Chow Tai Fook, the world’s largest jewellery chain, has issued a statement distancing itself from its public relations deputy head after the employee posted inflammatory comments on social media about victims of violence and sexual assault in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.
Joanna Kot, who has worked at Chow Tai Fook for two years and eight months as the deputy head of public relations and media according to her now-deleted LinkedIn profile, mocked those who were beaten or molested by anti-Occupy crowds as protests continued to rock the city’s downtown districts.
“Assaulted? It’s late by a few days already! You all saw it! If there’s a problem, you [protesters] want the police, if there’s no problem you say they are bad guys. If you’re all that, then leave by yourself. Citizens of Mong Kok are only repaying you in the same way.”
Chow Tai Fook could not immediately be reached for comment on whether Kot had been sanctioned.
In another post regarding a female student protester who had been indecently attacked, she wrote: “Molested? Remember not to report to the police; revolution requires sacrifice, fighting for democracy is above the law.
“Those anti-Occupiers are ‘peacefully’ molesting you. You should be understanding! LOL!”
