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Wesley Wee is a published author who suffers from cerebral palsy, but in the eyes of security staff at Tangs, he was just a wheelchair-bound beggar and chased out of the department store. «I'm not a beggar,» he lamented in an interview with Lian'I'm not a beggar': Man in wheelchair turned away by Tangs security officer
Wesley Wee is a published author who suffers from cerebral palsy, but in the eyes of security staff at Tangs, he was just a wheelchair-bound beggar and chased out of the department store. «I'm not a beggar,» he lamented in an interview with Lianhe Wanbao. The 40-year-old recounted how he had gone to Tangs at Orchard road on Sunday (Nov 22) to buy some household products when he encountered the security officer. Seeing there were several pop-up booths in front of Tangs, he went over to take a look before deciding to purchase from one of them. However, the booth owner ignored him, Wee said. Knowing that his condition left his speech unclear, he typed out his request — to pay for an item through Paylah — and approached a pair of cashiers for help. He was rejected by one of them before they even read his message, while the other apologised and said they did not accept payment via Paylah. Read more