Sanya Suburban Tourism Circuit Court released news on a recent case involving a described “foreign” tourist who found himself seeking their help on October 7, the last day of National Holiday.
Mr. Al rented a Mercedes-Benz and a Lamborghini from a car rental company in Sanya on the morning of October 5 for one day. When he returned the cars the next day, the rental company asked Mr. Al to compensate internal damage to the Mercedes, and sought to deduct the full deposit, refusing to return it.
Mr. Al found the request much too high and disputed the charges by filing an official complaint with the City Foreign Affairs Office (FAO). The FAO then notified the Tourism Circuit Court officers in the public tourist center.
From here, the on duty judge, police officer and and FAO staff went to the agreed location to mediate between Mr. Al and the car company. The discussion, persuasion and interpretation concluded with Mr. Al “volunteering to pay RMB10,000” to the…