Recent Mainland visitors was beaten to death and astronomical drug event brought out the existence of some of Hong Kong's tourism, "ills", Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying stand it, I have something to say. He directed, "it is necessary to rectify some of the unhealthy trend of Hong Kong", and the industry must prevent improper sales practices, otherwise Banded, unsustainable.
In late October, a group tour of mainland visitors seedlings of a man in Hung Hom, a jewelry store was killed several people attacked evacuation hospital, caused uproar in the two places. About details of the case have different versions, but the occurrence of the event has not ignore the background, that is someone's tours as low fares, the incident is a special reception shopping tour, manager, tour guides and group passenger involved in the incident . Events with a strong concern for zero, low fare derivative forced shopping problem.
"Business to keep the law, but also a business ethics." Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung blogging yesterday, said the tour is zero zero fare, shopping is not shopping should be your situation I would like, if not zero fare "for the skin "(maintenance costs), do not do such a group. Mr Leung told his story a decade ago and several people traveling to Thailand, in Bangkok airport luggage, the group found that there is a half-day tour to solicit counter zero fares, friends and himself had participated. In the afternoon, together with a minibus tour to the hotel, then went to several tourist attractions, then go to a woodcarving shop and jade shop shopping, we stroll for half an hour, did not buy anything, not a word of complaint, tour guides and staff back After the hotel is also not expressly or implicitly to accept tips.
"The industry must eliminate undesirable sales practices, otherwise Banded, unsustainable." Mr Leung happen for some of the problems the industry is obviously discontent directed at "Hong Kong is necessary to rectify some of the unhealthy trend." He said Hong Kong electronics store over bad the problem is serious, some recent convergence, now becomes two pounds and zero fare issue, not only undermined the industry's reputation, but also damaged the reputation of Hong Kong. Involving illegal sales practices, the Government's law enforcement agencies, will be severely punished.
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Allegedly forced shopping store detained the person in charge
This is the first arrest after the implementation of the Customs and Excise Trade Descriptions Ordinance
Mainland visitors last month seedlings of a single incident was killed after the fight if involved forced cart No official verdict, but the incident where the shop Hung Hom D 2 jewelry store, because another case involving alleged cases of forced visitors shopping, jewelry store 59 years female head of the Customs and Excise was arrested yesterday. Hong Kong Customs officers yesterday said the arrests are not directly associated with other cases.
Earlier, Hong Kong Customs has received a passenger complaint, claiming the victim inside the shop in early October in tour arrangements had been forced shopping, then shop sales staff and team officials made threatening behavior, the victim claimed to last in involuntary the case, with more than 2,000 yuan to buy a piece of jewelry. After follow-up investigations launched, unfair trade practices Customs Investigation Division staff in the Hung Hom store arrested a 59-year-old female leader. The case is still under investigation, Customs does not rule out further arrests of other persons involved in the case.
Hong Kong Customs suspected incidents involving "the Trade Descriptions Ordinance," relating to "business with intimidating acts" provision. It is the Hong Kong Customs in July 2013, "the Trade Descriptions Ordinance," the first such arrest suspected cases of forced shopping and implementation. In violation of "the Trade Descriptions Ordinance," upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK $ 500,000 and imprisonment for five years. This home is located in Hung Hom D 2 jewelry store earlier on by the media since the end, means the jewelry store misdeeds, had already had a precedent repeatedly passenger complaints involving forced shopping, and store on the network is a poor assessment.
Customs and Excise Department said yesterday, carried out in a plurality of the popular tourist shopping area of inspections, including Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Tai Kok Tsui and Lai Chi Kok, inspections shopping tour arrangements to combat violation " Trade Descriptions behavior Regulations ". According to regulations, businesses such as the use of harassment, coercion or undue influence means, thus limiting or prejudicing consumer freedom of choice and behavior, so that consumers make trading decisions, you may offenses under "Regulations" in the intimidating behavior of business . If the offense is committed in the management of agreed staff, connivance or negligence under violate managers also be liable.
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Astronomical medicine "ills" also should be concerned
In addition to the problem of forced shopping zero fare, low-fare derived drug price trap is often let mainland tourists injured in the industry as "ills." In July this year, the Hong Kong happened unit price of HK $ 19,800 price nigger oil event, the recent South are "unable to govern Hong Kong astronomical drug trap? "Reported concerns raised in Hong Kong and the Mainland, many Hong Kong media have been tracking reports, the Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has aroused attention. By the end of October, when Mr. Leung initiative mentioned in the question and answer session at the Legislative Council, for "some time to buy seafood, buy medicines, Price changed circumstances two pounds, it should be concerned about," Mr Leung mention the "burden of change in net text two "problem, and show the attitude of the crackdown.
Southern reporter learned that, after the recent media reports, more medicine price victim to shop in Hong Kong protest, argue, and thus to recover all or part of the amount, the department will strengthen the enforcement actions have involved staff on account of unfair trade technique was arrested. Drug price trap is "ills", law enforcement still face difficulties such evidence, Hong Kong law enforcement agencies and the industry how to restore passenger confidence, remains to be seen.