- Title: Hong Kong businesses coping with chaos although profits 'decreased by half'
- Date: 19th October 2019
- Summary: PEDESTRIANS WALKING SHOPFRONT OF JUICE SHOP OPPOSITE MONG KOK POLICE STATION BARRICADES ON POLICE STATION BALCONY NAME PLATE READING (Chinese AND English): "MONG KOK POLICE STATION" VARIOUS OF JUICE SHOP OWNER, JOYCE CHE, PREPARING JUICE (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) 48-YEAR-OLD JUICE SHOP OWNER, JOYCE CHE, SAYING: "We have seen our business decreased (compared to before protests), right now it is a time of transition. Normally, when protesters start gathering, we would start to pack up our things. In the case of escalation, when police start to react and come out to fall into action, then we really have to close the shop by pulling down the shutters and get out of here." VARIOUS OF JOYCE CHE PREPARING JUICE (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) 48-YEAR-OLD JUICE SHOP OWNER, JOYCE CHE, SAYING: "The protests have a big influence on our business, which has decreased by half, but that's fine. I hope that the situation will take a turn for the better quickly and our business go back to how it used to be." VARIOUS OF JUICE SHOP EXTERIOR
- Embargoed: 2nd November 2019 05:33
- Keywords: Hong Kong China businesses shops protest demonstration
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA003B1RGG1Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Businesses in Hong Kong's bustling district in Prince Edward on Saturday (October 19) said they are getting by even though recently, they face the ramifications of the weekend protests, police crackdown and tear gas.
A juice shop, who was willing to speak to Reuters on Saturday, said they have been able to cope with the frequent chaos over the past weeks on Hong Kong's Kowloon Island although profits have 'decreased by half'.
Following a week of relative calm, Sunday's march will test the strength of the pro-democracy movement. Campaigners vowed it would go ahead despite police ruling the rally illegal.
In the past, thousands of people have defied police and staged mass rallies without permission, often peaceful at the start but becoming violent at night.
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