19-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong trio to tackle 300km row from Ibiza to Barcelona in cancer charity fundraiser
Three Hong Kong residents will attempt to row more than 300 kilometres from Ibiza to Barcelona next week, a journey they expect will leave them battling the Mediterranean Sea for five days.
Members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC), Alastair Kelly, Doug Irwin and Andi Buel, will take on the Noman Mediterranean Ocean Rowing Races, a challenge that aims to raise awareness and funds to combat HPV-related cancers.
A prerequisite for the event, also known as Row to End HPV, is that teams raise funds for Noman, a charity combating HPV-related cancers, and the Hong Kong trio have already collected more than HK$80,000.
'It's a great cause and I think the actual nature of the campaign, vaccinating girls and boys against HPV, is going to serve the Hong Kong community and the wider global community,' 41-year-old Kelly said.
HPV, Human Papillomavirus, is the causal agent of 5 per cent of cancers, and infection can be safeguarded against through vaccinations.
Three Hong Kong residents will attempt to row more than 300 kilometres from Ibiza to Barcelona next week. Photo: Tomoaki Katsuba
In June, the Hong Kong government began its third and final dose of free vaccinations for female residents born between 2004 and 2008 to combat cervical cancer, which claimed 167 lives in the city in 2022.
