july-2010

Happenings
本月不可錯過的會展活動
Business events and expos for your calendar
商務日誌
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JUly
中華國際潛水暨度假觀光展
Diving & resort travel
expo
不論你是潛水好手或是初學者,參與這個展覽
的潛水學校、潛水用品製造商、水底攝影師/
錄影師,和有關潛水的(電子)傳媒都能為你
帶來一切潛水的須知。
Whether you’re an expert or new to the sport,
this exhibition with booths set up by diving
schools, equipment manufacturers, underwater
photographers and videographers, and diving
media will keep you current everything you
need to know about the water sport.
www.divingandresorttravelexpo.com
亞洲三大潛水勝地
3 pet Dive locations, for 3 very
Different Diving Disciplines:
01
普通潛水(只需攜帶一個氧氣筒,最深
達40米):馬來西亞的詩巴丹島以多種
類的海洋生物而聞名。那裡的海洋生物數目,
就像星期日下午的旺角一樣,濟得水泄不通。
潛水初學者要注意的是,在詩巴丹島潛水也頗
考功夫,所以勸你先到難度較低的地方潛水,
免得嚇壞了,從此不再潛水。
Jonn lU profile
Jonn自1995年已開始潛水,是國際潛水教
練協會(NAUI)認可的普通潛水、技術潛
水及急救指導員。他亦教授自由潛水、
水中求生訓練,及增強水中自信心。
NAUI scuba diving, and first-aid instructor
Jonn Lu has been diving since 1995. He also
teaches freediving, drown-proofing and water
confidence. He sounds off on diving hotspots.
for Scuba diving (limited to 40 metres):
Sipadan, Malaysia, the undisputed mecca of
tropical water diving known for its sheer volume
of marine life. Mong Kok on a Sunday afternoon
is the closest analogy I can think of when it
comes to the variety ... in Sipadan. There is
no other place in Asia with this much. Advice
to new divers: Sipadan is a proverbial dessert
buffet and it can potentially ruin your diving
palate. Work your way through modest starters
and mains first before you dive Sipadan.
02
技術潛水(需攜帶多於一個氧氣筒,
以混合氣體維持達40米以上的深度,
會到達水底的洞穴和沉船):菲律賓Coron的水
底有不少第二次世界大戰時遺留下來的沉船,
大多都在海底100米的深處。潛沉船的吸引之
處,是可以從上邊漂浮邊觀看這個平日慣常乘
搭的物體,再在它中間穿插。
for Technical diving (for dives that go
beyond 40 metres and involve multiple tanks,
exotic gas mixtures and blends, in overhead
environments such as cave systems and
shipwrecks): Coron in the Philippines is home to
several mammoth Second World War wrecks,
most in excess of 100 metres in length. What’s
magical about diving a big wreck is taking
something that we are all familiar with size-wise,
and then having the surreal pleasure of “floating”
down on it, and then “flying” through it.
03
自由潛水(不攜帶氧氣筒,只穿潛水
衣、潛鏡及蛙鞋潛水):宿霧的馬克丹
島以清澈的海水(你能從水面清楚的看到30至
50米深的海底),及往海床徐徐而下的緩坡見
稱。馬克丹島這樣的潛水環境,令潛水夥伴能
互相照應,避免因超出換氣而導致的「淺水黑
視症」。在清澈的水裡,你能潛到30至50米的
深處,並欣賞到海底的活動。
for freediving (apnea diving in just a wet
suit, mask and fins): Mactan in Cebu, is known
for crystal clear waters (you can see the bottom
through 30 to 50-metre-deep water from the
surface) and gentle sloping into the deep blue
abyss. Mactan makes it easy for freediving buddy
pairs to safely monitor each other for episodes
of shallow water blackouts. Clear waters also
mean that one can float face-down in about 30
to 50 metres of water and be able to see the
bottom, and all the marine activity going on.
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