The First Red Bull Flugtag in Asia took off in Hong Kong Harbour|亞洲首屆Red Bull飛行日在香港維港起飛

Hong Kong, 10 Oct 2010 – The first Red Bull Flugtag in Asia flew through Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in 41creative gravity-defying human-powered flying machines.More than 30,000 Hong Kongers came out if force, lining up the banks along West Kowloon Heliport to cheer on their fearless aviators take off a 6-metre ramp and into the Hong Kong Harbour!

With their Power Rangers flying machine, internet sensation Dreamsbond took home the winners trophy and the coveted title of the winner of the Red Bull Flugtag Hong Kong 2010, and the first Red Bull Flugtag in Asia! “We so happy with this win! There are more than 60 people behind us, cheering us, helping us and this is the best way to repay them! We realised our flying dream today,” said team pilot Andrew Kwok. The second runner-up went to Dream of Flying and YFY Flying Object took home the third prize. The Best Crash award goes to Act Anchor and the Most Fun Team award goes to Alive not Red.

In the eve of Hong Kong’s centennial anniversary in aviation history, aflying pig, Bruce Lee (on his 70 th birthday), Ninjas and Star Ferry were amongst 41teams which demonstrated that Hong Kong’s creative juices, wit, invention and aviator’s spirit is very much alive and kicking. There was no shortage of oriental Hong Kong flavour to capture the audiences’ hearts. Reebok’s with the ninjas in spandex had hot pseudo model Crissie Chau on their side, faring off with Actress Gloria Wong’s sexy moves alongside CB Fresh guys in the craft.

Flug what?? Flugtag (pronounced floog-tag; noun) Flugtag means“flying day” in German. Itis a competition that dares both the brave and the brainy to design, build and pilot homemade flying machines off a 6 metre high ramp in hopes of achieving human-powered flight. But don’t be fooled – this is no ordinary flying competition!  Distance is important, of course, but teams were also judged on both creativity and showmanship (the entertainment value of the pre-flight performance).  Originality were key to sway the votes of the celebrity judging panel which Jun Kung,

Michael Wong, Ken Wong, Lisa S, Steven Wong, John Li (President of the Hong Kong Aviation Clubetc; whilst under the watchful eye of Sammy Leung and Siu Yee (森美小儀)kept the crowd going.

Steven Wong, the East Asian Games 2009’s first gold medalist said “Red Bull Flugtag is a great event. I am impressed by the team called ‘CGV’, the designs of their flying craft and costume and their performance are very creative, I can tell they have put a lot of effort in producing their flying machine.”

Lisa S, a renowned local model said “I enjoyed the event very much and this kind of event will definitely enhance the creativity of people of Hong Kong.”

The winning teams the winner’s prize of areal, genuine pilot’s license courseand the coveted title of Red Bull Flugtag Hong Kong 2010 Champions and winner of the first Red Bull Flugtag in Asia!

The first Red Bull Flugtag was held in Vienna in 1991. Since then, more than 80 Red Bull Flugtags have been held around the world – from London to San Francisco – attracting up to 300,000 spectators at one event!  The international flight distance record now stands at 207 feet and was just set in Minneapolis/St. Paul on July 24, 2010.

The first ever Red Bull Flugtag (Red Bull飛行日)was brought to Asian soil by The Hong Kong Air Cadet Corp, together with the Hong Kong Aviation Club Foundation, with the support of the Hong Kong Tourism Board and with the endorsement of Austrian Trade Commission Hong Kong. Red Bull Flugtag Hong Kong partners Bosch Powertools, Milk Magazine, Fox Networks, National Geographic Channel, alivenotdead.com, Reebok, Sony Playstation, Heliservices and Invest Hong Kong to make the event a success!

John Li, President of Hong Kong Aviation Club said “Today is really a wonderful day for all participating teams to share their flying fun launching theirhome-made contraptions into the Hong Kong skies. I am happy to see 30,000 spectators enjoy and celebrate the aviation spirit.”

