Yifang Fruit Tea’s support of one country, two systems has become the nail in the coffin. Taiwan Yifang closes down nearly 30 branches
Taiwan franchised tea shop, Yifang Fruit Tea was affected by the Hong Kong anti-extradition law demonstration in August this year. At that time, the Yifang Hong Kong Central store posted a notice outside the door saying “to walk alongside Hong Kongers, no service for one day”. This action upset Chinese internet users who posted angry messages to attack Yifang’s Chinese branches. Taiwan’s Yifang then stated its official Weibo: “Resolutely uphold one country, two systems, and resolutely oppose violent strikes!” However, the statement triggered Taiwanese consumers to boycott the brand. Since the incident, nearly 30 branches have closed in Taiwan, accounting for about a sixth of the total number of branches there. Many franchisees went bankrupt as a result. On December 2, the Yifang Fruit Tea Yunlin Huwei Zhongzheng store closed down. A heated discussion was caused when the owner bowed 90 degrees to thank customers for their support.
Ko Tzu-kai, founder of Yifang, was recently interviewed and bluntly said that he could not think of a better solution for this incident: “No owner can bear the risk of losing 40 to 60% of his revenue, but he will not give up the Taiwan market.” He discreetly established a new brand “Shuangjiang Tea”. Ko said that the regional general manager in China, who oversaw more than 1,000 stores at the time, was very anxious. In desperation, Ko allowed the regional manager to issue two statements to control the damage: “Resolutely uphold one country, two systems, and resolutely oppose violent strikes” and “Never tolerate any acts intended to split the country”.
After the Yifang incident, twelve other Taiwanese bubble tea brands including 50 Lan, Jenjudan, Meet Fresh, Tiger Sugar, The Alley, 85 Degree, Chatime, Milkshop, CoCo, Gong Cha, DaYungs and OneZo Tapioca have issued statements on Weibo of support: “One Country, Two Systems”, “1992 Consensus”, “People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all of one family.”, “Chinese pride”. Taiwanese people regarded these and other statements as “kneeling to the Chinese market” and called the incident “the chaos of bubble tea shops”. In response to this phenomenon, blogger Jinmurmur pointed out on Facebook that the tea shop opinion war is all about Taiwanese businesses wanting to please both sides simultaneously. She bluntly stated that the reason Yifang was desperate to make that statement is not for consumers, but for the Communist Party, “They are afraid of being resisted by more than one billion people in mainland China.”
Jinmurmur, who was born in mainland China, said, “If your heart is not with the Communist Party, your business in China will be hindered; if your heart is with the Party, then prepare to be hated by others; if a business sits on the fence, it will suffer the most.” She said that she would not sympathize with Taiwanese businesses who try to please the Chinese government. “You are the ones making all the money. Why would you want my sympathy? . . . Was the party forcing them? It’s the Taiwanese businesses that got themselves in this mess! If they want to step into the market despite differing viewpoints from China, these brands should assess the risk before making a decision. “
#BoycottChina #Taiwan #YellowEconomyCircle
Source: Business Focus (05-Dec)
https://bit.ly/34OaVSL
Taiwan franchised tea shop, Yifang Fruit Tea was affected by the Hong Kong anti-extradition law demonstration in August this year. At that time, the Yifang Hong Kong Central store posted a notice outside the door saying “to walk alongside Hong Kongers, no service for one day”. This action upset Chinese internet users who posted angry messages to attack Yifang’s Chinese branches. Taiwan’s Yifang then stated its official Weibo: “Resolutely uphold one country, two systems, and resolutely oppose violent strikes!” However, the statement triggered Taiwanese consumers to boycott the brand. Since the incident, nearly 30 branches have closed in Taiwan, accounting for about a sixth of the total number of branches there. Many franchisees went bankrupt as a result. On December 2, the Yifang Fruit Tea Yunlin Huwei Zhongzheng store closed down. A heated discussion was caused when the owner bowed 90 degrees to thank customers for their support.
Ko Tzu-kai, founder of Yifang, was recently interviewed and bluntly said that he could not think of a better solution for this incident: “No owner can bear the risk of losing 40 to 60% of his revenue, but he will not give up the Taiwan market.” He discreetly established a new brand “Shuangjiang Tea”. Ko said that the regional general manager in China, who oversaw more than 1,000 stores at the time, was very anxious. In desperation, Ko allowed the regional manager to issue two statements to control the damage: “Resolutely uphold one country, two systems, and resolutely oppose violent strikes” and “Never tolerate any acts intended to split the country”.
After the Yifang incident, twelve other Taiwanese bubble tea brands including 50 Lan, Jenjudan, Meet Fresh, Tiger Sugar, The Alley, 85 Degree, Chatime, Milkshop, CoCo, Gong Cha, DaYungs and OneZo Tapioca have issued statements on Weibo of support: “One Country, Two Systems”, “1992 Consensus”, “People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all of one family.”, “Chinese pride”. Taiwanese people regarded these and other statements as “kneeling to the Chinese market” and called the incident “the chaos of bubble tea shops”. In response to this phenomenon, blogger Jinmurmur pointed out on Facebook that the tea shop opinion war is all about Taiwanese businesses wanting to please both sides simultaneously. She bluntly stated that the reason Yifang was desperate to make that statement is not for consumers, but for the Communist Party, “They are afraid of being resisted by more than one billion people in mainland China.”
Jinmurmur, who was born in mainland China, said, “If your heart is not with the Communist Party, your business in China will be hindered; if your heart is with the Party, then prepare to be hated by others; if a business sits on the fence, it will suffer the most.” She said that she would not sympathize with Taiwanese businesses who try to please the Chinese government. “You are the ones making all the money. Why would you want my sympathy? . . . Was the party forcing them? It’s the Taiwanese businesses that got themselves in this mess! If they want to step into the market despite differing viewpoints from China, these brands should assess the risk before making a decision. “
#BoycottChina #Taiwan #YellowEconomyCircle
Source: Business Focus (05-Dec)
https://bit.ly/34OaVSL
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#NetizensVoice
Protest VS Coronavirus Outbreak
“This is a long, forwarded message I just received; The writer of this is truly admirable that one has the patience to do one’s best to persuade these "creatures" (to the side of the truth), just like a living buddha.
As for me, a layman, I have already given up (on these people), and flown to Japan to buy surgical masks and relax on cruises.”
// To the ones who previously supported the government and stayed silent:
Finally, there are no more “protestors” in sight. However, does this comfort you? Or does it leave you in fears worse than last year?
These past six months you once labelled those wearing masks as rioters; ironically, (masks) are the things you desperately need right now.
In these six months, you have hated those democratic advocates for disturbing the traffic; yet when the coast is clear now, you become afraid of going out as the virus scares you even more.
It is much more dangerous than the “cockroaches” you screamed and shouted at;
it disturbs every single inch of your life, leaves supermarkets without rice, food cans and disinfectants, and stirs you with fear of being infected every time you step out of your home.
You once hated politics, and your only concern is the cakes and ale.
Six months ago you blamed the Black Bloc wearers for the queues you have to endure before entering the airport; yet now you can no longer travel as you wish, as you will likely be denied entry by other countries. You no longer need to go to the airport, nor can you eat Haidilao (hotpot) in the mainland.
Six months ago you cursed the advocates of democracy for affecting your daily life, yet politics will eventually find those who do not care about them. What exactly is politics, you ask? The government leaving the mainland borders wide open and allowing the virus to spread without restraints, that is what politics is.
Remember, it is the government you once defended and supported that drives you and your family to the life-threatening coronavirus.
On 16 June, when 2 million people stepped out (and spoke up),
If you have cared more about our society,
If you have stepped up for Hong Kong,
If you have voiced out for justice,
If you have stopped blindly supporting this government,
Perhaps the overwhelming (criticisms towards the government) could force them to close the mainland borders in advance.
Maybe closing up the borders is not enough to stop the deadly virus,
but perhaps, a friend with the same view would give you a surgical mask,
and fight the unseen threat together with you.
To all the ones chose to be blind,
Please remember who are the ones that become your saving grace:
Shops under the yellow-economy circle, which Edward Yau heavily criticized;
AbouThai, founded because whistleblowers snitched on its CEO;
Li Ka-shing, who was condemned by Ng Chau-pei;
HKTV Mall, which CY Leung has given up on.
If you have the wits to do so, why not embrace the glorious blue-economy circle you once sang praises to?
Where is Mat Yeung?
Where is Kobe Dining (“Stewardess beef rice”)?
Where is Wah Kee?
Where is Ngan Lung?
Where is CY Leung?
Where is Lau Cha-kei (“Bald-headed officer”)?
Where are they in your times of need? //
Source: Facebook
https://bit.ly/2GLmuR6
#Haidilao #YellowEconomyCircle #CoronaVirus #BorderWideOpen
Protest VS Coronavirus Outbreak
“This is a long, forwarded message I just received; The writer of this is truly admirable that one has the patience to do one’s best to persuade these "creatures" (to the side of the truth), just like a living buddha.
As for me, a layman, I have already given up (on these people), and flown to Japan to buy surgical masks and relax on cruises.”
// To the ones who previously supported the government and stayed silent:
Finally, there are no more “protestors” in sight. However, does this comfort you? Or does it leave you in fears worse than last year?
These past six months you once labelled those wearing masks as rioters; ironically, (masks) are the things you desperately need right now.
In these six months, you have hated those democratic advocates for disturbing the traffic; yet when the coast is clear now, you become afraid of going out as the virus scares you even more.
It is much more dangerous than the “cockroaches” you screamed and shouted at;
it disturbs every single inch of your life, leaves supermarkets without rice, food cans and disinfectants, and stirs you with fear of being infected every time you step out of your home.
You once hated politics, and your only concern is the cakes and ale.
Six months ago you blamed the Black Bloc wearers for the queues you have to endure before entering the airport; yet now you can no longer travel as you wish, as you will likely be denied entry by other countries. You no longer need to go to the airport, nor can you eat Haidilao (hotpot) in the mainland.
Six months ago you cursed the advocates of democracy for affecting your daily life, yet politics will eventually find those who do not care about them. What exactly is politics, you ask? The government leaving the mainland borders wide open and allowing the virus to spread without restraints, that is what politics is.
Remember, it is the government you once defended and supported that drives you and your family to the life-threatening coronavirus.
On 16 June, when 2 million people stepped out (and spoke up),
If you have cared more about our society,
If you have stepped up for Hong Kong,
If you have voiced out for justice,
If you have stopped blindly supporting this government,
Perhaps the overwhelming (criticisms towards the government) could force them to close the mainland borders in advance.
Maybe closing up the borders is not enough to stop the deadly virus,
but perhaps, a friend with the same view would give you a surgical mask,
and fight the unseen threat together with you.
To all the ones chose to be blind,
Please remember who are the ones that become your saving grace:
Shops under the yellow-economy circle, which Edward Yau heavily criticized;
AbouThai, founded because whistleblowers snitched on its CEO;
Li Ka-shing, who was condemned by Ng Chau-pei;
HKTV Mall, which CY Leung has given up on.
If you have the wits to do so, why not embrace the glorious blue-economy circle you once sang praises to?
Where is Mat Yeung?
Where is Kobe Dining (“Stewardess beef rice”)?
Where is Wah Kee?
Where is Ngan Lung?
Where is CY Leung?
Where is Lau Cha-kei (“Bald-headed officer”)?
Where are they in your times of need? //
Source: Facebook
https://bit.ly/2GLmuR6
#Haidilao #YellowEconomyCircle #CoronaVirus #BorderWideOpen
Owner of AbouThai hopes to open a face mask production line in Hong Kong with help from Li Ka Shing Foundation
The well-known “yellow” (pro-movement) business, AbouThai, obtains thousands of boxes of face masks from Thailand today, which attracted long queues. The business has reserved a portion of masks for Hospital Authority frontline health care workers and border control staff (including those from Customs Department, Immigration Department and the Department of Health).
Shop owner, Mike Lam, had worked in customs before. He follows current affairs and politics closely, and has posted on social media on 11 June 2019 in support of the shopkeepers' strike the next day. "Since the beginning of January, when I saw how the epidemic was unravelling with the lack of supply of face masks among general public, I had already started to increase my inventory,” said Mike, in his interview with Hong Kong Citizen News.
"My company sells Thai products and Thailand also exports face masks. I hope that I can help Hong Kongers, particularly frontline health care workers and frontline workers at the borders. As an entrepreneur, I need to fulfill my social responsibility." He mentioned that at earlier on when supply was still adequate, he had provided masks to individual district council members to meet the needs of the community. But nowadays, it is much more difficult to secure a sufficient supply of masks.
Mike said he normally gets his masks from different Thai suppliers. As the virus started to spread, “every supplier is now facing an increase in global demand. Many places around the world are experiencing a shortage surgical face masks for various reasons. I am queueing up as well. The fact that I managed to get hold of a large supply today is probably just luck,” he explained.
Mike knew about some low-income families in Hong Kong who have been washing their masks and reusing them. "I cannot accept that this is happening in a world-class city. This is worse than the third world. How can the government find this acceptable?” He is not certain when the next shipment of masks will come. "It is difficult to say. Even friends working in the disciplined services, in Hospital Authority and my family are all lacking face masks."
The 13 shops in the AbouThai chain were each given a quota of 300 boxes of masks (a total of 3,900 boxes for all 13 shops) this morning. Each person can purchase one box (50 each) at $49. There were long queues at every shop this morning.
Having seen the shortage of face mask worsened, Mike was hoping that he could contact the Li Ka Shing Foundation to obtain funds or a loan to set up a factory for manufacturing face masks. "If I have $100 million, I can open up a production line immediately. I have estimated that the number of masks produced could meet the needs of 7 million citizens for two months, with an average production cost of $0.24 each. If so, everyone, regardless of their social class, can buy masks at a reasonable price to ensure health and safety."
He stressed that any prevention is a passive measure. “An active measure against the pandemic would be the government fully closing the borders,” he said. Is it too late? "It cannot wait. It needs to be done now. If you close the border just one second sooner, then it could prevent another person from getting infected.”
Source: Hong Kong Citizen News, January 29, 2020
https://bit.ly/3bkU1jd
#AbouThai #YellowEconomyCircle #Mask
The well-known “yellow” (pro-movement) business, AbouThai, obtains thousands of boxes of face masks from Thailand today, which attracted long queues. The business has reserved a portion of masks for Hospital Authority frontline health care workers and border control staff (including those from Customs Department, Immigration Department and the Department of Health).
Shop owner, Mike Lam, had worked in customs before. He follows current affairs and politics closely, and has posted on social media on 11 June 2019 in support of the shopkeepers' strike the next day. "Since the beginning of January, when I saw how the epidemic was unravelling with the lack of supply of face masks among general public, I had already started to increase my inventory,” said Mike, in his interview with Hong Kong Citizen News.
"My company sells Thai products and Thailand also exports face masks. I hope that I can help Hong Kongers, particularly frontline health care workers and frontline workers at the borders. As an entrepreneur, I need to fulfill my social responsibility." He mentioned that at earlier on when supply was still adequate, he had provided masks to individual district council members to meet the needs of the community. But nowadays, it is much more difficult to secure a sufficient supply of masks.
Mike said he normally gets his masks from different Thai suppliers. As the virus started to spread, “every supplier is now facing an increase in global demand. Many places around the world are experiencing a shortage surgical face masks for various reasons. I am queueing up as well. The fact that I managed to get hold of a large supply today is probably just luck,” he explained.
Mike knew about some low-income families in Hong Kong who have been washing their masks and reusing them. "I cannot accept that this is happening in a world-class city. This is worse than the third world. How can the government find this acceptable?” He is not certain when the next shipment of masks will come. "It is difficult to say. Even friends working in the disciplined services, in Hospital Authority and my family are all lacking face masks."
The 13 shops in the AbouThai chain were each given a quota of 300 boxes of masks (a total of 3,900 boxes for all 13 shops) this morning. Each person can purchase one box (50 each) at $49. There were long queues at every shop this morning.
Having seen the shortage of face mask worsened, Mike was hoping that he could contact the Li Ka Shing Foundation to obtain funds or a loan to set up a factory for manufacturing face masks. "If I have $100 million, I can open up a production line immediately. I have estimated that the number of masks produced could meet the needs of 7 million citizens for two months, with an average production cost of $0.24 each. If so, everyone, regardless of their social class, can buy masks at a reasonable price to ensure health and safety."
He stressed that any prevention is a passive measure. “An active measure against the pandemic would be the government fully closing the borders,” he said. Is it too late? "It cannot wait. It needs to be done now. If you close the border just one second sooner, then it could prevent another person from getting infected.”
Source: Hong Kong Citizen News, January 29, 2020
https://bit.ly/3bkU1jd
#AbouThai #YellowEconomyCircle #Mask
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阿布泰店主冀開港人口罩生產線：盼李嘉誠基金會撥或借$1億
阿布泰國生活店主林景楠（Mike Lam）建議，李嘉誠基金會可撥款或借款1億元，令他可向相熟的泰國供應商，要求馬上增設香港專屬口罩生產線，預計金額足以為全港700萬市民生產兩個月的口罩貨量。
Interview with Nichome Eyewear, a yellow shop.
1. Could you tell us more about Nichome Eyewear?
Joe: Nichome Eyewear has been opened since 4-5 years ago. Basically, I am the one who manages the store after I broke up with my business partner. At the first place, we didn’t think too much about the reason to open the store, but just wanted to start a business, plus by doing this business I can get in touch with many people, talk to them, and know about their stories. Besides, I can communicate with customers which is something I feel happy for, like by asking them “Why do you want to change your eyeglasses?”, ”What kind of eyewear do you want?”.
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Nichome-Eyewear-02-22
#YellowEconomyCircle
1. Could you tell us more about Nichome Eyewear?
Joe: Nichome Eyewear has been opened since 4-5 years ago. Basically, I am the one who manages the store after I broke up with my business partner. At the first place, we didn’t think too much about the reason to open the store, but just wanted to start a business, plus by doing this business I can get in touch with many people, talk to them, and know about their stories. Besides, I can communicate with customers which is something I feel happy for, like by asking them “Why do you want to change your eyeglasses?”, ”What kind of eyewear do you want?”.
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Nichome-Eyewear-02-22
#YellowEconomyCircle
#Interview #YellowEconomyCircle
“Ivan The Kozak”
Some Hongkongers propose yellow economy circle — they only visit pro-protesters boutiques or restaurants. This is not only a return for all the censorship and white terror from pro-Beijjng camp, but also pro-protesters have no interest in supporting anti-protestors, and would like subsidize “yellow” shops which are affected by COVID-19.
An unique Ukrainian restaurant located at Central is introduced in a youtube program which promotes “yellow” stores. The cuisine seems to be very delicious, but the interview with the owner Olena, an Ukrainian with Hong Kong citizenship, and her daughter, Victoria, is also impressive.
Olena established “Ivan The Kozak” in 2001. She has been living in Hong Kong for almost 25 years, and unlike many foreigners in Hong Kong, she sees Hong Kong as her home. Victoria was raised in Hong Kong and sees herself as a Hongkonger. She has been helping to spread out the situation of Hong Kong to Ukraine.
Revolution of dignity
Olena regarded Ukraine revolution in 2013 as “Revolution of dignity”, because protestors predicted the ex-president(Yanukovych) was going to betray their country by shifting policy from Pro-European to Pro-Russian abruptly.
The peaceful protest changed to war when the Ukraine Special Force had brutally beaten the peaceful protesters on Maidan. This caused the rapid and dramatic expansion of civil resistance - thousands of citizens were angry and took to the street to protect their next generation. They hoped their children could be a part of Europe Union but not Soviet Union(SU), as they had lived under SU and understood how bad life could be under such authoritarian.
Revolution of Dignity VS Revolution of time
Olena found a lot of similarities between “Revolution of Dignity” and “Revolution of time”. She was told the bad situation on 31 August 2019 while she was in Ukraine for family visit. She decided to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible and got to witness the terrible scene on 1 October just a few steps away. Olena couldn’t hold her emotion while recalling the memories of that day. She thought police did not treat protesters as human beings, and did non-sense like firing teargas to street while nobody was there.
