The fourth Annual LexisNexis-KL Bar Treasure Hunt was held over the weekend in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The hunt which has now become a permanent fixture on KL Bar’s social calendar managed to draw a record number of participants with a total of 91 teams participating and managed to raise a total of RM 13,200 for the Philea Home for children.As with previous years, the teams were divided into two categories. There was a closed category for lawyers and sponsors and an open category for the general public.
The hunt was flagged off by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Chairman R. Ravindra Kumar at 7.30 am in Subang Jaya and saw teams canvassing the Taipan, Puchong, Damansara Heights and Batu Cave areas for answers to cryptic questions and clues that could be found on the signboards of shops along the preplanned route.
The teams were given a total of six hours to complete the hunt after which two points were deducted from a team's score for every five minutes that a team exceeded the time limit. Whilst most managed to stay within the prescribed time limit, the unusually heavy traffic condition around the Batu Caves area, which was the last leg of the hunt, meant that some teams were caught by the penalty.
After a cursory stop that the final check point for the submission of the teams’ answers, the teams adjourned to the Awana Resort for high tea and the prize giving ceremony which was capped off by an inspired dance performance by the a dance troupe from the Philea Home.
The hunt’s sponsors included the Sun, HSBC Bank, Genting Berhad, Energy Spa, Energy Spa, Nestle and Revive.
