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ATM Room in Hong Kong Becomes One-Night Hotel for Tourists

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(Photo : Mario Tama/Getty Images) A pair of tourists have gone viral after being photographed sleeping in an ATM stall in New Territories, Hong Kong.

Spending a night at the local hotel might have been too expensive for a pair of tourists, who both decided to spend the night sleeping inside an ATM room in Hong Kong.

A photo shared On Facebook shows two women were sleeping on the floor inside the ATM room of a Wing Lung Bank outlet in San Fung Avenue, Hong Kong. The photo, uploaded by a man named Rocky Wong to a Facebook group named “North District,” has become a subject of ridicule amongst netizens.

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Wong said he was looking to withdraw some money from the ATM in New Territories at about 4 a.m. on Sunday, but could not as the two women were sleeping in the ATM room. He took the photo of them and uploaded it later. He told the media that the women could be from the mainland.

Some commenters on Facebook have condemned the tourists’ behavior. One such comment noted that the women probably chose to sleep in the ATM room because it had airconditioning and security for free.

Some netizens, however, defended the women.

One comment pointed out that if the two women were young western backpackers on a tour, “everyone would praise them for traveling around the world on a tight budget."

One comment also voiced concerned about the women’s rights.

"The man who took the picture violated the privacy of the two women," the comment said.

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