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End of the honeymoon? Hong Kong leader John Lee’s Weibo account drew 1.5 million followers, now some are raising a stink over dump site | South China Morning Post

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It began as a trickle, then became a flood of complaints about the foul smell from Hong Kong’s Ta Kwu Ling landfill, 2km from Shenzhen, across the border. Over two months, Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu ’s maiden account on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like microblogging site, has attracted mostly friendly comments, but some unhappy messages began turning up. “Chief Executive Lee, come to Liantang to smell the Hong Kong-produced toxic, stinky scent we smell every day,” wrote Weibo user Jenny, referring to the area in Shenzhen where she lived. Hong Kong leader clicks with China’s Weibo – so is there…

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