Cheap Tours Blamed for Coerced Shopping in Hong Kong

Tourism experts in Hong Kong are blaming unreasonably low prices offered by some mainland Chinese tourist groups for leading to coerced shopping. Industry leaders are urging authorities to increase random inspections during the upcoming Labour Day "golden week."

14 Apr, 03:58 — 14 Apr, 03:58

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Cheap tours blamed for coerced shopping in Hong Kong: tourism experts

Unreasonably low prices offered by some mainland Chinese tourist groups visiting Hong Kong are a major factor behind coerced shopping, industry leaders have said, urging authorities to step up random inspections during the coming Labour Day “golden week” holiday. The Travel Industry Authority announced on Monday that it had previously revoked the licence of Star Link Travel over four suspected cases of coercing inbound mainland tourists to shop. Sara Leung Fong-yuen, a consultant with the...

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