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China Police Protect Hong Kong's Chief Exec From Toilet Roll Smear Campaign

© East News / AP Photo/Kin CheungHong Kong Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lo Kin-hei shows off rolls of toilet paper and packages of tissue paper printed with images of pro-Beijing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at his office in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lo Kin-hei shows off rolls of toilet paper and packages of tissue paper printed with images of pro-Beijing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at his office in Hong Kong - Sputnik International
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Chinese authorities have reportedly seized at least 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissue paper bearing the cartoonish images of Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying.

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At least 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissue paper with the cartoonish images of Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying have been captured by Chinese police, the AFP news agency reports.

Lo Kin-hei, a deputy chairman of Hong Kong's liberal party, said that no reason was given for the seizure of the $12,900 worth of goods, due to be sold during Chinese New Year celebrations later this month.

"I guess that the Chinese authorities don't like people mocking government officials, especially high-ranking government officials after the movement. They have become more cautious about criticisms about them," Lo said.

He spoke in a clear a nod to recent mass protests in Hong Kong, in which demonstrators demanded greater electoral freedom for the territory, also lashing out at Leung Chun-ying's policy.

The rolls were captured from a factory located in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, where a friend of Hong Kong's liberal party placed the order to obscure their involvement, according to Lo Kin-hei. He declined to elaborate.

The images of Leung were clearly unflattering, with one depicting him bearing two fangs, another having the word "lying" on his forehead, and some carrying the Chinese Communist Party's hammer and sickle symbol.

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