Hong Kong’s protesters are literally putting their money where their mouths are by adding their popular “I want genuine universal suffrage slogan” to bank notes.
The unfurling of a massive yellow banner on Lion’s Rock in October was clearly a bit too obvious, with the eye-catching statement removed by the authorities the day later.
This new tactic may not be so in your face, but it’s certainly smart, as even anti-Occupy peeps would be reluctant to destroy the vehicle of this message.
Photos of the Bank of China notes with the Chinese phrase scribbled in the watermark were uploaded to Facebook by an unwitting recipient of the money, according to Sing Tao Daily.
The Bank of China has warned that the action is illegal and could render the notes null and void.
Is this the first step of Operation Blockade the Government? We were expecting something a bit more dramatic, but full marks for creativity, guys.
