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South China Morning Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
12,300 revellers brave heat for buns, fish balls, Ne Zha at Hong Kong Cheung Chau festival
More than 12,000 Hongkongers and tourists have flocked to Cheung Chau for the island's annual bun festival, and a parade featuring popular film characters and hot topics such as scams, with businesses expecting sales growth and overseas market expansions. Advertisement 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. Advertisement '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.
South China Morning Post
05-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Thousands brave heat for buns, giant fish balls, Ne Zha at Hong Kong Cheung Chau festival
Thousands of Hongkongers and tourists have flocked to Cheung Chau for the island's annual bun festival, and a parade featuring popular film characters and hot topics like scams, with businesses expecting sales growth and overseas market expansions. Advertisement 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. The 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. Participants are advised to brace for scorching sunshine and stuffy heat, as the mercury on Cheung Chau already rose to 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 Fahrenheit) after 9am, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. People wait for the ferry at Cheung Chau pier. Photo: Eugene Lee Among early birds heading to the island is clerk Terry Chan, 40, who is travelling with her five-year-old daughter.
