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The male and female champions of the annual Bun Scrambling Competition were decided after an exciting contest held early this morning (May 7) at the soccer pitch of Pak Tai Temple Playground, Cheung Chau.
As the finale of the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, the event has attracted more than 1 000 spectators to experience the stunning atmosphere of the competition.
After the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui, kicked off the competition by hitting a gong, nine male and three female finalists immediately scrambled up the bun tower to snatch as many buns as they could in three-minute time to vie for the championships.
Apart from the fierce individual race, there was also an invitation relay in which four teams from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macau respectively competed against local teams from Cheung Chau.
Results are as follows:
Individual contest Result
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Men's team
Championship: Mr Kwok Ka-ming 1 602 marks
First runner-up: Mr Chung Yuk-chuen 1 480 marks
Second runner-up: Mr Kwok Chun-yin 1 455 marks
Women's team
Championship: Miss Wong Ka-yan 747 marks
Winner of "Full Pockets of Lucky Buns":
Mr Kwok Ka-ming (Number of buns grabbed: 149)
Invitation relay Result
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Championship:
Spirit Sports 3 minutes and 1 second
Association
First runner-up:
Cheung Chau Sai Wan Ma 3 minutes and 12 seconds
Sing Temple Management
Association
Second runner-up:
Shenzhen Mountaineering 3 minutes and 22 seconds
and Outdoor Sports
Association
Ends/Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Issued at HKT 01:46
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