The male and female champions of the annual Bun Scrambling Competition, the finale of the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, were decided in an exciting contest held early this morning (May 4) at the soccer pitch of Pak Tai Temple Playground, Cheung Chau.

     The event attracted more than 1 000 spectators to experience the thrilling atmosphere of the competition. They witnessed 12 finalists scrambling up the bun tower to snatch as many buns as they could within a three-minute time limit to vie for the championships.

     Apart from the fierce individual race, there was also an invitation relay in which three teams from Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macau competed against local teams from Cheung Chau.

     The results are as follows:

Individual contest                   Result 
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Men
Champion: Kwok Ka-ming        927 marks
First runner-up: Yip Kin-man    879 marks
Second runner-up: Ho Sin-fai   773 marks
 
Women
Champion: Wong Ka-yan          603 marks
 
Winner of "Full Pockets of Lucky Buns":
Ho Sin-fai (Number of buns grabbed: 125)

Invitation relay                                               Result
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Championship:
Zhuhai Climbing Association Team                    3 minutes and 10 seconds
 
First runner-up:
HK & KLN Floating Fishermen Welfare
Promotion Association (Cheung Chau Branch)    3 minutes and 31 seconds
 
Second runner-up:
Shenzhen Mountaineering and Outdoor
Sports Association                                            3 minutes and 53 seconds

Ends/Thursday, May 4, 2017
Issued at HKT 1:13

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