Hong Kong, China — Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, displayed on everything from t-shirts and tote bags to baby rompers and pillows.
But owner Herbert Chow is now struggling to get his designs made in China, where his avian characters have been seized by authorities for “advocating violence.”
Chow, 57, was preparing for the Lunar New Year shopping season earlier this year when he was informed that a shipment of some 10,000 Chickeeduck items had been seized in mainland China.
“My manufacturer said the customs department found the products were advocating violence in social movements,” Chow told AFP after recentl…
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