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​Airbnb, other online rental platforms not targets of regulation, Hong Kong official says

By Yonnex Li ( October 18, 2017, 07:53 GMT | Insight) -- Online rental platforms such as Airbnb aren't targets of regulation under Hong Kong's existing hotel and guesthouse law, and enforcement is only targeted at unlicensed premises used in this way, a senior official said today in response to a lawmaker's questions on whether the government plans to regulate the platforms.Online rental platforms such as Airbnb aren't targets of regulation under Hong Kong's existing hotel and guesthouse law, and enforcement is only targeted at unlicensed premises, a senior official said today in response to a lawmaker's questions on government plans to regulate the platforms....

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