Government departments and major corporations in Hong Kong have used a celebrity’s infidelity to warn against everything from corruption to not repairing run-down buildings, but not everyone has found it funny.
But, before Hui’s apology came the memes, with some of the city’s biggest institutions having fun at the pair’s expense. The post continued: “It's not hard to find evidence for corruption. It's not easy to get away with it.” Just for good measure it added a hashtag that referenced overcoming temptation.
A post on the Buildings Department’s Facebook page was also criticised by some. It showed an old building in need of repair, saying: “I’m rotten”, a reference to Hui’s tearful apology. It was accompanied with a hashtag quoting Hui, who said at the press conference: “I feel I am very disgusting.” “Keep your mind on glass bottle recycling … and there’s a video to broadcast at 7pm,” the post read, making reference to the names of Hui and Wong, and Hui’s 7pm press conference.