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Other things not already in existing collections that are related to the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.

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New World First Ferry
It is a ferry company in Hong Kong, founded in 1999. It is a company under NWS Holdings Limited now. There are five routes for now, and the fare is around $10-$30 depending on the route and the seats.

1978 Collapse of a Bun Tower
Before the incident, the number of contestants scrambling up the towers were uncontrolled. That day, about 200 people were climbing up the three towers, and one collapsed as the unsteady structure was unable to support the weight, injuring more than…

God's Seat
This seat is mobile and was developed to transport the statues and god figures from the temple to temporary temples and the place where the spirit assuaging ceremony was held.

Kwok Ka-Ming
Kwok has been champion of the individual races for 7 times since 2005. He was raised in Cheung Chau and is a firefighter trainer on the island.

Tanka People
The Tankas are an ethnic subgroup in Southern China who have traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang, as well as Hong Kong, and Macau. Though many now live onshore, some from the older…
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