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Sex on the street tops and ATV's demise top Yahoo most search news

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PolyU's ‘Sex on the Street’ scandal and the demise of ATV have topped the most searched stories of the year on Yahoo Hong Kong.The so-called "sex-on-the-street" scandal in April topped the list of local news items that also included the MERS outbreak in South Korea, ATV's failure to renew its TV license, plus Hong Kong's seven-year high of the stock market were also among the 10 top searches.Deep concerns about political reform in Hong Kong remained a hot topic, with Political Reform Consultation the fifth most searched term, ahead of HSBC's 150th Anniversary Banknote and the Fei Ngo Shan kidnap incident.Top 10 Most Searched Local News1. PolyU ‘Sex on the Street’ Scandal2. Outbreak of Seasonal Flu / MERS3. ATV License Renewal / Off-air Incident4. Seven-year High in Hong Kong Stocks5. Political Reform Consultation6. HSBC 150th Anniversary Banknote7. Fei Ngo Shan Kidnap Incident8. Parallel Traders / ‘Liberate Operations’9. Nursing Home Elderly Abuse Scandal10. Wrongful Arrest of Autistic Man by PoliceWhen it came to top 10 buzz words, the dispute over the color of a dress "was it black and blue or white and gold?" was the most searched with the keyword “Dressgate”.Jinny Ng beats Leung Chai-yan – Jinny Ng’s catch phrase “Why?” from a TV magic show beat Leung Chai-yan, daughter of the Chief Executive, who has caught netizens’ attention again this year with her ‘officially left home’ incident. These hot topics ranked second and fourth respectively.Half-yearly Top Ten Internet Buzz Words 20151. Dressgate2. Jinny Ng’s “Why?”3. ‘Breast-hiding Cloths’ in The Empress of China4. Leung Chai-yan5. Don Li’s Silly Girl6. The Greed of Man7. Kabedon8. Diet Plan of Leon Lai9. Ko Wing-man’s “That’s all!”10. Buddhaland

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