Highlights from the Red Bull Flugtag Hong Kong 2010 will be broadcast on National Geographic Channel in December 2010. For more details visitwww.redbullflugtag.co.uk. |
[if gte mso 9]>

Normal/w:View

0/w:Zoom

false/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid

false/w:IgnoreMixedContent

false/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText

/w:Compatibility

MicrosoftInternetExplorer4/w:BrowserLevel

/w:WordDocument

<![endif][if gte mso 9]>

/w:LatentStyles

<![endif][if !mso]><object

classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui>

<![endif]

[if gte mso 9]> Normal/w:View 0/w:Zoom false/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid false/w:IgnoreMixedContent false/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText /w:Compatibility MicrosoftInternetExplorer4/w:BrowserLevel /w:WordDocument <![endif][if gte mso 9]> /w:LatentStyles <![endif][if gte mso 10]>

<![endif]在香港飛行史的百年紀念年的前夕，今天四十一個參賽隊伍中當中不乏十分富創意的設計，當中包括以飛天豬，李小龍( 七十周年紀念) ，忍者和天星小輪為主題的飛行物，充分展現所有參賽隊伍的創意，機智，及他們的無限活力和生氣。設計的題材多數以香港的傳統為題以迎合觀眾的口味。其中Reebok的隊伍空之忍者們除了會穿著忍者衣外，還會有火辣模特兒周秀娜的陪同下現身,挑戰Alive not Red的隊員演員黃榕性感的舞步與CB Fresh的陪同下出場。

Ｆlugtag(發音為floog-tag;名詞)，德文原意為「飛行日」。每組4 位的大無畏將會在6 米高的西九龍直升機場用自製的飛行器起飛。但切記不要被矇騙，這並不是一般的飛行比賽！距離固然重要，但參賽隊伍必須具備創意及表演技術去打動評判們。藉著於跑道上的精湛娛樂表演也可以得到分數作為獎勵。新奇的創作力絕對能夠博取名人評判團投票的重要元素。評判團包括恭碩良，王敏德，王合喜，Lisa S ，王史提芬等。還有森美小儀的坐鎮，帶領著觀眾投入活動的氣氛！

2009年亞洲東亞運動會金牌得主王史提芬表示：「Red Bull飛行日是一個十分富創意的活動。我尤其對『數碼人』這隧參賽隊伍有深刻的印象。其飛行物及服裝的設計，以至其極具特色的表演均充分表現其天馬行空的創意。」

此外，知名模特兒Lisa S說：「今天很高興可以參與這個活動，希望香港可多舉辦此類型的活動以進一步提升香港人的創作能力。」

勝出的隊伍可以獲頒發是一個機師執照課程還可以成為香港2010 年Red Bull Flugtag 的冠軍和亞洲首屆Red Bull飛行日勝利者的美譽！

首屆Red Bull 「飛行日」於1991 年在奧地利首都維也納舉行。 自此，全球共舉辦了超過80 次同類型活動 – 足跡由倫敦到三藩市 –每次活動吸引到的觀眾人數逾30 萬！2010 年7 月24 日在美國明尼阿波里斯市創出的最遠飛行距離207 尺，更加成為了國際飛行距離記錄。

首屆Red Bull 飛行日可以在香港舉辦，全靠香港航空青年團、香港飛行總會基金、香港旅遊發展局及奧地利聯邦商會駐港機構的全力支持，Red Bull Flugtag (Red Bull 飛行日) 首次於亞洲舉行！Red Bull飛行日感謝香港的合作夥伴Bosch Powertools, Milk雜誌, Fox Networks, National Geographic Channel, Alivenotdead.com, Reebok, Sony Playstation, Heliservices, Invest Hong Kong一起令活動成功。香港飛行學會會長李國謙表示：「今天大家都盡興而返，約三萬名觀眾與各參賽隊伍一同分享非一般的飛行樂趣及體驗。」

2010香港Red Bull Flugtag飛行日的精彩片段將會於12月在國家地理頻道中播放。欲知更多資料，請瀏覽網頁www.redbullflugtag.co.uk.

