Of that, an estimated 3. On a visit to Dongguan last week, the combined impact of the economic slowdown and recent raids was clear. He declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of his business, as the crackdown continues.
Changping is close to a train station that links, in just over an hour, directly to the Asia financial centre of Hong Kong, helping to fuel its vibrant sex and entertainment industry that caters in large part to travelling businessmen. In the industrial area of Changping, many empty factories had bright yellow signs plastered on shuttered gates advertising them for rent.
A factory owner from Hong Kong said the Changping industrial park had seen just percent occupancy rates since it opened five years ago, with most tenants local textile companies. In Houjie, another factory town in Dongguan hit hard by the anti-vice crackdown, many hotels offered steep discounts, while others had been forced to close along with karaoke bars.
Discover Thomson Reuters. Directory of sites. United States. Business News. Clare Jim , Yimou Lee. A suspected prostitute puts on clothes at a hotel room during a police raid, as part of plans to crackdown on prostitution, in Dongguan, Guangdong province, in this February 9, file photo.
