Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stupid guy - should have just taken cash, and shipped it out to Switzerland. HSBC is always there to help in all matters illegal... Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Howard, have you seen this article? > > http://petapixel.com/2015/03/24/chinese-official-busted-for-corruption-related-to-his-love-for-photography/ > > I would love to rampage through his garbage can :-) > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 8:27 PM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > > > Hi Luggers, > > Kinefoto on Stanley Street, Central, has closed after many, many years at > > the same address. The owner, Mr. Yuen, is retired in the US and the > family > > decided it wasn't worth going on as business has been going down hill. > Also > > the Leica Flagship Store, 3rd Floor Star House in Tsim Sha Tsui, is in > the > > process of closing. Apparently the crackdown on illegal activity in China > > has had an impact on buying Leicas as gifts for Chinese officials. Denny > > Cheung at Shogun confirms that is his experience as well. > > Yet, the used market in Leica equipment seems to be booming and prices > > remain firm. Better prices in New York as I comparison shop. > > Interesting times in Hong Kong for Leica users. > > Howard > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >