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Bus Uncle / Bus Blaster / 巴士阿叔


27th of April 2006 is probably the worst day for Elvis Ho Yui Hei (何銳熙) of his life. He was on a bus heading to Yuen Long of Hong Kong, and was irritated by a middle-aged man sitting in front of him who was talking loud on the phone. Elvis then tapped his shoulder asking him to lower his voice.

The middle-aged man was no simple person. His name is Roger Chan Yuet Tung (陳乙東), who is alleged to have made three attempts for the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive in 1997, 2002 and 2005. Roger was annoyed by Elvis’s action and he spent the next 6 minutes to scold and insult Elvis by using excessive profanity. Phrases like “not resolved.. not resolved.. not resolved” (未解決!未解決!未解決!) and “I face pressure, you face pressure. Why did you provoke me?” (你有压力,我有压力,你为什么挑釁我?) quickly became popular catchphrases in Hong Kong.
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