Why do no sample apps appear on Fiori Launchpad Site Module Template

If you're a hana express 2.0 rev 23 user like me, you know there are some nice templates for webIDE. One of them is the Fiori Launchpad site module. It normally includes sample applications in the home screen and catalog, but since as far as i can remember (6 months) they have been missing from the application when the application is deployed to the 'development' space.

Can the moderators of Hana Express or WebIDE please address this problem? I have also talked to SAP extensively with a ticketed issue and they have not helped at all.

This is the final result after deploying the naked template: