Last Week in Reality

Sat 13

Pilgrim’s Protest A group including members of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese marches from Causeway Bay to Admiralty, singing hymns, holding yellow umbrellas and carrying a large sash-draped cross to represent Jesus and the Stations of the Cross. Cardinal Joseph Zen says that the Stations of the Cross parade is an expression of hope that everyone can live a life with freedom, democracy and the rule of law. A pro-establishment dissenter shouts at them from the sidewalk, calling them “trash” and “running dogs.”

Sun 14

Swim Card An underground water mains pipe in Sha Tin bursts at around 2pm, flooding a cycling path. A cyclist on her way home from work drops her mobile phone into the water. She gets her husband, who searches for the handset. After 45 minutes of wading knee-deep in muddy water, he gives up. The woman says the phone was a gift from her husband and that it contained her company’s SIM card, so she had to find it.

Mon 15

Dim Sum Hustle Two diners argue over who will pay for the bill at a late night dim sum restaurant in Ngau Tau Kok. The cashier tells them that it doesn’t matter who pays. Offended by this statement, one of the men slaps the cashier and then pays for the bill. She runs to the bathroom to hide, but the man chases her and slaps her three more times. The diner and their friends, who claim to be triads, flip over a dim sum cart before leaving. Police are called to investigate but as of press time they have not found the perpetrators.