A branch of the Bank of China in Shenzhen has apologized to blind singer Zhou Yunpeng, who was denied a bank account because of the bank's claim that he was "a person without capacity for civil conduct," reports jiemian.com.

 

界面新闻报道，中国银行深圳某支行向盲人歌手周云鹏道歉，该行声称周是“无民事行为能力人”而拒绝开户。

 

The singer claims on Sina Weibo that an employee at the bank refused his application for a bank card due to his visual disability.

 

The post has since gone viral, with many slamming the Bank of China for discrimination.

 

The BOC branch has since apologized after reviewing the case, saying it is promising¹ to provide more professional services in the future.

 

Someone in China who is characterized as "a person without capacity for civil conduct" is a person under the age of 18 or an adult unable to understand their own behavior. People with visual impairments are not included in that characterization, according to the country's civil law.

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