Covid cancels annual Cheung Chau Bun Carnival a third time

The annual Cheung Chau Bun Carnival has been called off a third time due to threats stemmed from the city’s Covid pandemic.

The annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival, which serves to dispel disasters and pray for peace, will be scrapping its Bun Carnival for the third year, including the most representative traditional bun-scrambling contest.

The festival’s signature “Piu Sik”, or floating colors parade has been canceled for the last two years.

Activities that have been canceled include the training on bun tower climbing, the selection contest for the Bun Scrambling Competition, the Climbing Carnival, and the Bun Scrambling Competition.

Nevertheless, the ongoing Student Colouring and Drawing Competitions of the 2022 Bun Carnival will continue. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will notify the winners individually and awards will be sent to the respective schools after the assessment. 

Hard copies of the winning entries will be displayed at some of the department's venues in the Islands District and waiting areas of ferry piers to and from Cheung Chau.

The department will also upload e-copies of the winning entries to the Multimedia Information System of the Hong Kong Public Libraries in order to promote the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival's tradition of bun scrambling and local customs among the public.