HONG KONG – Kwok Ka-ming and Kung Tsz-shan emerged as champions in an annual bun scrambling contest in Hong Kong’s outlying Cheung Chau island on early on Tuesday.

“Bung king” Kwok scored 1,131 points as he competed with eight men to clinch the title in the finale of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival at Pak Tai Temple Playground soccer pitch. It’s his 10th victory in the men’s category since 2005.

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Meanwhile, Kung beat two other female competitors and earned 446 points to win the title. Following her third champion title in the women's category since 2016, the “bun queen” was crowned "Queen of Queens".

Apart from the individual race, there was also an invitation relay in which three teams from Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macao competed against seven local teams from Cheung Chau.

In the finals of the annual Bun Scrambling Competition, 12 competitors scaled a bamboo tower, attempting to snatch buns attached to it, with thousands of residents and tourists heading to the island to experience its unique traditions first-hand.

Highlights included a colorful grand parade, and – later in the evening – the finals of the Bun Scrambling Competition.

Afternoon crowds were captivated by the parade, which set off from Pak Tai Temple Playground. It featured children, many dressed as deities, being carried aloft on steel frames, in addition to traditional lion dances.