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'Golden week' holiday set to lose its sparkle amid Occupy Central protests
It's not just the fireworks that are missing. With blocked roads and shops closed, customers and tourists are too. To top it off, a storm is brewing
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Blocked roads, closed shops, thunderstorms - and no fireworks.
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With pro-democracy protesters camped in the key shopping districts of Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, as well as in Central and Admiralty, some shop owners are pessimistic.
Li Chung-fai, manager at gadget retailer Life Digital in Central, said sales fell 20 per cent on Monday compared with a normal weekday.
"I have children to raise," he said. "If businesses keep losing money, lay-offs may happen, which no one wants. I'm afraid the situation will end up like that of Sars, with people staying away from Hong Kong."
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