Scissors in the Skull

My first trip to Hong Kong was in 1997.

The evening I arrived, my wife took me to her aunt's high-rise flat, where we would stay for three weeks.

As we approached the building, Mabel pulled me under the cement canopy that skirted the building. "Watch out for TVs," she said, and she wasn't joking; the day before someone had thrown a set out the window.

Nothing has changed.

View large image Two people were injured by scissors thrown out of buildings ... including a 78-year-old woman who had a pair lodged in her skull.

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Pedestrians at both crime scenes said items had been thrown out of nearby buildings before.

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In addition to beer cans, flower pots and household waste, people have thrown cleavers, taps, soy sauce bottles, and even bed frames, televisions, refrigerators and sofas out of their windows.

If you had to choose between scissors and a fridge, well ...

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