She pointed out that children will be suffered if parents remain silence. If one day Victoria takes to the street, Olena will go out with her and protect her with her body. She also emphasized that the government should listen and talk to the people, instead of suppressing their rights and freedom.
Source: Yellow Open Rice
https://youtu.be/huEI1U5g9H8
#Olena #Ukraine
“Ivan The Kozak”
Some Hongkongers propose yellow economy circle — they only visit pro-protesters boutiques or restaurants. This is not only a return for all the censorship and white terror from pro-Beijjng camp, but also pro-protesters have no interest in supporting anti-protestors, and would like subsidize “yellow” shops which are affected by COVID-19.
An unique Ukrainian restaurant located at Central is introduced in a youtube program which promotes “yellow” stores. The cuisine seems to be very delicious, but the interview with the owner Olena, an Ukrainian with Hong Kong citizenship, and her daughter, Victoria, is also impressive.
Olena established “Ivan The Kozak” in 2001. She has been living in Hong Kong for almost 25 years, and unlike many foreigners in Hong Kong, she sees Hong Kong as her home. Victoria was raised in Hong Kong and sees herself as a Hongkonger. She has been helping to spread out the situation of Hong Kong to Ukraine.
Revolution of dignity
Olena regarded Ukraine revolution in 2013 as “Revolution of dignity”, because protestors predicted the ex-president(Yanukovych) was going to betray their country by shifting policy from Pro-European to Pro-Russian abruptly.
The peaceful protest changed to war when the Ukraine Special Force had brutally beaten the peaceful protesters on Maidan. This caused the rapid and dramatic expansion of civil resistance - thousands of citizens were angry and took to the street to protect their next generation. They hoped their children could be a part of Europe Union but not Soviet Union(SU), as they had lived under SU and understood how bad life could be under such authoritarian.
Revolution of Dignity VS Revolution of time
Olena found a lot of similarities between “Revolution of Dignity” and “Revolution of time”. She was told the bad situation on 31 August 2019 while she was in Ukraine for family visit. She decided to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible and got to witness the terrible scene on 1 October just a few steps away. Olena couldn’t hold her emotion while recalling the memories of that day. She thought police did not treat protesters as human beings, and did non-sense like firing teargas to street while nobody was there.
She pointed out that children will be suffered if parents remain silence. If one day Victoria takes to the street, Olena will go out with her and protect her with her body. She also emphasized that the government should listen and talk to the people, instead of suppressing their rights and freedom.
Source: Yellow Open Rice
https://youtu.be/huEI1U5g9H8
#Olena #Ukraine
Hong Kong people want change of not just the government
About 90% of Hong Kong's food supply is imported, and most of it comes from mainland China. But that's about to change. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has been causing a lot more people losing confidence in the farm produce from mainland China. There is practically no way for Hong Kong consumers to trace the place of origin of the farm produce they consume. As such, there is an increasing number of Hong Kongers buying locally grown vegetables.
Hong Kongers shop locally grown vegetables not only because of their concern about food safety, but also because of their support for local farming. Mapopo Community Farm is in the city's North District and sells locally grown organic vegetables. Besides, it is a "yellow shop" of Hong Kong's "yellow economy", which encourages people to spend money on protester-friendly businesses. Notwithstanding the rampage of the disease, Hong Kongers are still fighting for democracy.
With local farms such as Mapopo Community Farm, Hong Kongers are provided with a wider range of choices which are, more importantly, healthier and safer. Thus, the Government should not ignore the significance and contribution of local organic farming, nor should it rely so much on the supply from Mainland China as it currently does; Hong Kongers are aware that they have the right not only to choose their government, but also what they eat.
#YellowEconomyCircle #HongKong #LocalSupport #LocalFarmer #SelfHelp
Further reading:
https://qz.com/1819651/local-farms-in-hong-kong-are-thriving-because-of-coronavirus/
https://qz.com/827508/hong-kong-now-imports-nearly-every-single-thing-it-eats/amp/
About 90% of Hong Kong's food supply is imported, and most of it comes from mainland China. But that's about to change. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has been causing a lot more people losing confidence in the farm produce from mainland China. There is practically no way for Hong Kong consumers to trace the place of origin of the farm produce they consume. As such, there is an increasing number of Hong Kongers buying locally grown vegetables.
