In Pictures: Hong Kong's "yellow" stores support protests

SUMMARY

Stores that have come out in open support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement, nicknamed "yellow shops," make their politics plain and are winning customers in protest-hit Hong Kong because it.

By APDec 18, 2019 1:34:17 PM IST (Updated)

Customers eat lunch at a noodle shop decorated with pro-protest posters in Hong Kong. Stores that have come out in open support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement, nicknamed "yellow shops," make their politics plain and are winning customers in protest-hit Hong Kong because it. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

In this Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 photo, customers line up at a tea shop lined with a "Lennon wall" of pro-protest notes in Hong Kong. Many demonstrators and people who back the movement now use apps to help them locate these pro-protest "yellow stores." (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A worker carries plates of hamburgers at a restaurant past a stuffed frog doll that has become a symbol of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Customers sit near stuffed frog dolls that have become a symbol of pro-democracy protesters at a restaurant in Hong Kong. Pro-protest stores often hand out free drinks to marchers during rallies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The supporters of the democracy movement say they're hoping to create a "yellow economy" — a network of stores that will help fund and support the protest movement for a long-haul struggle with the Hong Kong government. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A customer closes a sliding door at a restaurant decorated with pro-protest posters in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pro-protest notes are displayed on a "Lennon wall" at a tea shop in Hong Kong. Pro-protest stores often set aside space for people to post notes expressing their views. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

People walk past the entrance of a tea shop that has been turned into a "Lennon wall" of pro-protest notes in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)