by fli on January 8, 2012
More than 1000 people protested in front of Dolce & Gabbana’s flagship store in Hong Kong on Sunday Jan 8, 2012 after the Italian clothing store allegedly stopping people from taking pictures in front of their front displays.
The protesters demand apology from the store but as of now D&G still refused to issue any public apology statement.
Timeline of the incidents:
12/2011
A post on forum claimed that he was stopped by the Harbor City’s security from taking picture of his girlfriend in front of D&G store.
4/1/2012
A Apple Daily reporter tried to take pictures outside of DOLCE & GABBANA store and camera was blocked by Harbor City’s security, claiming that tourist from China can take pictures here but others need to take the pictures from across the street.
5/1/2012
Newspaper Apple Daily reported the incident and the online community started a “Million people to take pictures” page. Apple Daily reporter went to DOLCE & GABBANA store again to take picture and security threaten to break reporter’s camera.
6/1/2012
Over hundred of people stopped in front of the DOLCE & GABBANA store. Close to the evening, two who suspected to be DOLCE & GABBANA’s management personnels arrived to the store and illegally parked their high profile cars in front of the store.
7/1/2012
A group started to organize a protest on Sunday Jan 8, 2012. The Facebook page for the protest was “liked” by over 10K people. DOLCE & GABBANA still refused to give out apology.
8/1/2012
Thousands of people were gathered outside of DOLCE& GABBANA store taking pictures. Store was once closed due to the protest.
by Carlos Yeung on January 8, 2012
No this is not where I am working. I’m not there yet. After 3 stops half way around the world, BOS -> YYZ -> SFO -> HKG, I’m still not there yet. But almost. While enjoying the view and the food during a 3-day layover in Hong Kong, I’m getting ready for G-Lab: Indonesia. I have been getting ready for the past 4 months, but it doesn’t seem enough when you’re this close. I can almost smell the nasi goreng and the kopi luwak.
The course / project / client engagement is a 4+1 month experience that starts with some remote research, some detailed analysis, and then ends with lots of hands-on problem solving on-site, somewhere in Asia. My team and I are working with an Indonesia-based company, Pro Energi, who specializes in oil distribution across the country. Robert, founder of Pro Energi, has seen some great entrepreneurial success. We’ve had lengthy conversations with him over the past 4 months and can tell that this will be a mutually satisfying project.
The team has done some research on the industry and the company, and compiled this 60-page report that details our analysis. Now it’s time to validate our findings, refine them, and make it actionable for our client, Pro Energi. We’ll be in Jakarta, but also branching out to other operational sites in other parts of Indonesia. We’ll be on the ground working with the employees, investigating other companies, and potentially relevant organizations that can help the strategy we define. Just one more day to go.
There is obviously a lot to learn from the engagement. On top of that, there is Indonesia. I look forward to checking out all that Indonesia has to offer: rapid business development, local culture, Indonesian food, cheap goods, the many exotic islands the country has, aromatic kopi luwak, and did I mention Indonesian food? Rest assured this will be well documented, in colorful photos of course. Let’s also not forget the rest of SE Asia that I and many other G-Lab’ers plan to roam about and explore. Here we go!