                                                                    |

[if gte mso 9]>    Normal/w:View  0/w:Zoom      false/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid  false/w:IgnoreMixedContent  false/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText                /w:Compatibility  MicrosoftInternetExplorer4/w:BrowserLevel  /w:WordDocument <![endif][if gte mso 9]>    /w:LatentStyles <![endif][if !mso]> <![endif] [if gte mso 9]>    Normal/w:View  0/w:Zoom      false/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid  false/w:IgnoreMixedContent  false/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText                /w:Compatibility  MicrosoftInternetExplorer4/w:BrowserLevel  /w:WordDocument <![endif][if gte mso 9]>    /w:LatentStyles <![endif][if gte mso 10]> <![endif]在香港飞行史的百年纪念年的前夕，今天四十一个参赛队伍中当中不乏十分富创意的设计，当中包括以飞天猪，李小龙< /span> ( 七十周年纪念) ，忍者和天星小轮为主题的飞行物，充分展现所有参赛队伍的创意，机智，及他们的无限活力和生气。设计的题材多数以香港的传统为题以迎合观众的口味。其中Reebok的队伍空之忍者们除了会穿着忍者衣外，还会有火辣模特儿周秀娜的陪同下现身,挑战Alive not Red的队员演员黄榕性感的舞步与CB Fresh的陪同下出场。   Ｆlugtag(发音为floog-tag;名词)，德文原意为「飞行日」。每组4 位的大无畏将会在6 米高的西九龙直升机场用自製的飞行器起飞。但切记不要被矇骗，这并不是一般的飞行比赛！距离固然重要，但参赛队伍必须具备创意及表演技术去打动评判们。藉着于跑道上的精湛娱乐表演也可以得到分数作为奖励。新奇的创作力绝对能够博取名人评判团投票的重要元素。评判团包括恭硕良，王敏德，王合喜，Lisa S ，王史提芬等。还有森美小仪的坐镇，带领着观众投入活动的气氛！   2009年亚洲东亚运动会金牌得主王史提芬表示：「Red Bull飞行日是一个十分富创意的活动。我尤其对『数码人』这隧参赛队伍有深刻的印象。其飞行物及服装的设计，以至其极具特色的表演均充分表现其天马行空的创意。」   此外，知名模特儿Lisa S说：「今天很高兴可以参与这个活动，希望香港可多举办此类型的活动以进一步提升香港人的创作能力。」< /span>   胜出的队伍可以获颁发是一个机师执照课程还可以成为香港2010 年Red Bull Flugtag 的冠军和亚洲首届Red Bull飞行日胜利者的美誉！   首届Red Bull 「飞行日」于1991 年在奥地利首都维也纳举行。 自此，全球共举办了超过80 次同类型活动 – 足迹由伦敦到三藩市 –每次活动吸引到的观众人数逾30 万！2010 年7 月24 日在美国明尼阿波里斯市创出的最远飞行距离207 尺，更加成为了国际飞行距离记录。   首届Red Bull 飞行日可以在香港举办，全靠香港航空青年团、香港飞行总会基金、香港旅游发展局及奥地利联邦商会驻港机构的全力支持，& lt;/span>Red Bull Flugtag (Red Bull 飞行日) 首次于亚洲举行！Red Bull飞行日感谢香港的合作伙伴Bosch Powertools, Milk杂志, Fox Networks, National Geographic Channel, alivenotdead.com, Reebok, Sony Playstation, Heliservices, Invest Hong Kong一起令活动成功。香港飞行学会会长李国谦表示：「今天大家都尽兴而返，约三万名观众与各参赛队伍一同分享非一般的飞行乐趣及体验。」& lt;/span>   2010香港Red Bull Flugtag飞行日的精彩片段将会于12月在国家地理频道中播放。欲知更多资料，请浏览网页www.redbullflugtag.co.uk.