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2025 Bun Carnival

Programme Schedule and Details

Date: 6 April - 6 May 2025

Venue: Soccer Pitch of Pak Tai Temple Playground, Cheung Chau

Programme Details:

DateTimeProgrammeDetails
6 April
(Sun)		9 am to 7:30 pmTraining 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 Limited (HKCMCU).
  • Demonstration of bun tower climbing techniques and safety measures by the coaches of the HKCMCU.
13 April
(Sun)		10 am to 1 pmTraining on Bun Tower Climbing
  • Participants of the Bun Scrambling Competition Invitation Relay receive training on bun tower climbing from the HKCMCU.
13 April
(Sun)		2 pm to 6 pmSelection 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 be shortlisted to enter the Bun Scrambling Competition.
27 April
(Sun)		9 am to 12 nnBun Tower Climbing Team Relay and Bun Tower Climbing  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 receive training on bun tower climbing from 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 first 4 teams to finish the Bun Tower Climbing Team Relay in each division, involving a total of eight, will be invited to enter the Ultimate Team Challenge.
    • The team that completes the designated mission(s) in the shortest time wins.
12 nn to 6 pmClimbing 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
5-6 May (Mon & Tue)11:30 pm on 5 May
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12:45am on 6 May		Bun Scrambling Final cum Prize Presentation CeremonyCompetition Events
1.Individual Event
  • The 12 finalists climb on the bun tower and collect buns (which carry scores) 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, namely “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 will be 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 receive training on bun tower climbing from the HKCMCU on 13 April.
  • Prizes will be awarded to the champion, first and second runners-up.

Performances
  • Performances will be staged prior to the competitions and the prize presentation ceremony.
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“2025 Bun Carnival – Bun Scrambling Competition” will be held on 5-6 May 2025 at the Soccer Pitch of Pak Tai Temple Playground, Cheung Chau.

Persons interested in participating in the competition should complete SmartPLAY user registration and identity authentication, and submit their electronic ballot applications from February 17 to 28 via the SmartPLAY website (www.smartplay.lcsd.gov.hk/home), the mobile app (My SmartPLAY) or Smart Self-service Stations. User registration at SmartPLAY is free of charge. To register as SmartPLAY users, please refer to the link. (www.smartplay.lcsd.gov.hk/website/en/user-registration/how-to-register.html).

Applicants who live, work or study at Cheung Chau will be accorded priority in the ballot.

Details are provided in the prospectus available at the 2025 Bun Carnival dedicated website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/bun/index.html).

All applicants who have completed the safety training sessions to be provided on April 6 on bun tower climbing and prevention of falls can enter the finalist selection exercise on April 13.