With the re-commissioning of the Bun Scrambling
Competition in 2005, the "Bun Carnival 2006" held in last
year was well received by the public. The wide range of events such
as the selection of finalists for the bun scrambling, the climbing
play-in and carnival as well as the bun scrambling competition not
only attracted more than 6 000 participants, but also attracted
tens of thousands of local and overseas visitors. Among these events,
the "Bun Scrambling Competition" has become the focus
of the community, receiving extensive coverage from the local and
overseas media.
In view of this, the Hong Kong Cheung Chau Bun
Festival Committee and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
will continue to stage the "Celebration of the 10th
Anniversary of the Establishment of HKSAR - Bun Carnival 2007"
from 12 May to 25 May 2007. The event is presented in association
with the Cheung Chau Wai Chiu County Association Limited, the Cheung
Chau Rural Committee, the Islands District Office and the Hong Kong
Mountaineering Union, and sponsored by the Islands District Council
and 3D-GOLD Jewellery. The organisation authority will preserve
the format of the bun scrambling event last year. For example, Climbing
Carnival will still be held so as to offer a chance for the public
to have fun with climbing bun tower and climbing training will also
be arranged for the participants of the Bun Scrambling Competition.
Regarding Bun Scrambling Competition, in addition to individual
events, the organisation authority will continue to hold invitation
relay. In order to make the activity more attractive, the following
new elements will be added:
- Bun Tower: The "genuine buns" of the bun tower will
be substituted by "replica buns" which are modeled on
the "genuine buns" in shape and weight;
- Climbing Carnival: Game Stalls on the themes of Bun Festival
and climbing sports will be provided; and
- Invitation Relay: The climbing athletes of the neighbouring
districts and Cheung Chau local organisations will be invited
to take part in the Invitation Relay
The three stages for the Bun Scrambling Competition are training on
bun tower climbing, selection of the finalists for the competition
and the final competition. Healthy and physically fit people aged
18 or above are welcome to join the competition. Please refer to the
prospectus for details of the events.
The 12 participants with the highest scores in the Selection will
be invited to take part in the final competition at 11:30pm on May
24 to 12:30 am on May 25. The finalists who grab the largest numbers
of buns with the highest scores within the specified time and area
will be the winners.
In addition to the Bun Scrambling Competition, a Climbing Carnival
will be staged on May 20 during which there will be demonstrations
on the techniques of bun tower climbing by the Hong Kong Mountaineering
Union. Apart from the games stalls and variety show, visitors may
also enjoy the fun of bun tower climbing by participating in the
Bun Tower Climbing Challenge.
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