The scandal surrounding the celebrity sex photos has captivated the Chinese-speaking world and many other nations.
Newspapers, internet sites and television stations have provided extensive coverage of the scandal, and Edison Chen Koon-hei's apology yesterday was run on most of the world's top news sites.
Expatriates in Hong Kong have reported repeated requests from friends back home for links to sites showing the pictures and information about the stars.
Many popular celebrity gossip internet sites have published the nude pictures and run daily commentaries on the saga.
Tens of thousands in Taiwan forgot work to watch yesterday's press conference. All Taiwanese stations broadcast it live.
Interpreters were on hand to give simultaneous Chinese translations of Canadian-born Chen's English confession. Cable stations reran segments hourly.