Dolce & Gabbana is now under fire after a policy that apparently bans natives in Hong Kong from taking photos of its stores there. It all started when a security guard barred a local from taking photos of one of its stores from the sidewalk.
After news of that, a rally was allegedly organised on facebook, attracting about 15,000 likes. This also led to a protest outside the store of over 1,000 people armed with cameras on Jan 8, causing the store to close early, around 3pm as the crowds swelled.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Dolce & Gabbana defended its decision to ban Hong Kong natives from photographing its store facade, but said that foreign and mainland Chinese tourists were permitted to take pictures.
Dolce & Gabbana also was quoted in the online news report as saying, "We wish to underline that our company has not taken part in any action aiming at offending the Hong Kong public."
However, it seems Hong Kong natives are more than just enraged over the restriction of their public and private space. According to a scholar the Wall Street Journal spoke to, the incident was apparently also a platform for the locals to express their frustration over the mainland Chinese, who are playing an increasingly significant role in the city.
Said STOMPer mr win:
"There was a Hong Kong native standing outside the D&G outlet in Hong Kong taking photos.
"Suddenly one of the D&G staff pushed him and didn't let him take photos, etc.
"This case is all over the internet right now."
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2. Too much time
3. Too much... period!
At the end of the day, money talks and bs walks. If rich tourists (from PRC and elsewhere) spend 100k+ buying stuff from D&G, then they deserve to snap as many pictures are they want. The tourists bring in their hard earned money to spend in HK and people are still upset? How ungrateful.