This is the moment that a Chinese man set up his own mini-kitchen in an airport departure lounge after missing his flight . Wu Jiayong , 46 , became an internet hit after he produced the electric rice cooker from his luggage and made his own lunch in the middle of Hong Kong 's busy International Airport . The 46-year-old was caught on camera collecting water from the airport 's bathroom before plugging the rice cooker into one of the lounge 's empty sockets , according to The People 's Daily . Wu Jiayong , 46 , became an internet sensation after he produced an electric rice cooker from his luggage and started to prepare his lunch in the middle of Hong Kong International Airport . The construction worker was flying home to Shandong , China , after losing his job in Singapore when he fell asleep and missed his connecting flight . ' I had just enough to get a new ticket set to leave on Tuesday two days later , but I did n't have any more money for food , ' he said . ' I did n't want to offend anyone but I needed power supply to cook the rice so I had to do it indoors . ' Eyewitnesses described the rice cooker as being 'hard to miss ' with steam coming from it for over half an hour . After missing his flight the construction worker was left with no money for food and decided to make his own meals . Shocked eye witnesses took pictures after seeing the Mr Jiayong start cooking in the middle of the departure terminal . Mr Jiayong 's mini kitchen was soon closed down by airport officials , but fellow travellers and stores within the terminal helped him with food until he was able to fly home yesterday . He had been forced to travel to Singapore for work to help look after his family and used the rice cooker for preparing meals during his month long employment . Mr Jiayong was soon stopped from tapping into the airports electricity supply , but fellow travellers and terminal stores kept him fed after learning of his plight .
Wu ##ng , meanwhile , set up a mini - kitchen at Hong Kong International Airport . bought a rice cooker from suitcase and ate his lunch in lounge . became an overnight hit after being filmed by shocked fellow travellers . Said he had no money for food after missing his return home to China .