‘Yellow’ Hong Kong shops slammed by Covid-19 hope protester campaign will help fill gap left by missing mainlanders

A shopping and dining campaign aimed at supporting Hong Kong businesses that publicly identify with the anti-government protest movement gathered steam on Friday as the “golden week” holiday kicked off, with crowds queuing at eateries and shops across the city.The hoped-for spending spree, a bid to provide relief to so-called yellow businesses battered by the Covid-19 downturn, began on Thursday following the launch of an online campaign dubbed “Hongkonger’s 5.1 Golden Week” by organisers.A…

Read the original article at South China Morning Post