Programme Schedule and Details
Date: 12 April - 25 May 2026
Venue: Soccer Pitch of Pak Tai Temple Playground, Cheung Chau
Programme Details:
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12 April
(Sun) | 9 am to 7:30 pm | Training on Bun Tower Climbing | - The 200 participants of the Individual Event will receive training on bun tower climbing from the Hong Kong, China Mountaineering and Climbing Union (HKCMCU).
- Demonstration of bun tower climbing techniques and safety measures will be conducted by the coaches of the HKCMCU.
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26 April
(Sun) | 10 am to 1 pm | Training on Bun Tower Climbing | - Participants of the Bun Scrambling Competition Invitation Relay will receive training on bun tower climbing from the HKCMCU.
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26 April
(Sun) | 2 pm to 6 pm | Selection Contest for the Bun Scrambling Competition | - The Selection Contest will be conducted in two rounds, the Preliminary and Semi-final, in which participants are tested for speed and technique. The 12 participants with the best results, including at least 3 female participants, will qualify for the Bun Scrambling Competition final.
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10 May
(Sun) | 9 am to 12 nn | Bun Tower Climbing Team Relay and Ultimate Team Challenge | - Bun Tower Climbing Team Relay
(5 members per team)- There are two divisions, namely “Local tertiary institutions” and “Government departments, public utilities, commercial and industrial organisations”.
- Participating teams will be required to attend a bun tower climbing training session conducted by the HKCMCU on the event day.
- The team that completes the designated mission(s) in the shortest time wins.
- Bun Tower Climbing – Ultimate Team Challenge
- The top 4 finishing teams from each division in the Bun Tower Climbing Team Relay (8 teams in total) will be invited to compete in the Ultimate Team Challenge.
- The team that completes the designated mission(s) in the shortest time wins.
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| 12 nn to 6 pm | Climbing Carnival | - Stall games;
- Handicrafts;
- Variety show;
- Wishing bun tower;
- Winning entries in the drawing competition for kindergarten and primary school students will be displayed at the carnival and put on roving display at sports centres in the Islands District, Tung Chung Swimming Pool, Cheung Chau Public Library, Tung Chung Public Library, as well as the waiting areas of some piers under Sun Ferry after the carnival;
- Demonstration of bun tower climbing techniques and safety measures will be conducted by the coaches of the HKCMCU; and
- Bun Tower Climbing Fun Day
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24-25 May
(Sun & Mon) | 11:30 pm on 24 May
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12:45 am on 25 May | Bun Scrambling Final cum Prize Presentation Ceremony | Competition Events| 1. | Individual Event | - The 12 finalists will climb on the bun tower and collect buns within 3 minutes. The one with the highest score wins.
- Trophies will be awarded to the champion, first and second runners-up in the men’s division, and the champion in the women’s division.
- A special prize, “Full Pockets of Lucky Buns”, will be awarded to the participant who collects the most buns.
- Starting from 2016, “The King of Kings” or “The Queen of Queens” award is presented to any winner who has won the champion title for three times in the Men’s or Women’s Division.
| | 2. | Bun Scrambling Competition Invitation Relay (3 members per team) | - A total of 10 teams from neighbouring areas and community organisations in Cheung Chau will be invited to take part in the relay.
- The event is a speed challenge. The team that collects the designated buns and return to the ground in the shortest time wins.
- Participating teams will be required to attend a bun tower climbing training session conducted by the HKCMCU on 26 April.
- Prizes will be awarded to the champion, first and second runners-up.
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Performances- Performances will be staged prior to the competitions and the prize presentation ceremony.
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Bun Carnival 2026Leisure and Cultural Services Department
