These requests, contrary to more colourful reports, may have had an effect.
If all this colourful reporting was based on false premises, last month's reports implied, that was the fault of the police.
Colourful reports persist, meanwhile, about his eccentric personal lifestyle, his fondness for partying and alcohol, and an apparent obsession, shared with his elder brother, Kim Jong-chol, with western icons such as the American basketball player Michael Jordan and the British rock star Eric Clapton.
Contrary to numerous colourful reports, neither this disk nor the diskettes embedded in the artist's book were ever actually hacked in any strict sense.
According to the Colourful Lives report, 33% think a casual dress code would improve productivity and nearly double that feel that it would boost their happiness, with the report noting one in 10 bare their tattoos at least once a week.
The Labour leader nonetheless defended John McDonnell's "colourful" language, reported by the Daily Telegraph, including in the last Parliament following student riots.
And his womanising made for colourful reading, with reports he had slept with more than 5,000 women.
The freedom for journalists has led to a style of colourful, human interest reporting and close identification with the victims that we have rarely seen before from China.
With punchy paragraphs, and colourful infographics, the CCAFS report explores what's already been oft-repeated about climate change and food but in a much more digestible format than the IPCC's.
For instance, real time food intake data are automatically calculated and nutrient content is reported in colourful presentations.
With photographs of each palace, watch and aircraft, the report paints a colourful picture of the life enjoyed by Putin, who famously compared himself to a "galley slave" during a 2008 press conference.
