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HK Magazine

Sat 28
Gilf Scam A 46-year-old woman is arrested for stealing a total of $23,700 from elderly men in the Yau Ma Tei area. Pretending to offer sexual services, she tricked a 71-year-old man into going to a love hotel with her. Once he was in the shower, she stole cash from his wallet and left. She employs the same tactic 10 days later on a 70-year-old man but is arrested.

Sun 29
Toy Story A 15-year-old girl, her 22-year-old boyfriend and a 33-year-old man are arrested for running a drugs operation in which they packed $1 million worth of methamphetamine into toys before mailing them to recipients. Police raid their flat in Ngau Tau Kok, where they find 20 bags of toys with 2.4kg of the drug packed inside.
Mon 30
Ghost Ride the Whip The driver of a shuttle bus outside the Yuen Yuen Institute Taoist temple leaves the vehicle to use the bathroom. He leaves the bus, which has nine passengers in it, in neutral gear and it starts to slide down the hill. A male passenger in the car dashes forward and wrenches the wheel to the right to avoid crashing into a crowd on the left. The bus crashes into an incoming taxi and comes to a stop when it rams a tree. The passengers suffer minor injuries. Police question the driver.

Tue 31
Pot Luck Dozens of people line up overnight outside Sogo for a chance to purchase a limited edition Le Creuset “Coastal Blue” pot, of which only 60 are available. When doors open at 10am, chaos ensues as the crowd rushes into the shop, knocking each other over. A woman who arrived at 4am complains to reporters that the crowd was not managed properly, and that she found it “hard to accept” that she missed out on a pot.
Wed 1
A Bone to Pick Construction workers at Wan Chai Development Phase II find 19cm-long bones and bullets on the seabed near the old Wan Chai Pier. The discovery follows an incident last week where the remains of a ship—which some historians speculate to be the HMS Tamar—were found nearby. The bones and bullets have been removed for testing.
Thu 2
Lasting Public Affection A video of a couple having sex at a bus stop in Ho Man Tin opposite Hong Kong Polytechnic University goes viral. The video, which lasts for 1 minute and 37 seconds, first shows the woman on her knees in front of the man; he is then seen putting on a condom and lying on top of her. The video also shows passersby hurrying past the scene. Witnesses say that the encounter lasted 45 minutes before campus security called the police.
Thu 2
Swim Sentence A 50-year-old swimming instructor is sentenced to eight months in jail for indecent assault. After finding out a student had injured her back during swim class, he took her to a love hotel under the guise of giving her a massage, but ended up assaulting her. His request for an appeal is denied.


Last Week in Reality

Last week's news in bite-sized chunks. Illustrations by Ryan Chan