Originally posted by Froddo at 6-6-2009 11:15
Can any locals comment on chances of police banging on your door ...
Judging by the number of HGs in the DB, it's gotta be a very remote occurrence ... no way hotels would allow WGs in their premises if they thought they might be raided!!!
When I first came to HK I stayed in a guest house in Jordan for about 6 months - and yes police did come around one night, but it happened only once. They didn't say what they were looking for, just asked me for ID and what am I doing in HK. Actually I was illegal at the time: I told them I was setting up a company, which is technically a breach of immigration law. They said thank you and moved on ...
Just for comparison, the building itself is well populated with 141s, but the guest-house I was staying in was a clean and proper one, no WGs, though it was defo NOT a "hotel" as we would call it. At the time I wasn't mongering (didn't need to or want to pay
) and my gf wasn't with me, so can't guess how the Q&A might have gone if I'd had one or more girls with me.
And to keep it in perspective - while I was there the police only came once ... but on another night there was a fire in the building and we had to evacuate on the street ... so on that basis it sounds like you're about as likely to be raided as have a fire alarm!!
It's a risk. Manage it, and you'll enjoy yourself. Just like you make a point of checking the fire escapes when you check in, right? Don't you ...?
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