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Hundreds of spectators watched in amusement on Sunday as the
41 teams presented their handmade aircrafts to the crowd before
mostly belly-flopping flat into the water off the six-meter
(19.6 ft) flight deck.
"Chinese always have this problem to express their fun part, so
I think this event really helped Hong Kong culturally, to help
express themselves to do something crazy and wild," said
Charlton Lau, an engineer.
The international Flugtag - German for 'flight day' - started in
Austria in 1992 as a way to entice ingenuity and bravery.
Team "Blank Space" won Sunday's Hong Kong event, flying 15
meters (49 ft) through the air in a creative device shaped like
a green alien spaceship.
The event, which has been held in more than 40 countries around
the world, is not for the fainthearted.
Four participants were taken to hospital after suffering minor
injuries when they plunged into the sea.
(Reporting by Reuters TV. Writing by Julie Noce. Editing by
Patrick Johnston.)
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