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Written by: Li Enci
2020-06-30 22:51
Date of last update: 2020-06-30 22:51The children's clothing store Chickeeduck is located in the branch of Discovery City Shopping Mall in Tsuen Wan. On the 17th of this month, a two-meter high Hong Kong version of the "Statue of Democracy" with the flag of "Recovering Hong Kong" was set up. "Exhibition" does not meet the lease.
Chickeeduck Chief Executive Officer Zhou Xiaolong renewed the contract by email as early as this month, but yesterday (29th) he received an email notification from the owner that he would not be renewed and needs to move out within 21 days. He criticized the owner: "I think there is a problem. Willing to meet and keep avoiding, I feel so ridiculous."
The implementation of the Minzu District National Security Law is imminent. Zhou Xiaolong removed the "Statue of Democracy" tonight (30th). "Because I don't know what will happen." He still hopes that after the national security law comes into effect, he will still have freedom of creation and speech. space. When asked whether he would stand for election in this Legislative Council election, Zhou Xiaolong said that he felt that the pan-Chinese people do not need "a 56-year-old business man" to participate in direct regional elections, but will carefully consider the functional constituency for election.
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Zhou Xiaolong said that as early as June 3, he had renewed the contract with the owner of Discovery Park by email. Later, the owner sought a media public relations company to discuss the lease renewal with him. The conditions included the need to remove the Statue of Democracy. On June 26, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and firefighters visited the store and said that the "Statue of Democracy" was not illegal. As of 6 o'clock last night, he received an email notification from the owner that he would not be renewed and would need to move out within 21 days.
He continued that, apart from emails and short messages, no one was willing to meet with him to discuss the incident. "I feel that there is a problem and I am not willing to meet. I have always avoided it. I think it is ridiculous." He believes that the incident is a typical political suppression, describing it as " So sad."
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Zhou Xiaolong said that he has applied for the government's employment protection plan, but if the Discovery Park store needs to be closed, it will need to lay off 4 to 5 employees, which is disappointed. "Because they all want to be a good employer." He said that he also has K11 MUSEA in the New World Group store, which is the worst business branch. He expressed the hope that the New World Group could cancel the contract of the K11 MUSEA branch together. "Since the owners can suppress the renewal for political reasons, and a mall is a dead city, I don't want to erode again."
Will continue to display propaganda materials supporting democracy
The implementation of the "National Security Act of the Minato City" is imminent. He met the reporters tonight and removed the "Statue of Democracy", "because he will not know what will happen." He stated that he did not know the provisions of the National Security Law, but hoped that the National Security Law would leave room for creation and freedom of expression. He also pointed out that unless the provisions stipulate that certain words violate national security, otherwise propaganda materials supporting democracy will continue to be placed. As for whether he will withdraw from the "yellow economic circle", Zhou Xiaolong said that he has no worries in this regard.
Carefully consider the participating functional groups
Asked whether he would stand for election in the current Legislative Council election, Zhou Xiaolong said that after meeting with democratic primary candidates, he felt that pan-citizens did not need "a 56-year-old business man" to participate in direct regional elections. However, he admitted that he would carefully consider the functional constituency, especially in areas where someone can be elected automatically, "If you need help, you will contribute."
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After Chickeeduck announced that the Discovery Park branch was not renewed, many citizens went to the store today (30th) to take photos and commemorate them. They did not want to leave for a long time. Mr. Zhang, with two children, said he was not surprised that Chickeeduck did not renew his lease, referring to Discovery Park as a "pro-government" New World Company Development Co., Ltd. Regarding the mall that once referred to the Statue of Democracy as an "exhibition", he refuted that the statue was a decoration, "I don't know the exhibition, and the political repression is not."
Ms. Ma and her son went to Chickeeduck to buy clothes. She was worried about the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law and was reluctant to take a photo. She said, "Of course, I don’t want to take a photo. The National Security Law will listen to the Japanese legislation. What will happen to the day when the film is heard?" She regretted that the shop failed to renew the lease, saying that parents would bring their children to the Discovery Park for fun, thinking that the Statue of Democracy was the "education channel".
She also praised Chickeeduck's high-quality clothes and affordable prices, citing frequent visits before placing the Statue of Democracy. She also thinks that the mall's non-renewal is a political suppression, so she wrote supporting words on the Lennon wall in the store. "Let's stick the head first, and ask Boss Zhou to cheer up, we must support the channel!"
In addition, some photography enthusiasts mistakenly thought that today's lease expired and opened for the store's last day, hoping to take a "photograph" before the Statue of Democracy moved.
Hong Kong version of the National Security Law