Originally posted by vinny5443 at 11-2-2014 13:12
what makes the difference is if these were announced or unannounced raids?
does anyone have more info on this? I remember reading that they got 65 people which doesn't seem like much.
does this mea ...
I think these were unannounced, but most likely many owners were already expecting it due to the TV program so it shouldn't come as a surprise.
However, they were lead by police from the Guangdong Province instead of the the local police department of Dong-guan so I guess the places that get raided couldn't get warning from the local corrupted police.
On the bright side, if you consider they used 6000 (yes, SIX THOUSAND!) police and only managed to arrest around 160 people, that's pretty bad return. This is taking into account that they apparently raided 2000 locations. If they really caught one of the more popular / better "stocked" places red handed, that should at least double the number, so it is perhaps reasonable to assume the more connected places have not be closed down.
Nonetheless, I think many places will lay low for a bit, as should any punters and see if it is just for show or will this continue for the foreseeable future.
does this mean that more DG will need to come to HK to the hotels?
They can also go to Macau don't forget! I guess some would go home too (the punting scene in smaller city seems unaffected for now). Some may come to HK hotels so fingers cross that the quality and service will go up here!
Just my 2 cents. I could be wrong!
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