The race was held on October 14 round the Lower Aberdeen Reservoir on the Hong Kong Island under clear skies and in cool temperatures, attracting a total of 66 teams.

The fastest individual runner of the event, however, was Mr Andy Naylor from EU KW. He finished the first leg in a record time of 11' 11.56", just beating the old record of 11' 12" set by Sgt Wong Wing-kuen in 1997.

In the Women Section, the EU KW three-member team finished first with an aggregate time of 49' 05". One of the team members, WPC Cheung Ngar-sze, clocked the fastest time of the day for one circuit of the course at 15' 57".

The results were tabulated on computer for the first time by Sgts Cheung Yuen-kwong and Ngai Chi-yuen, both PTI cadres from the Police Training School.

The Director of Operations, Mr Tang King-shing, assisted by KW Deputy Regional Commander, Mr Raymond Lau Chi-keung, officiated at the trophy presentation.

Other results are as follows: -

Winning teams for major formations:

HKI Region	CDIST	54' 18"
KE/KW Regions	EU KW	52' 39"
NTN/NTS Regions	YLDIST	53' 15"
MAR and PHQ Units	CIB	54' 23"

Winning teams (age categories):

Men's Senior:	PTU HQ	53' 33"
Men's Veteran:	EU KW	57' 56"

Fastest leg:

Men's Veteran:	Mr Ian Strange	13' 02"
Men's Senior:	Mr Leung Yat	12' 00"

Meanwhile, the four fastest male athletes and the two fastest female athletes in the Force took the opportunity to meet Mr Tang King-shing after the relay race.

The Force's top runners

Name and Rank	Ranking in HK
SIP Andrew Gidley	10000m - 6th Marathon - 3rd
SGT Wong Wing-kuen	10K - 3rd
Acting SGT Ching Ying-wai	10K - 6th Half Marathon - 4th Marathon - 4th
PC Lai Hok-yan	Half Marathon - 8th Marathon - 5th
WPC Chow Pui-yan	10K(L) - 10th Half Marathon(L) - 8th
CA Lee Yin-ping	Marathon(L) - 10th

This year's Henry Shield Relay Race is keenly contested

The Director of Operations, Mr Tang King-shing, poses with the six top runners in the Force