12,300 revellers brave heat for buns, fish balls, Ne Zha at Hong Kong Cheung Chau festival
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Revellers set out on their journeys early on Monday. Shortly before 9am, the Central pier announced that the fast ferry was fully boarded, as dozens of tourists waited there.
Cheung Chau Bun Festival, also known as
Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival , falls each year on Buddha's Birthday.
This year, the date coincided with the last day of the Labour Day 'golden week' holiday.
Sun Ferry said that about 12,300 passengers boarded its ferries from Central to Cheung Chau between 8am and 12pm, noting a 9 per cent decrease compared with the same period last year.
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'Sun Ferry has deployed all available standby vessels to provide additional sailings, and the maximum hourly carrying capacity is over 200 per cent more than usual,' the operator said.
Crowds lined the streets of the island to catch a glimpse of Piu Sik Parade, which kicked off at 1.30pm. Themes of this year's parade included Ne Zha, Southeast Asian scam compound 'KK Park' and the National Games.
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