The annual Cheung Chau Bun Scrambling Competition will kick off at midnight on May 26 at Pak Tai Temple Playground.
Twelve climbers will compete in the final to climb the bun tower in the quickest time grabbing as many buns as they can. The climber with the highest score after three minutes wins.
A Grand Award has been introduced to the competition this year for any athlete who wins first prize three times.
Announcing the competition details at a press conference today, Leisure & Cultural Services Department officials said admission tickets will be distributed at Pak She First Lane, next to Cheung Chau Fire Station, from 10pm on competition night. Tickets are limited to 1,650.
New World First Ferry will arrange an additional sailing from Cheung Chau to Central at 1.15am on May 26.
A special cross-harbour bus route 104R will operate from 1.10am to 2.30am from Central Pier 5 to Mong Kok.
Overnight bus services which depart from Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in Central will be re-routed to pass Central Pier 5 from midnight to 2.30am. These routes are N8X to Siu Sai Wan, N90 to South Horizons, N182 to Kwong Yuen, Sha Tin and N619 to Shu Lee, Kwun Tong.
