Pressured shopping on tours is continuing in Hong Kong despite the government's efforts to promote trips that avoid such activity.
Yesterday afternoon, Zhejiang tourist Zheng Wenjun stood outside a chain jewellery store in Hung Hom and complained about his tour guide's arrangements with several other tour members.
'This is already the fifth shop we have been to today, and at each place we had to stay for one hour or so,' said Mr Zheng, who paid HK$1,000 to a tour agency in Shenzhen last week for a three-day Hong Kong and Macau trip.
He said all the tour members were asked to get up at 6.30am yesterday and visit designated shops from 8am. Tourists had no free time.
'We haven't got the itinerary so far,' Mr Zheng said. 'I am not sure if I still have a chance to buy what I really want before I leave tomorrow.'
His view was echoed by another tourist, Ms Wang from Shanghai.
'We have visited two jewellery shops and two watch shops today,' said the visitor, who bought two cartoon watches from Expo Global, a jewellery shop featured in the recent programme on fakes shown by China Central Television.
