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香港政府
GIS
新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1976
BUN FESTIVAL PROCESSION ON CHEUNG CHAU
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE BUN FESTIVAL PROCESSION ON CHEUNG CHAU ON FRIDAY (MAY 14).
THE FESTIVAL, WHICH BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY AND ENDS ON SATURDAY, IS HELD EACH YEAR TO PLACATE THE SPIRITS OF THOSE KILLED BY PIRATES IN PREVIOUS CENTURIES.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE FESTIVAL, WHICH IS ORGANISED BY THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE,
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE THE MAD SCRAMBLE FOR BUNS FIXED TO THREE TOWERS, TWO OF WHICH ARE OVER 50 FEET IN HEIGHT. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT MIDNIGHT ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE FESTIVAL. THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, INCLUDING TOURISTS, ARE EXPECTED TO FLOCK TO THE ISLAND TO WITNESS THIS REMARKABLE SPECTACLE.
THIS YEAR'S PROCESSION WILL CONSIST OF 10 FLOATS, ENTERED BY THE VARIOUS STREETS OF CHEUNG CHAU. THEY DEPICT THE VIRTUES AND VICES OF MANKIND, THE CHARACTERS BEING ENACTED BY CHILDREN DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL COSTUMES. ALSO IN THE PROCESSION WILL BE SHRINES LION DANCES AND EFFIGIES OF THE THREE DEITIES, SHAN SHAANG, TO TEI KUNG AND DAI SZE WONG,
THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS) HAS APPEALED TO OWNERS OF PRIVATE PLEASURE CRAFT NOT TO TAKE THEIR BOATS TO CHEUNG CHAU ON FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED BERTHING FACILITIES AVAILABLE.
THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND THE PROCESSION ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO CATCH EARLY FERRIES. THE LAST ONE TO REACH CHEUNG CHAU IN TIME FOR THE PROCESSION LEAVES THE OUTLYING DISTRICTS SERVICES PIER AT 12.30 P.M.
Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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