L'Oreal shuts Hong Kong shops amid protests over China 'kowtow'
It had cancelled a concert by a pro-democracy singer after Chinese consumers called for a product boycott
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L'OREAL SA closed shops throughout Hong Kong as hundreds of demonstrators protested the French cosmetic maker's decision to cancel a concert by a pro-democracy singer after Chinese consumers called for a product boycott.
The company's Lancome brand on Sunday called off a June 19 promotional concert featuring Denise Ho Wan-see, a singer known for her support of Hong Kong's Occupy Central protest movement in 2014. The state-run Global Times newspaper had earlier criticised Lancome for hiring Ho to do its publicity, sparking an Internet campaign against the brand in China.
