Hong Kong Government Lunar New Year kau chim tradition

In each year's Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong, a member of the Hong Kong Government represents the city in a divination ritual called kau chim. The event takes place on the second day of the Lunar New Year at Che Kung temple, Sha Tin, where a fortune stick is drawn. The luck of the city for that upcoming Lunar year will be foretold by the message on the fortune stick. The message is written in the form of classical Chinese poetry and is then interpreted by a Feng shui sifu or fortune teller.

Tradition

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Usually one stick is drawn for the fortune of the city by a main representative person. Other sticks may be drawn for smaller community divinations. There are five categories of stick fortunes, from good (上), to mid (中), to bad (下). Each level also has internal degrees. For example, stick #27 is unlucky. It relates to the story of Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of the Qin dynasty, who built the Great Wall of China and sparked widespread opposition among his people.[1]

Results

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Year of the Time
frame
Stick
drawer
Stick
number
Result
Goat 15 Feb 1991
3 Feb 1992
Monkey 4 Feb 1992
22 Jan 1993
27 Bad[1]
Rooster 23 Jan 1993
9 Feb 1994
Dog 10 Feb 1994
30 Jan 1995
Pig 31 Jan 1995
18 Feb 1996
61
Rat 19 Feb 1996
6 Feb 1997
70
Ox 7 Feb 1997
27 Jan 1998
81
Tiger 28 Jan 1998
15 Feb 1999
37
Rabbit 16 Feb 1999
4 Feb 2000
Lui Hau-tuen 34
Dragon 5 Feb 2000
23 Jan 2001
Lui Hau-tuen 91
Snake 24 Jan 2001
11 Feb 2002
Lui Hau-tuen 30
Horse 12 Feb 2002
31 Jan 2003
Lui Hau-tuen 38
Goat 1 Feb 2003
21 Jan 2004
Patrick Ho Chi-ping 83 Bad[1][2]
Monkey 22 Jan 2004
8 Feb 2005
Lau Wong-fat 76 Mid[3]
Rooster 9 Feb 2005
28 Jan 2006
Lau Wong-fat 53 Mid[4]
Dog 29 Jan 2006
17 Feb 2007
Lau Wong-fat 75 Good[5][6]
Pig 18 Feb 2007
6 Feb 2008
Lau Wong-fat 36 Mid[7]
Rat 7 Feb 2008
25 Jan 2009
Lau Wong-fat 60 Good[8]
Ox 26 Jan 2009
13 Feb 2010
Lau Wong-fat 27 Bad[9][10]
Tiger 14 Feb 2010
2 Feb 2011
Lau Wong-fat 53 Mid[11]
Rabbit 3 Feb 2011
22 Jan 2012
Lau Wong-fat 11 Mid[12]
Dragon 23 Jan 2012
09 Feb 2013
Lau Wong-fat 29 Mid[13][14]
Snake 10 Feb 2013
30 Jan 2014
Lau Wong-fat 95 Bad
Horse 31 Jan 2014

18 Feb 2015

Lau Wong-fat 4 Mid
Goat 19 Feb 2015

7 Feb 2016

Lau Wong-fat 20 Mid
Monkey 8 Feb 2016

27 Jan 2017

Kenneth Lau 72 Good
Rooster 28 Jan 2017

15 Feb 2018

Kenneth Lau 61 Mid
Dog 16 Feb 2018

4 Feb 2019

Kenneth Lau 21/41 Mid
Pig 5 Feb 2019

24 Jan 2020

Kenneth Lau 86 Mid
Rat 25 Jan 2020

11 Feb 2021

Kenneth Lau 92 Mid

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c South China Morning Post. "SCMP archive." City urged to unite despite fortune stick's bad omen Sha Tin temple ceremony predicts year of disharmony. Retrieved on 2009-01-28.
  2. ^ South China Morning Post. "SCMP archive." Kuk chief vows to continue tradition. Retrieved on 2009-01-28.
  3. ^ Sun.on.cc. "Sun.on.cc." 求籤何需講手氣. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  4. ^ Singpao.com. "Singpao.com Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine." 籤解先難後易 還看市民努力. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  5. ^ RTHK.org.hk. "RTHK." 劉皇發為香港求得上籤感到開心. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  6. ^ RTHK.org.hk. "RTHK." 劉皇發與官員到車公廟為香港求得上籤. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  7. ^ on.cc "The Sun." 劉皇發為港祈福 須齊心創新景象 車公中籤暗喻防股海揚波. Retrieved on 2013-02-11.
  8. ^ Sina.com. "Sina.com Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." 港求得上籤今年繼續旺 2008年2月9日. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  9. ^ South China Morning Post. "SCMP." Life looking better for Year of the Tiger. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  10. ^ South China Morning Post. "SCMP archive." Short straw dims New Year glow. Fortune stick predicts worst luck for HK, and hours later fireworks barge catches fire.. Retrieved on 2009-01-28.
  11. ^ HKheadline.com. "HKheadline.com." 劉皇發為港求得「有求必應」中籤. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
  12. ^ HKheadline.com. "HKheadline.com." 劉皇發求中籤經濟有好有壞. Retrieved on 2011-02-10.
  13. ^ HKheadline.com. "HK Standard." Retrieved on 2012-01-26.
  14. ^ "中國評論新聞:劉皇發為香港求得中籤 稱寓意特首選舉". www.chinareviewnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.