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Coca-Cola

Ad's animated tongues turn off TV watchers

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Vivienne Chow

A Coca-Cola television commercial featuring vivid animation of human organs - an eye ball, two tongues, a finger and a brain - has upset at least 178 people, who found it anything but fun.

The animated tongues and other characters, which act and argue like human beings, were meant as part of a playful image in the recent ad for Coca-Cola Zero.

But complaints made to the Broadcasting Authority said the commercial was disturbing, disgusting and also scared children.

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Three TVB viewers also told the station they found the ad disturbing.

The broadcasting watchdog said it was investigating the complaints but had yet to draw any conclusion.

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The ad was produced overseas and aired in Hong Kong only, according to Coca-Cola China.

Before airing the TV commercial, the company said, 200 people had been polled and 70 per cent said they enjoyed watching it.

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