How a performing cat from a Wan Chai pharmacy became a viral hit online – and her owners don’t even have a Facebook account
Chubby tabby named Hawaii becomes star attraction at Kam Fung Medicine Company.
A performing cat from a Hong Kong pharmacy has become a viral sensation online after fans shared videos of her amusing antics on Facebook.
The chubby tabby, named Hawaii by fans because of the colourful scrunchies she wears around her neck like flower garlands, is now the star attraction at the Kam Fung Medicine Company in Wan Chai.
Her owners, Lau Siu-kwong and his wife Lau Fung-ying, both 62, remain baffled by the attention she receives – but are understandably overjoyed with the publicity for their 15-year-old herbal medicine business.
The couple, neither of whom has a Facebook account, bought Hawaii in 2003 and originally named her Kitty. Their sons taught her tricks and she has lived in their shop ever since – preferring its familiar shelves to the family home.
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They were unaware of the attention their 13-year-old moggy was receiving online until Sheung Wan resident Justina Chong told them about her Facebook appreciation page – named Wanchai Cat – which she set up after falling in love with Hawaii’s antics.