kilometer hike and 30 nautical-mile sail, in support of InspiringHK Sports Foundation's youth work. Read on to find out more!
Why? Because Hong Kong is a very beautiful place where you have both mountains and oceans within minutes of each other. COVID has been a very challenging time, but the silver lining is that we have been able to discover and enjoy many parts of Hong Kong that we have not seen before.
Joe has been hiking/trail-running for years now. His favorite is the MacLehose trail, which cuts across 100 kilometers of the New Territories, and winds through beautiful countryside parks. There is also a very interesting history behind the trail.
Joe has become involved with sailing in the past two years, and he really enjoys how he can harness the wind’s power to generate movement. This is both environmentally-friendly and sustainable, and allows him to “slow down” and let the natural elements govern his pace.
Joe thinks that it’s very important for Hong Kong to cultivate a stronger sports culture. With COVID, society has developed a heightened sense of the importance of health and exercise. He would love to see more passion, more time spent, and the development of a tradition centered around sports and hobbies. He hopes people can take full advantage of the natural environment that Hong Kong has to offer. This is for everyone, especially young people, because you really develop these hobbies and passions from a young age.
Joe is the Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China region, with over 1,400 employees across six offices. Joe likes to balance a busy work schedule with a range of sporting activities, public service, musical performances (he’s a cellist and pianist), and other hobbies. He believes that maintaining a balanced life is the key to happiness and sustainability.
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Joe Ngai's reflection
Hiking the MacLehose
I decided to do my 30km on the MacLehose Trail, Section 3 to Section 1. The total official distance is around 33km, through the hills and the beaches of Sai Kung. I started at around 8am on a Sunday morning with very ideal conditions (cloudy, no rain, some wind, 25 degrees).
Section 3 starts at Shui Long Wo, and is quite hilly – the elevation is 500m or so. I felt good and got through it in around 1 hour 50 minutes. I started section 2 in Pak Tam Au, which is a longer (13.5k) but flatter section, with total of 650m elevation gain over the longer distance. The great thing about section 2 is that you go through the beaches in Sai Kung. When I got to Ham Tin beach, it was beautiful with very few people. It was almost a private beach! It was so nice that by the time I go to the next beach (Tai Long Sai), I had to sit down and have a nice lunch. Long Ke Beach was next up – I even went into the water for a bit! By the time I got to the final stretch (section 1), I was no longer concerned about time, but just to enjoy myself with the last 10k around the reservoir. Total distance: 33km, 2866 calories, and 7 hours. An excellent run!
My sailing adventure
So I went on my 30 NM sailing trip on a very windy day, with consistently about 20 knots wind. (It was force 5-6 wind on a Beaufort scale). I had a small crew (thanks Peter!). We started in Victoria Harbour at around 9am, sailed west, and went through the Sulphur Channel (between Green Island and Kennedy Town).
We then went across the West Lamma Channel, past Cheung Chau (Cheung Chau is very “long” if you sail across), Shek Kwu Chau and finally got to Cheung Sha at around 12:30pm. It was mostly a downwind sail (it was an Easterly wind all morning) until the end, when we raced towards Cheung Sha on a close haul after passing Shek Kwu Chau.
After lunch, we sailed back upwind towards Victoria Harbor, in about 2-3m of waves at times. We reached Victoria Harbour by early evening, and managed to sail all the way back to Causeway Bay. An epic sail all round with super strong wind!! In fact, we sailed for a total of 77km, which is around 40 Nautical Miles!
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My Story
Joe Ngai is committed to complete a 30 kilometer hike and 30 nautical-mile sail, in support of InspiringHK Sports Foundation's youth work. Read on to find out more!
Why? Because Hong Kong is a very beautiful place where you have both mountains and oceans within minutes of each other. COVID has been a very challenging time, but the silver lining is that we have been able to discover and enjoy many parts of Hong Kong that we have not seen before.
Joe has been hiking/trail-running for years now. His favorite is the MacLehose trail, which cuts across 100 kilometers of the New Territories, and winds through beautiful countryside parks. There is also a very interesting history behind the trail.
Joe has become involved with sailing in the past two years, and he really enjoys how he can harness the wind’s power to generate movement. This is both environmentally-friendly and sustainable, and allows him to “slow down” and let the natural elements govern his pace.
Joe thinks that it’s very important for Hong Kong to cultivate a stronger sports culture. With COVID, society has developed a heightened sense of the importance of health and exercise. He would love to see more passion, more time spent, and the development of a tradition centered around sports and hobbies. He hopes people can take full advantage of the natural environment that Hong Kong has to offer. This is for everyone, especially young people, because you really develop these hobbies and passions from a young age.
Joe is the Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China region, with over 1,400 employees across six offices. Joe likes to balance a busy work schedule with a range of sporting activities, public service, musical performances (he’s a cellist and pianist), and other hobbies. He believes that maintaining a balanced life is the key to happiness and sustainability.
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Joe Ngai's reflection
Hiking the MacLehose
I decided to do my 30km on the MacLehose Trail, Section 3 to Section 1. The total official distance is around 33km, through the hills and the beaches of Sai Kung. I started at around 8am on a Sunday morning with very ideal conditions (cloudy, no rain, some wind, 25 degrees).
Section 3 starts at Shui Long Wo, and is quite hilly – the elevation is 500m or so. I felt good and got through it in around 1 hour 50 minutes. I started section 2 in Pak Tam Au, which is a longer (13.5k) but flatter section, with total of 650m elevation gain over the longer distance. The great thing about section 2 is that you go through the beaches in Sai Kung. When I got to Ham Tin beach, it was beautiful with very few people. It was almost a private beach! It was so nice that by the time I go to the next beach (Tai Long Sai), I had to sit down and have a nice lunch. Long Ke Beach was next up – I even went into the water for a bit! By the time I got to the final stretch (section 1), I was no longer concerned about time, but just to enjoy myself with the last 10k around the reservoir. Total distance: 33km, 2866 calories, and 7 hours. An excellent run!
My sailing adventure
So I went on my 30 NM sailing trip on a very windy day, with consistently about 20 knots wind. (It was force 5-6 wind on a Beaufort scale). I had a small crew (thanks Peter!). We started in Victoria Harbour at around 9am, sailed west, and went through the Sulphur Channel (between Green Island and Kennedy Town).
We then went across the West Lamma Channel, past Cheung Chau (Cheung Chau is very “long” if you sail across), Shek Kwu Chau and finally got to Cheung Sha at around 12:30pm. It was mostly a downwind sail (it was an Easterly wind all morning) until the end, when we raced towards Cheung Sha on a close haul after passing Shek Kwu Chau.
After lunch, we sailed back upwind towards Victoria Harbor, in about 2-3m of waves at times. We reached Victoria Harbour by early evening, and managed to sail all the way back to Causeway Bay. An epic sail all round with super strong wind!! In fact, we sailed for a total of 77km, which is around 40 Nautical Miles!
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