Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Bun Festival blues: update

Patrick Ho Chi-ping, Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs, speaking on the radio yesterday, floated the idea of having a little island's Bun Festival all year round.
"We can allow participants to climb up the tower and grab cakes and dolls. We believe these kinds of new sports events would bring business opportunities to Cheung Chau and boost its tourism industry."
Islands District Councillor Kwong Kwok-wai welcomed Dr Ho's idea. A little island in the South China Sea resident, the Councillor is, according to the official Islands District's (members photos and all) website, also chairman of the Island District's Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Industry and Commerce Committee; and member of the Traffic and Transport Committee. Mr Kwong's occupation is listed as company director.

Me: I think they ought to turn a little island's Pak Tai football pitch into a pool, have the Long March steel tower on a small island in the middle, throw some of those hungry people-eating Australian crocodiles in there, and make the contestants swim to the tower. That would draw the crowds.

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