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Discord in Hong Kong’s ‘yellow economic circle’ as staff disputes, mistrust add to Covid-19 business woes

  • Struggling yellow shops find a lifeline offering takeaway services, discounts for bulk orders
  • Disagreements, accusations lead prominent restaurant chain owner to quit yellow movement

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Sogno Gelato, a “yellow” business that found a lifeline in takeaway service and bulk orders. Photo: Facebook
Jack Lau

Gelato maker Chung Yiu-wa landed a bumper order worth HK$111,786 (about US$14,400) in the run-up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The single sale of 678 cups of his Italian-style dessert, 118 ice cream cones and 280 gelato mooncakes was delivered to a group of 250 Tseung Kwan O residents, who joined forces to make the online order.

It was a welcome boost for his shop, Sogno Gelato, which had been struggling through months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chung’s shop is part of the “yellow economy”, comprising businesses supportive of last year’s anti-government protests.

The firms openly declare their backing for protesters, campaigning actively online for Hongkongers to shop there and shun “blue” establishments branded pro-government, pro-police or pro-Beijing.

The yellow shops, mostly small enterprises, were hit hard when Covid-19 arrived in January and customers stopped coming because of social-distancing measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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