Paragliding association backs compulsory registration after self-taught pilot’s crash
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia
Hong Kong’s paragliding association has said it is open to compulsory registration amid mounting safety concerns after a self-taught pilot injured three hikers, with a sports expert calling for mandatory safety requirements to regulate the activity. Simon Chan Siu-ming, executive secretary of the Hong Kong China Paragliding Association, said fellow enthusiasts had known about the pilot and his lack of proper training about nine months before Sunday’s accident and had urged him to seek...
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