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people's republic of desire

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Niuniu's friend, Mu, is a successful lawyer with offices in Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin. He's thinking about opening an office in Shenzhen, but he hasn't made a final decision.

His driver, Little Yue, goes to Shenzhen often. One day, while in the car on the way to meet a client, Little Yue talks about encounters he's had with different women in Shenzhen. Having only recently returned to Asia after 10 years' living in Britain, Mu is curious about this scene. After some thought, he decides to check out the girls in Shenzhen.

On a Saturday night, dressed in an Armani suit, Mu boards the KCR train at Kowloon Tong and heads for the border at Lowu. Once across, he asks a taxi driver to take him to the most luxurious nightclub in

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the city.

He's duly taken to a four-storey building bathed in neon lights. As he enters, Mu is mesmerised. The wallpaper and strobe lights remind him of Las Vegas. The ornate and gilded interior makes him think of castles, palazzos and mansions in Bavarian and Austria.

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A young woman wearing lots of makeup and a revealing outfit escorts Mu through a labyrinth of corridors and rooms. Finally, he's brought into a private room, where he's seated at a triangular glass table beneath two track lights.

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