HONG KONG — The brains up in Beijing have come up with an ingenious plan to quell the protests in Hong Kong—they're banning exports of black clothing. <br /><br />For the last four months, anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in their black t-shirts, black jeans, black kicks, and black face masks. <br />According to the SCMP, courier companies in Guangdong province, which borders Hong Kong, have said they've been told to stop deliveries of black clothing and other attire worn by protesters. <br />According to a Guangdong courier company PHYBUY statement, Chinese customs sent out a long list of things that are now no-no's for Hong Kong.<br />"They include yellow helmets, yellow umbrellas, flags, flagpoles, poster banners, gloves, <br />masks, black T-shirts, metal rods, fluorescent tubes and bludgeon clubs." <br />And even longer list of banned items by Guangdong-based EXPRESS includes: foodstuffs, liquids, powder, gases, counterfeit brand products, big machines, helmets, umbrellas, wrist bands, towels, safety vests, speakers, amplifiers, trestles, walkie-talkies, drones, black shirts and other clothing, goggles, metal beads, metal balls, horticulture scissors, metal chains, torches, binoculars, and remote-controlled toys.<br />People mailing things also have to use their real names. <br />Here's a question though, what happens if the protesters start wearing a different color? Or the colors of the Chinese flag? <br />But anyways, banning black. Yeah, that should totally work.
