6 Sat
Teenage Angst During the Youth Summit, a conference on youth issues held at Youth Square, dozens of so-called Post-80s protestors raid the venue to voice their discontent. They accuse the summit of discussing vague and unrealistic topics, for example, the “mental and physical wellbeing of teenagers.” One protestor throws a shoe at Chief Secretary Henry Tang, but it misses. When the meeting ends, some protestors lie in the road to stop Tang’s vehicle from leaving.

7 Sun
Rail Walker At noon, a 31-year-old man, who is thought to be autistic, is found walking on the rail at Kowloon Tong train station. Staff immediately signal for the oncoming train to stop then help police lead him to safety, which takes about 20 minutes.

8 Mon
Butt Man At 8am in Tsuen Wan, a 41-year-old man drops a cigarette butt on the street. A Food and Environmental Hygiene officer sees him and wants to issue a fine but the man runs away and attempts to escape by taxi. The officer calls for backup and suddenly 10 other officers show up. They drag the offender out of the cab, press him against the floor and arrest him. The man and three of the officers are injured. They are sent to the hospital.

9 Tue
You Are What You Write A 24-year-old unemployed man is in court after leaving messages on a popular online chatroom.  Using a computer in a public library, he wrote, “pay me $10,000, I can kill a man for you,” “I want to make a bomb to blow up Donald Tsang’s house,” and “I’m a pervert wearing thick-rimmed glasses.” The posts trigger hot debate online and get the attention of the police. He claims he has suffered from depression since becoming jobless in 2008, and wrote the messages because the librarian was rude to him while he was waiting to use the computer.

10 Wed
Catch the Cat Killer About 50 cat-lovers gather in Choi Yuen Estate, a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, to urge the police and the Housing Authority to stop the “cat killer” from harming more animals in the neighborhood. The most recent victim was an adult cat who was found earlier this month with its front paws amputated.  

11 Thu
Lizard Trafficking In Lantau, the police bust a group trying to smuggle 180 endangered Bengal monitor lizards from Malaysia into the mainland to be eaten. The reptiles are packed in 60 foam boxes. Their estimated street value is $690,000. The 27-year-old driver is arrested.

12 Fri
Superhero Stunt A 46-year-old man dresses as “The Green Hornet” and threatens to leap from a pedestrian bridge in Kwai Tsing. He claims that he used to be a bailiff’s assistant in court, but was forced into early retirement four years ago after an internal investigation claimed he was not fulfilling his duties. The stunt lasts for 10 minutes.