Hong Kong people flock to buy toilet paper 3
In recent days, a series of supermarkets in Hong Kong have sold out of toilet paper.
A man carrying a dozen toilet paper on the street said he had to ask his friends to help him stand in line to buy it.
`We went to five stores and couldn’t find any toilet paper rolls. So we bought wet wipes. You know, we need to be safe first,` said Lok Gork – a 30-year-old designer.
Hong Kong people flock to buy toilet paper
Hong Kong people compete to buy toilet paper in a supermarket.
SCMP also said that last night, many stores ran out of toilet paper.
James Chan – a recent graduate said: `My family told me to go buy toilet paper.`
The paper shelves were empty at a supermarket in Hong Kong yesterday.
A message spread on social networks earlier confirmed that Wellcome supermarket issued an internal notice that most brands of toilet paper, instant noodles, canned foods and drinks made in China will soon no longer be available.
The shortage of necessities in Hong Kong has lasted for many days, as people have been stockpiling to prevent the pneumonia epidemic from getting worse.
At Taste supermarket in Kowloon Tong, many signs said that buyers could only get limited quantities of rice, detergent, hand sanitizer and disinfectant.
