Bun Scramble

23 May 2010 - Last Friday the annual bun scramble took place on Cheung Chau island. The bun festival is held to appease the spirits of the islanders who died in a plague in 1894. Contestants snatch as many buns as possible from the tower within three minutes. The event was won by firefigther Jason Kwok who also triumphed three years ago. Kwok is a Cheung Chau native and commented that he hoped his win would bring glory for the Cheung Chau people. For the first time the competition had a separate award for female contestants and Wong Ka-yan became the city's first Bun Queen. Not sure if she will put that on her CV though .