Hong Kongers shop locally grown vegetables not only because of their concern about food safety, but also because of their support for local farming. Mapopo Community Farm is in the city's North District and sells locally grown organic vegetables. Besides, it is a "yellow shop" of Hong Kong's "yellow economy", which encourages people to spend money on protester-friendly businesses. Notwithstanding the rampage of the disease, Hong Kongers are still fighting for democracy.
With local farms such as Mapopo Community Farm, Hong Kongers are provided with a wider range of choices which are, more importantly, healthier and safer. Thus, the Government should not ignore the significance and contribution of local organic farming, nor should it rely so much on the supply from Mainland China as it currently does; Hong Kongers are aware that they have the right not only to choose their government, but also what they eat.
#YellowEconomyCircle #HongKong #LocalSupport #LocalFarmer #SelfHelp
Further reading:
https://qz.com/1819651/local-farms-in-hong-kong-are-thriving-because-of-coronavirus/
https://qz.com/827508/hong-kong-now-imports-nearly-every-single-thing-it-eats/amp/
Quartz
In Hong Kong, buying locally-grown vegetables is about more than just fighting coronavirus
Supporting Hong Kong's farms is a way to demonstrate independence from Beijing.
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#YellowEconomyCircle #NationalSecurityLaw
State Approved Violence?: Pro-democracy Yellow Store Was Splashed with Black Paint
According to a video posted by Southern District Councillor Tiffany Yuen, a video showing two man splashing black paint onto a pro-democracy store in Lei Tung Estate.
One man was filming as the other splashed the paint as "proof" (in order to get credit for the work). In her post, Yuen wrote, "Nobody is safe under the national security law, it doesn't matter if you are a pro-democracy politician, or just a store owner in a rural area. They're splashing paint today, but there might be more dangerous actions in the future".
Source: Tiffany Yuen's Facebook
State Approved Violence?: Pro-democracy Yellow Store Was Splashed with Black Paint
According to a video posted by Southern District Councillor Tiffany Yuen, a video showing two man splashing black paint onto a pro-democracy store in Lei Tung Estate.
One man was filming as the other splashed the paint as "proof" (in order to get credit for the work). In her post, Yuen wrote, "Nobody is safe under the national security law, it doesn't matter if you are a pro-democracy politician, or just a store owner in a rural area. They're splashing paint today, but there might be more dangerous actions in the future".
Source: Tiffany Yuen's Facebook
#Firsthand #PoliceState
10:38 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Unreasonably long police cordon line formed to stop public access to a pro-democracy restaurant
On a tranquil street in Mong Kok at Friday night, at least four police vehicles were sighted outside the restaurant, Jie Genge. Police officers set up extended cordon line along the Portland Street which cut off almost half of the street from public access.
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
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Police charge into pro-democracy restaurant causing a nuisance to business and patrons
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27093
10:38 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Unreasonably long police cordon line formed to stop public access to a pro-democracy restaurant
On a tranquil street in Mong Kok at Friday night, at least four police vehicles were sighted outside the restaurant, Jie Genge. Police officers set up extended cordon line along the Portland Street which cut off almost half of the street from public access.
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
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Related article
Police charge into pro-democracy restaurant causing a nuisance to business and patrons
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27093
#FirstHand #PoliceState
0123 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Two owners of Jie Genge, publicly identified itself as a yellow shop, were escorted to a police van. The police took away a few boxes of evidence, including a suspected police baton.
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
0123 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Two owners of Jie Genge, publicly identified itself as a yellow shop, were escorted to a police van. The police took away a few boxes of evidence, including a suspected police baton.
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
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#FirstHand #PoliceState
0133 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Outside Jie Genge, as journalists and other passersby huddled forward, the police rudely pushed them away, shouting “Stand behind the cordon line” “No pictures!” as they closed the cordon lines.
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
0133 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Outside Jie Genge, as journalists and other passersby huddled forward, the police rudely pushed them away, shouting “Stand behind the cordon line” “No pictures!” as they closed the cordon lines.
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4