Police cordon off Chickeeduck for search

The Tsuen Wan outlet of Chickeeduck, a pro-protester clothing store, has been cordoned off by the police at around 5pm today. 

The branch confirmed that they will open as usual tomorrow. 

The branch opened on this Tuesday and placed a statue of Lady Liberty Hong Kong, one that honours the anti-government protesters, at the entrance of the store. 

The store said on social media that about 40 officers arrived at the store at 5pm and cordoned off the store, with a search warrant issued by the court. They also requested all customers to leave. 

The store updated half an hour later, saying that all customers had left after officers collected their personal information. The founder Herbert Chow Siu-lung was answering to the police, it added. 

The store also said officers from the police national security department were spotted. 

The police said the operation aimed to collect evidence with approval from the court, and had left at around 6pm, followed by Chow, walking out of the store safely, according to Chicheeduck. 

It was also found out that police copied all staffers’ ID card numbers and their addresses. 

District councilor Angus Yick Shing-chung arrived at the scene to enquire from the police as well. Yick referred to a customer that the police cordoned off the place while leaving. The police requested to meet Chow and copy customers’ ID card numbers after asking them to leave. 

Last year Chickeeduck placed statues in their branches in D Park in Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun Town Plaza. Yet the malls filed the event to court, which ordered the store to remove the statues. 

Chow planned to run the Legislative Council election under the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication constituency last year. He confirmed that he will be running in the upcoming election as well.