Hong Kong jewellery shop slapped with 30-day tour group ban over coerced sales

Hong Kong’s tourism watchdog has suspended a jewellery shop from receiving tour groups for 30 days after finding it failed to stop a guide from coercing mainland Chinese visitors into making purchases.
The Travel Industry Authority (TIA) said on Tuesday that Kaiser Jewellery International would be barred from receiving any inbound tour group visitors from Wednesday until September 24.
“The authority adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards coerced shopping and any conduct that damages the...