Toilet Paper
A man sells toilet paper printed with portraits of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and IKEA's plush wolf "Lufsig" (L) at a Chinese Lunar New Year market in Hong Kong January 29, 2014. Lufsig and Leung made a cameo on novelty toilet paper at stalls selling wares for this week's Lunar New Year festivities. A stall run by Hong Kong's liberal pro-democracy Democratic Party, offered two designs, one depicting the cuddly wolf, the other of Leung. The wolf became wildly popular when it was tossed at the city's embattled leader at a public meeting in December. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Reuters

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is poster boy of “hate” toilet paper for the second time. Shenzen authorities discovered that a factory in the city made 8,000 rolls of the butthole wiper with his face on it.

The item would have been a perfect Chinese Lunar New Year present, especially among residents of the special administrative region rocked in 2014 by pro-democracy protests for several weeks.

The dislike of Hong Kong people for Leung, perceived as Beijing’s lap dog, would surely lead to fast sales for the toilet paper with the chief executive’s image on it like what happened in 2014 when the first batch of 4,000 rolls of toilet paper bearing Leung’s face was a bestseller.

The Hong Kong Democratic Party ordered 8,000 new ones still with the face of Leung on it but with a different design. Even if the party used friends in Shenzen to mask their identity, authorities still found out.

Unfortunately, the 8,000 rolls of toilet paper with Leung’s mug on it – perfect for wiping behinds after defecating – didn’t make it to the former Crown Colony because the items were confiscated by southern China authorities, reports the Economictimes.

The toilet paper rolls were supposed to be sold at a Hong Kong market, said Hong Kong Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lo Kin-hei.

Leung would be offended if he learns that beside his face being placed on the toilet paper, the image used for this second batch was a caricature. It showed the pro-Beijing leader with fangs and the words “lying” imprinted on his forehead.

Authorities also confiscated another set of toilet paper rolls that had the hammer and sickle insignia of the Communist Party of China as its design.

Lo said the Shenzhen authorities didn’t explain the reason behind the seizure of the toilet papers worth US$12,900, but he says, “I guess (the Chinese officials) didn’t like people mocking government officials, especially high-ranking government officials, after the movement. They have become more cautious about criticisms about them,” quotes the Indian daily.

The South China Morning Post reports that the toilet paper maker had previously made toilet paper with faces other global leaders on it, such as U.S. President Barack Obama, but it didn’t have any problem with Chinese authorities then.

To contact the writer, email: v.hernandez@ibtimes.com.au