| Jul 29, 2014
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- Tues 22: Bus Barrage
Sat 19 - Tea for Tuhao Shanghai-based collector Liu Yiqian becomes a symbol of the “tuhao” phenomenon—rich but vulgar Chinese elites—thanks to a photo posted online of him drinking tea from a $280 million Ming Dynasty “Chicken Cup.” He bought the porcelain cup in a Sotheby’s auction in April and completed the transaction in Hong Kong yesterday, by swiping his credit card 24 times. He poured tea into the cup and drank, saying “Emperors have drunk from the cup; I want to absorb the spiritual forces.”
Sun 20
Rocky Romance A 24-year-old woman, who used to be an escort at a nightclub, attends a dinner gathering with her boyfriend and runs into a former regular customer. She chats to him, but her boyfriend becomes jealous. When they get home, he throws a tantrum and hits her. The woman later tells the police that she is shocked, because she is usually the one who gets physical.
Mon 21
Friendly Fire An Indonesian domestic helper is on her way home from the market when she finds out that her building is on fire. Worried about the safety of her 88-year-old employer, she runs to hand the keys to fire officers and urges them to rescue him. When she sees him safe, she becomes emotional and breaks into tears while hugging him. The employer’s son blames the maid for going to the market, but the man defends her and says he asked her to buy him bread.
Tue 22
Bus Barrage A woman is unable to find her mobile phone while on the bus. She suspects it has been stolen by a fellow passenger and immediately calls the police. The bus stops, and the passengers are not allowed to leave. The police arrive and begin their investigation, only to find the phone inside the woman’s bag. Some of the passengers curse at her and tell her to get off the bus.
Wed 23
Bottom Dollar At 4pm, an emotional 37-year-old woman suddenly strips down to her underwear in the Mong Kok MTR station. She approaches an ATM and stands between a man withdrawing money and the machine. Having already inserted his card, he cannot leave. A woman and an MTR staff member offer the woman a jacket, but she resists. When the woman moves away, the man tries to retrieve his card from the ATM, but she immediately runs back and stands in front of the machine. The police arrive and take her to the hospital.
Thur 24
Light Tremors A woman living opposite historic Pok Kok Primary School in Happy Valley notices a light swinging back and forth all night inside one of the classrooms. She believes it is caused by a spirit, and decides to get help from Apple Daily. A reporter ventures inside the room and finds that both a fan and a light have been left on. When the fan is switched off, the light stops swinging. The woman is relieved.
Fri 25
Family Feud At around 5am, a 45-year-old taxi driver checks a live-streaming video of his home on his smartphone and sees his 69-year-old mother holding a knife next to his 9-year-old daughter. He alerts the police and rushes back to his Hung Hom apartment. They find the grandmother threatening the young girl with a knife to do her homework. The woman is arrested.
