Reply #22 kaleu's post
Kaleu,
You do have valid points. Sex does follow where the money is. However, I did say that in the early days HK and Taiwan and Japanese businessmen started up factories in DG because of cheap land and incentive. However, the local govt allowed the sex trade to prosper to retain the factory owners because it was quite boring in DG. I personally know because living in Tangxia back in the early 2000's where it was much better than the 90's already was still so boring if not for the KTVs and such. So yes, sex trade did come later. However, as DG expanded, many people who came in later sometimes do come set up companies in DG because of the sex trade.
I have personally dealt with a handful of Taiwanese businessmen and HK businessmen who set up factories and companies in DG that don't earn any money, but do so as an excuse from their wife to come to DG to monger. This was in the early 2000's. However, in the 90's people primarily came not because of the sex trade. But in the latter years many did and do come to DG to set up companies as a way to monger away from home. It was the Hk and Taiwanese and Japanese, and then it became malaysians and Singaporeans.
But you are right, in the beginning it was the sex trade that followed where the money was. But I believe the local govt allowed sex trade to flourish to retain and keep those factory owners happy and to attract more businessmen to the region later on.
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