On March 18th there was also popular revulsion at the government's decision not to prosecute Sally Aw Sian, the head of the SingTao group of newspapers.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News and SingTao Daily report a riot erupted between migrant workers and locals in the southern city of Zhongshan.
Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong Economic Times and SingTao Daily advise the Hong Kong government to rely on stricter curbs and to avoid stirring controversy by seeking a clarification from Beijing on the abode issue.
SingTao Daily reports independent writers said it was ironic to hand Mo the Nobel Prize given he is the deputy chairman of the government-sanctioned Chinese Writers' Association, which is seen as an institution that helps Beijing suppress freedom of speech.
Indeed Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News and SingTao Daily have been highlighting the premier's comment on Chongqing, where he urged local authorities to reflect seriously on the Wang Lijun incident and draw lessons from the case - presumably written before news of his removal.