Hong Kong sourcing of Japanese Exclusives misses out on goodies

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So, my crew and I all got our e-Hobby sets from Hong Kong and none of them include the booklet mentioned here:

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...-scans-171860/

Similarly, I got Alternity Ultra Magnus from RK and the other from HLJ, and the HLJ one came with a comic, the RK one did not. Additionally, I heard that Wave 1 United from HLJ came with character cards whereas versions from RK didn't.

So this seems to be a pattern. Sourcing from Hong Kong is considerably cheaper but it does seem that this is a side effect.

1. Did anyone else source e-Hobby sets from RK? Did you get this booklet? Did anyone else source direct from Japan? Did you get it?

2. What other exclusives or even regular Japanese releases have others experienced this with?