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Yuanyue Dang

A video of a mainland social media blogger picking up rubbish in a wealthy district of Hong Kong has caused a flurry of interest online in the city and nationwide.
The video – which runs for about a minute – was posted last week on a person’s Xiaohongshu account under the title “Picking up money in a wealthy area of Hong Kong, so easy!”
The blogger, who has more than 2,700 followers on the platform, mainly shares funny anecdotes about life.
His profile shows that he is 32 years old and lives in Shenzhen, a city in southeast China’s Guangdong province, which borders Hong Kong.
A clip of him picking up rubbish in a well-to-do area of Hong Kong is his most-watched video.

He did not respond to requests for comment from the Post.
In the video, he travels to Clear Water Bay in Hong Kong’s New Territories and says it is not the fancy villas he is going there for, but the rubbish tips there.
He then enters one such tip and finds a lot of “cashable” rubbish, including car baby seats, DVDs and wooden DVD holders.
According to his estimation, the rubbish he came across that day could be sold for HK$1,500 (US$200).
He also suggests in the video that people should consider working as security guards for people who live in the city’s luxury housing.

He believes such a job will pay at least HK$20,000 (US$2,600) a month and that “you don’t have to be afraid of the wind and the sun. You just need to enjoy the air conditioning and register visitors”.
The video has received more than 2,000 likes and 70 comments on Xiaohongshu.
One person said: “As long as you don’t break the law, the money you earn with your own hands is clean, no matter how high or low you are!”
Another asked: “Did you come all the way to Hong Kong just to pick up rubbish?”
However, a third said: “You are lying to those not familiar with Hong Kong’s high living expenses.”
The video, which has been reported by some media outlets in Hong Kong, also raised concerns that taking discarded items from rubbish tips in Hong Kong could violate the law.
According to Hong Kong’s Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation, “No person shall, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, rake, pick over or grub in any waste deposited in any place or remove or scatter any waste so deposited. Any breach of this may result in a fine.”


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‘So easy’ to make US$200 a day: Chinese blogger’s video on scavenging for expensive junk in Hong Kong wealthy areas goes viral

With almost 3,000 social media followers, blogger uses video clips to showcase upscale city venues where rubbish tips can offer rich pickings Some online observers point to city laws that suggest the activity could be illegal

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