CHINA CRIME FEATURE
August 1st, 2004
BY EDWARD PETERS, in Hong KongHONG Kong might be renowned for being one of the safest cities in the world - mugging and other forms of street violence are practically unknown - but that's not to say that commercial crime doesn't rear its ugly head in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, reports Edward Peters.WHILE a fast, and not necessarily altogether 100% honest, buck has always been part of the city's commercial credo, cutting corners to get ahead is a relatively new phenomenon across the border in (previously communist) mainland China. It all ...
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