Chinese Officials seize Toilet Paper bearing Image of Hong Kong Leader

FEb. 7, 2015: olls of toilet paper and packages of tissue paper printed with images of pro-Beijing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. (AP)

Chinese authorities have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissue paper printed with mockery images of the territory's pro-Beijing chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, according to an official of the small political party who placed the order.

The items were to be sold at a market during Chinese New Year's later this month, said Lo Kin-hei, a vice chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Party.


The seizure comes after Hong Kong was shaken by a massive pro-democracy movement in which demonstrators demanded greater electoral freedom than Beijing is willing to grant.

"I guess (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," he said.

Source: foxnews