About 140 people have applied to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department to participate in the Cheung Chau Bun Scrambling Competition next month. The applicants include 12 Cheung Chau residents, according to a spokesman for the department. The contest begins on May 3, and 12 finalists will climb a tower in the race for buns at midnight on May 12. The winner will be the one who manages to snatch the largest number of buns.