Golden Week tarnished by fake jewelry claims
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... r=20070407
First charges laid for fake jewelry rip-off
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A Harbin tourist, identified as Mr Wang, alleged he had paid HK$80,000 for a watch which he had been assured was a famous French brand.

He said he later found out from the Internet that the brand did not exist, so he returned to the shop earlier this year to question the manager.

However, Wang alleged he was persuaded to exchange the watch and pay a further HK$20,000 in cash for two other watches, a Vacheron Constantin and an Omega. He claimed both later turned out to be fakes.

Still determined, Wang alleged he then paid a further HK$20,000 to exchange both watches for a diamond- studded Vacheron Constantin.

Wang said a jewelry shop in Beijing then told him that only the core of the watch was real and had a value of about HK$10,000, resulting in a total loss of about HK$120,000

Yet universities note that these fakes prove the value of a Canadian degree. Shocked, but proud!

I remember watching A Fortress Besieged, a mainland TV series featuring Chen Dao Ming. Set in pre-war Shanghai, he returns from the US with a fake degree. Everyone thinks he's a great scholar and he's feted at his home village, then he's called to give a lecture on his observations of America in front of the community. In fact, he's a lazy, lady's man. Entertaining series and also costars Ge You.

The title refers to the saying, Marriage is like a fortress beseiged. Those on the outside want to get in, those on the inside want to get out.