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Jun 20, 2016 | 6:05 pm

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percysmith

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Originally Posted by Happy

The posts you quoted are dated back in 2012 and 2014. Are these places still exist? I mean, given the rent rates in Hong Kong have gone thru a huge up surge during that period, many places are forced out of business...

They all still exist:

http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/...%96%AE-r174287

http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/...E9%AE%AE-r2854

http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/...%96%AE-r174287

(A closed restaurant appears as: http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/...8%8F%9C-r17295 )

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Originally Posted by Happy

We have not seen a single Western face at the Crystal Jade location at IFC.

Weird as that's where I like to take visitors.

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Originally Posted by Happy

For those of you seem always suffer the DCC, you should opt for AMEX cards for all your spend overseas instead. The exchange rate AMEX used is better than Visa anyway based to the very limited samples I have. MC of course has the best rate but AMEX only added 0.6% versus Visa added 1%. Yet you avoid DCC completely with AMEX cards. Problem solved. And you no longer be annoyed by this scam given y'all seem always encountered whether in Asia or Europe.

SCB EUR rates 1.76% over Unionpay http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...p?id=3939&p=15