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Hong Kong, Dec 7 (EFE/EPA).- Businesses in Hong Kong continued to be affected by the ongoing pro-democracy protests, with various shops temporarily ceasing its operations, including the stores of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi, due to the damages caused to its properties.Hong Kong is in its sixth month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill, and have since turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).FOOTAGE SHOWING DAMAGES AT CHINESE ELECTRONICS GIANT XIAOMI'S SHOP AND A STARBUCKS STORE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Dec 6 (EFE).- As a highly materialistic society with a taste for mindless consumerism, Hong Kong has recently found itself swept by a unique wave of conscious consumption, whereby citizens who support the pro-democracy movement make an effort to patronize businesses siding with the anti-government protesters and ditch those who are against it.As the months-long movement continues to rage on, activists and their supporters are looking at building up a “yellow economic circle” – yellow as in “yellow ribbon,” the symbol for being pro-democracy and pro-protesters, as opposed to “blue ribbon," which represents the pro-government and pro-police lot.The idea is that businesses supportive of pro-democracy protests, which began in early June because of a controversial government bill on extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China, deserve like-minded consumers’ support; when more customers patronize them, they will become stronger and the yellow economic circle will get bigger in Hong Kong, whose economy has for the past two decades been driven largely by businesses that are pro-China.This week, the advertising sector staged a five-day strike and launched plans to help small-sized pro-protest businesses to promote themselves. And as Hongkongers have a penchant for dining out, the restaurant sector has become the main realm where this politically-driven consumption behavior manifests itself. Several mobile apps have been created to guide diners where to eat. (Camera: SHIRLEY LAU).FOOTAGE SHOWING AN INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN CHAN, OWNER OF AROUND WELLINGTON RESTAURANT, IN WELLINGTON, CENTRAL DISTRICT, HONG KONG.SOUNDBITES: JONATHAN CHAN, OWNER OF AROUND WELLINGTON RESTAURANT (IN CANTONESE).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) As a restaurant owner, I surely think this [the yellow economic circle] is efficient. We opened about six months ago. Normally a normal business wouldn’t have been able to grow so fast. But we can now break even and pay all expenses, which is much faster than we expected. I think the yellow economy circle movement is helping us.2.)Because we support the movement, people who didn’t know us want to check out what we serve and try out. That has sped up our growth. Having benefited [from the movement], we try to use our resources to help others so that this yellow economic circle can keep growing. People spend money here and we make more money, so we use our resources to help those in need. This way the circle can sustain.
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
Hong Kong, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- Cantopop singer and democracy activist Anthony Wong appeared at Hong Kong court Thursday over corruption charge after singing at a rally held by pro-democracy politician Au Nok-Hin around a week before Au went on to win a 2018 legislative council by-election. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: MEDIA WAIT FOR CANTOPOP SINGER AND DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST ANTHONY WONG AT THE EASTERN MAGISTRATES’ COURT IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- The first person to be put on trial under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law was found guilty by the High Court of inciting secession and acts of terrorism on Tuesday.Leon Tong Ying-kit was arrested on 1 July 2020, just hours after the Beijing-designed security law was enacted in the protest-rocked special status territory, according to local media.Tong, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers as he waved a pro-independence flag with the message “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” during mass demonstrations in the latter half of 2019. The guilty charges could carry a life sentence. (Camera: MIGUEL CANDELA).SHOT LIST: GENERAL VIEW OUTSIDE THE HIGH COURT IN HONG KONG; AND CORRECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT VAN THOUGHT TO CARRY TONG YING-KIT, CONVICTED UNDER THE HONG KONG NATIONAL SECURITY LAW, LEAVES THE HIGH COURT IN HONG KONG.
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