Paragliding association backs compulsory registration after self-taught pilot’s crash

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Hong Kong’s paragliding association says it is open to compulsory pilot registration after a self-taught pilot’s crash injured three hikers. Advocates are calling for mandatory training and safety standards to regulate the activity.

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...