In view of the latest developments of COVID-19, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today (February 8) that the 2021 Bun Carnival originally scheduled to be held at the soccer pitch of Pak Tai Temple Playground on Cheung Chau has been cancelled.
The 2021 Bun Carnival is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Cheung Chau Bun Festival Committee and the LCSD. After thorough deliberation, the organising committee has decided to cancel related activities in order to avoid people gathering and to reduce social contact and the risk of the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
Activities that have been cancelled include:
(1) Training on Bun Tower Climbing;
(2) The Selection Contest for the Bun Scrambling Competition;
(3) The Climbing Carnival; and
(4) The Bun Scrambling Competition.
Nevertheless, the ongoing Student Colouring and Drawing Competitions of the 2021 Bun Carnival will continue. The LCSD 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 LCSD's venues in Islands District, at Central Pier 5 and at the MTR Community Art Gallery at the MTR Central Station. The LCSD 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.
As for enquiries of the Jiao Festival organised by the Bun Festival Committee, please call 2981 2329. For more information on the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, which has been inscribed onto the Third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2011, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/ICHO/en_US/web/icho/representative_list_cheungchau.html.
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