Hong Kong bun festival drops key events for first time in over 100 years amid coronavirus pandemic

Hong Kong’s annual bun festival opened with toned down celebrations on April 30, 2020, as social-distancing measures to control the spread of the coronavirus remained in place across the city. But with hundreds of people flocking to the island of Cheung Chau, marquee events including a traditional religious parade and bun-scramble competition were cancelled. As of April 30, Hong Kong had recorded zero infections for five consecutive days.