Toronto Restaurant Targeted for Its Support of Hong Kong Democracy; Hate Crime Unit Investigating
When Wyman Chan decorated her modest restaurant with posters and signs showing support for the democracy movement in Hong Kong, she had perhaps never dreamed of it becoming a hot topic online, nor a target of threats.
Negative reviews first poured in online, then came threatening phone calls, culminating with graffiti of male genitals sprayed all across the restaurant front.
“My employees and I feel extremely insecure with all these threats of violence and death. We believe this organized, illicit, violent speech and behavior should have never appeared in Canadian society which honors the rule of law and freedom of speech,” Chan said in a Dec. 15 press conference.
Toronto area Hong Kong-style restaurant targeted for reference to coronavirus origin
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York police hate crime unit investigating after Richmond Hill restaurant vandalized
York Regional Police s hate crime unit is investigating after a Richmond Hill restaurant was vandalized with spray paint last week.
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Posted: Dec 15, 2020 6:58 PM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Police are asking anyone with information about vandalism at this Richmond Hill restaurant to come forward.(Tina Mackenzie/CBC)
York Regional Police s hate crime unit is investigating after a Richmond Hill restaurant was vandalized with spray paint last week.
Police say that on Dec. 9, they were contacted about offensive social media posts about Pepper Wok, a restaurant at 280 West Beaver Creek Road. The restaurant had become the centre of controversy over its perceived support for protesters in Hong Kong and a sign the owner had posted that referred to COVID-19 as having originated from Wuhan, China.
York Regional police appeals for witnesses after restaurant is vandalized in Richmond Hill
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 2:06 pm EDT
York police said further investigation revealed the restaurant had posted a sign in its window referencing the pandemic, which has since been removed. Corin Thompson
The York Regional police hate crime unit is trying to figure out and determine who has been targeting a Richmond Hill restaurant.
Police were called last Wednesday regarding offensive social media posts about the ‘
Pepper Wok‘ on West Beaver Creek Road, at Highway 7.
Police said further investigation revealed ‘
Pepper Wok‘ had posted a sign in its window referencing the COVID-19 pandemic, which has since been removed.
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The Pepper Wok restaurant may never be a sensation for purely culinary reasons.
It is a modest establishment tucked into a suburban plaza north of Toronto, serving traditional specialties like Hainan Chicken.
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But this month it became the unlikely focus of battling factions within the Chinese-Canadian community, its support for Hong Kong democracy and its sign referring to COVID-19 as a virus from Wuhan, China, apparently prompting a flurry of attacks.
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