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Child peeing sparks row in China

Incident triggers online spat in China, Hong Kong

Beijing: A child of a Chinese tourist couple urinating at a busy street in Hong Kong has sparked off a major media spat among netizens in China and its autonomous territory, reflecting on growing tensions between the two even after 17 years of integration.

State-run Xinhua news agency said a video clip circulating on the Internet showed several Hong Kongers trying to stop the mainland couple from leaving after they let their child urinate in public though the girl's mother had used a dipper.

The clip showed a chaotic scene in which the toddler was crying while the mother tried to explain to passersby, saying that child had to urinate due to long lines at public toilets.

They were soon surrounded by passersby who took pictures of them and blocked their path. The child’s father allegedly grabbed an onlooker’s camera and took out the memory card.

The mother got into an argument with onlookers and is reported to have slapped one of them across the face and rammed another with their baby stroller.
The passersby and the child’s parents were taken back to police station. The father was released but the mother was arrested and then released on bail.
She is required to report to police in mid May, reports said.

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