Dolce & Gabbana, really sorry ?
Dolce & Gabbana on Wednesday apologised to Hong Kong citizens for allegedly discriminating against them in favour of wealthy mainland shoppers.
The long-awaited flagship Hong Kong store has been the focus of protests and online rage after reports that a security guard told locals they were not allowed to take photograph, while mainlanders and foreigners were. It is suspected that the security guard could easily blocks Hongkongers but not mainland chinese people as he “did not know how to speak chinese mandarin correctly”.
Locals accused the fashion house of “mainlandism” and started a Facebook page protesting against the store’s abuse of their rights. Dolce & Gabbana has previously rejected the criticism but in a statement stuck on the storefront overnight Tuesday and sent to journalists on Wednesday it said it accepted that it was in the wrong.
“The Dolce & Gabbana policy is to welcome the Hong Kong people and that of the whole world respecting the rights of each individual and of the local laws.” Especially the right to spend money.
Hong Kong residents does not accept the apologies: “We do not accept D&G’s apology statement. It lacks sincerity. Everyone should write to the European Union to complain and demand that D&G be held accountable for racism,” wrote one user, Netizen Eric Lo. Another said: “The statement was released so sneakily — they did not admit their mistakes. It lacks sincerity, please everyone, do not accept their apology.”
A mainland shopper said the row was a storm in a tea cup. “it is well known that they love using social networks complaining. Our Weibo prevents from dealing with company’s internal affairs, which is a good thing”, other said. “I think Hong Kong people are overreacting, but I guess it’s a natural response,” the man told Cable TV outside the Dolce & Gabbana store.
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