05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Electric atmosphere as crowds gather for Hong Kong's bun scrambling spectacle
About 200 residents and tourists started lining up on Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Island hours before the iconic annual bun-scrambling competition at midnight to ensure they secured a spot to experience 'the adrenaline rush of the athletes' at the scene.
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Nine men and three women have made it to the final for this year's contest, which will be held at Pak Tai Temple Playground on the outlying island.
People queued up for tickets outside the fire station near the park at 8.30pm even though ticket distribution did not begin until 10pm.
Ken So Kwok-wah, 53, a security guard, travelled to Cheung Chau the day before and slept on a bench near the playground solely to secure a spot.
'I've been watching the bun scrambling competition every year except during Covid time. It never disappoints as the energy is just out of this world and even spectators can feel the adrenaline rush of the athletes,' he said.
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'Coming a day before is just easier as I live in Sau Mau Ping. I don't need to rush with many people today to take a ferry.'
