‘Lennon Walls’ move indoors: Grab some sushi, get an ice cream, and scribble a note about Hong Kong protests
- More shops dedicate wall space for customers to express their views, feelings
- Owners report a boost in business as indoor protest walls attract more patrons
The yellow Post-it note stands out from the wall of multicoloured notes with its message: “Hongkongers, add oil!”
“I welcome customers to leave behind their thoughts in writing or drawing. It encourages those who hold similar opinions,” restaurant owner Tracy Tang So-lan, 27, says.
The wall started taking shape in late August, after Tang drew pictures of Pepe the Frog – a popular mascot among protesters – and stuck them on the wall to show her support for the movement.
Customers, who saw her pictures, started adding their own notes, mostly with protest slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times”.
Tang, who provides her customers with pens and note papers, says: “Hong Kong is a society with the freedom of expression. All can express their views freely.”