Trapped in Tai Po: McDonald’s runs out of buns and hash browns and supermarket shelves are bare as Hong Kong protests limit supplies to one town
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Residents in one Hong Kong town have this week been hit hard by the anti-government protests sweeping the city – their local McDonald’s is running out of food.
With radicals bringing major roads, tunnels, and parts of the rail system to a standstill in recent days, people have struggled to get in or out of the New Territories, leaving places such as Tai Po in semi-isolation.
Restaurants and supermarkets have run low on supplies too, and residents hoping to get breakfast at their local McDonald’s on Thursday discovered the only items on the menu were pancakes or macaroni.
A staff member at the chain’s location on Kwong Fuk Estate said they had run out of some buns, including Sausage McMuffins, and hash browns, but managed to get more from other locations on Thursday night. They expected to run out again, he said, and on Friday morning ran out of macaroni and some McMuffins.
“The traffic has affected our trucks getting into the district,” the staff member said. “The manager appealed to other shops nearby and was able to get some supplies last night. But they might run out of stock at any time if no new supplies come in.”
