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I went to Hong Kong earlier this year, and I was amused by how there were luxury watch shops seemingly everywhere. My first assumption was that they were for la
by xor1 8y ago
I went to Hong Kong earlier this year, and I was amused by how there were luxury watch shops seemingly everywhere. My first assumption was that they were for laundering money out of the mainland.
- dsl 8y agoYup. Flying with hard currency or equivalents is difficult. Just don't bring the receipts or boxes for your new watch, bracelet, ear rings, and neck chain.
- linkregister 8y agoThere are likely more than enough rich people living in and traveling to Hong Kong to organically keep these watch shops solvent.
- theandrewbailey 8y agoI've seen that chocolate and baby powder smuggling is big in Hong Kong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQm5FZMforg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQm5FZMforg