Last Week In Reality
Last week's news in bite-sized chunks. Illustrations: Ryan Chan
Sat 29
Mall Porn An Apple Daily reader is walking by a Fortress branch in Tsuen Wan when he notices that one of the televisions on display is showing a local adult movie. The actress begins stripping and her breasts appear on screen. Around 20 people stop to view the clip. Fortress speculates that someone made use of their smartphone to control the television screen. The case has been passed on to the police.
Sun 30
Democratic Foxconn Police officers raid an illegal wooden shield factory in a Tai Kok Tsui apartment. They arrest five people, including Occupy supporter “Zhaoming Princess,” who also belongs to the Hong Kong City-State Autonomy Movement, started by scholar Chin Wan. The police find many wooden boards and tools used in shield production. ZP likened the factory to a “Democratic Foxconn,” and said that the shields would be used during clashes with police in Mong Kok.
Mon 1
WhatsApp Attack Four Apple Daily journalists covering the siege of the government headquarters at Tamar receive more than 2,600 text messages in a minute. The messages are random, ranging from rental offers to people seeking tutors and adverts for genital herpes ointment. They had to turn off their phones. One journalist suspects that the attack is a deliberate attempt to obstruct the work of frontline reporters.