In the advertisement of March 2014, the price of renting the entire homestay was HKD 850 per nigh and HKD 650 per night for a bedroom, but the price rose to HKD 1,200 and 1,400 the following year; the lease period was at least three days and two nights. The post is accompanied by several photos of the garden and the facade of the homestay, which shows that there are thoughts for stylish decoration.
In addition to actively posting, Rupert Dover’s wife is also active in different groups, actively responding to the posts of house-finding people, and then promoting the illegal homestay in private messages. The rental is not only handled by his wife, Rupert Dover himself also posted in some private groups. For example, in 2018, he posted the same flat for a monthly rent with an asking price of HKD 23,000; he also left a message under the house search post from time to time, Refer each other to his wife’s leasing advertisement. Based on the monthly rent of HKD 26,000, the highest bid, the house can generate a maximum of HKD 312,000 in income each year.
The reporter compared the photos and confirmed that the homestay was No. 61a pik shui sun tsuen
Illegal homestay post in Facebook Group:
Illegal homestay post in Facebook Group:
Source in Chinese: https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200501/XK6RW2TWO5P2QWBMD7Z4BJORFU/