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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 9:33 pm
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The 10% service charge is not uncommon in Asia:

http://hongkong.peninsula.com/phk/published_rates.html

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/510000339.asp

It replaces the tip that is often expected by hotel staff in the US. Tipping is not an epidemic in Asia as it is in the US.
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