https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2WNaxye80E&t=2s
On November 2, a video went viral on Douyin and other mainland networks. The title was even more sensational, "It's 2024, do Hong Kong people despise mainlanders being poor?" It is understood that the Shanghai guest wanted to exchange 500 RMB for Hong Kong dollars to take a taxi. However, he was told that 500 RMB could only be exchanged for Hong Kong dollars at a one-to-one exchange rate. When he refused, he was allegedly scolded by the female shop assistant for being poor, which led to a dispute between the two.
The video sparked heated debate after being uploaded, but many mainland netizens instead supported the female shop assistant, believing that she had already been informed of the exchange rate and that if she was not satisfied, she could refuse to agree to the transaction and there was no need for a public trial on the film.
In the video, a man used his mobile phone to film a female clerk in a currency exchange shop and asked her, "What are you talking about?" The female clerk responded directly to him, "I said you were poor." The man responded, "If you don't tell me, take "500 (RMB) is exchanged for HKD 500, why should I exchange it?" The female clerk pointed at the notice at the exchange shop and said, "It says it here!"
The female clerk then emphasized again, "You are just poor!", and the man responded angrily, "Okay, I am poor, so I can't exchange money, right?" The female clerk responded, "If you are poor, don't dislike the 1-to-1 exchange rate. Everything is 1-to-1, under 1,000.” The man finally said, “Okay, so you bully me because you are poor.” The woman said, “That’s right!” The video finally announced the exchange shop. address, saying that mainland netizens should avoid lightning.
However, mainland netizens have had mixed reactions to the man's behavior. Some netizens criticized the man for taking the video out of context, "They have already stated that the exchange rate for items under 1,000 yuan is 1:1. How dare you make a video to attract attention and gain sympathy? There is nothing to say if you are poor!" Some netizens said, "Paying directly with Alipay is not about the bank exchange rate. Small shops like this make money like you." In addition, some netizens shared their experience that they exchanged 500 yuan in Hong Kong and got more than 500 Hong Kong dollars. "It was mainly for taking a taxi."
According to the Money Changers Ordinance, Chapter 34 of the Laws of Hong Kong, in addition to obtaining a money service operator license, all licensed money changers operating currency exchange must also provide transaction receipts to customers and set up exchange rate notices in accordance with relevant legal requirements. Licenses, etc. If a licensed money changer violates the above laws, he may be fined HK$5,000 and imprisoned for 6 months. However, according to the information provided in the video, there is no suspicion that the exchange shop has committed any crime.
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