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SAT 7 TUE 10
Total Buzzkill A photo of signs
posted outside a park in Tseung
Kwan O goes viral: Visitors are asked
not to eat, hang their laundry out to dry, or make noise
in the park. Netizens question why the park was even
built in the first place, and suggest that they just put
up a “Keep Out” sign instead.
SUN 8
Keep Calm and Carry On
In a video uploaded to Facebook,
an agitated middle-aged man is
seen arguing with a police officer after being asked
to show some ID. Gesturing wildly and shouting
obscenities, the man tells the officer he wants to
lodge a complaint against him and questions whether
he is actually a real officer of the law. The policeman
responds that he can get his supervisor to verify his
identity. The man then taunts the officer for seeming
nervous and dares him to draw his gun. Netizens
blame the heated exchange on rising tension between
police officers and Hong Kong citizens.
MON 9
Free Riders A video uploaded
to Facebook goes viral: A man
and a boy are seen crawling
under the turnstiles of an MTR station while a woman
holding a piece of luggage waits for them on the other
side. A bystander says the man claimed he had bought
a ticket, but didn’t know how to use it to exit the station
because it was his first time in Hong Kong, while
the woman said the boy didn’t
have a ticket because
in their hometown of
Liaoning, children under
1.3 meters ride for free.
Illegal Dumping A 64-year-old
unemployed man is sentenced to
two months in jail for the possession
of drug paraphernalia and for discarding the body of his
drug addict roommate in the stairwell of their Nathan Road
residence. His lawyer told the court that the man did not
report his roommate’s death because he was afraid the
police would suspect he was involved. This sentencing
comes a day after a 72-year-old owner of a Tsuen Wan flat
was also sentenced to two months in prison for disposing
of the body of a 60-year-old man in the stairwell of his
apartment block. The flat owner dumped the body after
finding the man unconscious in his flat and failing to
resuscitate him.
WED 11
Model Mom At 1:30pm,
an SUV which appears to have
lost engine power pulls over
along Paterson Street in Causeway Bay. A woman driving
with her daughter rear-ends the SUV. The owner of the
SUV gets out of the vehicle to speak to her, but the woman
tries to drive off, even as the SUV owner and a passing
taxi driver stand in front of the car to stop her. The driver
is seen sticking her tongue out at passersby who are
recording the incident. The woman is finally stopped and
police later arrive to question her. She is released.
Edited by Stephanie Tsui
stephanie.tsui@hkmagmedia.com
THU 12
Illustrations: Joyce Kwok
Creepy Cop At Tsuen Wan
Magistrates’ Courts, a 23-yearold
police officer pleads guilty to
loitering. He was accused of following various women
into the elevator of a Tung Chung apartment block and
taking photos of their legs and shoes over the course
of two hours. He was also accused of masturbating into
a female resident’s shoes, which had been placed outside
her apartment. The officer allegedly wiped the shoes
down and was about to leave the building when a security
guard stopped him. When searched, his pocket was found
to contain a phone with 21 pictures of women’s legs and
shoes, and a piece of tissue with the officer’s semen on it.
FRI 13
Call of Nature
A video of
surveillance footage
goes viral: A man and
a woman enter a lift in
a mall in Mong Kok.
Soon after the doors
close, the woman
pulls her pants down
and squats to urinate. After about five seconds,
the woman gets up, puts her pants back on and
presses an elevator button. The doors open and
the couple leave quickly.
Quote of the Week
“I believe he’s visiting us to cheer Hong Kong on…
I don’t think he’ll be commenting on any particular issues.”
Basic Law Committee member and local deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC)
Maria Tam Wai-chu tells a radio show what she’s expecting of Zhang Dejiang’s visit to
the city. Zhang is the chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC and is the top
official overseeing Hong Kong affairs.
Talking Points
We read the news, so you don’t have to.
Hong Kong Words Make OED
A total of 13 Hong Kong English words have made
it into the latest update of the Oxford English
Dictionary, including loanwords from Cantonese
such as “char siu” and “dai pai dong,” as well as
English language formations that are unique to Hong
Kong such as “sitting-out area.” Other terms that
have made it into the OED include “compensated
dating,” “kaifong,” “guanxi,” “lucky money,”
“sandwich class,” “milk tea,” “shroff,” “siu mei,”
“yum cha,” and “wet market.”
Our take: We’re hoping that “add oil” is next up
for inclusion.
Organ Donors Needed!
A poll of Hong Kong residents by youth group Junior Chamber
International Victoria has found that despite more than 90 percent
of 580 respondents saying that they would donate their organs
after death, only a third were registered organ donors—and
younger respondents were actually less likely to be registered.
Respondents said they had not registered because they didn’t know
how to do so, what organ donations involved, or were unsure if
their families would approve. Some 200,000 donors are listed on
the government’s register—just 2.7 percent of the population.
Health chief Ko Wing-man attributed the low organ donation rate
to traditional beliefs.
Our take: We’re all for tradition… but some traditions have to end.
Register to become an organ donor at www.codr.gov.hk
Illustration: Elaine Tang
6 HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016