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  • China is forced to clamp down on ticket touts…selling access to DOCTORS: 'Scalpers' buy up…(tr)

    03/03/2016 2:54:38 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 2 replies
    Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 11:36 EST, 3 March 2016 | Thomas Burrows
    China has vowed to clamp down on 'scalpers' selling tickets for hospital appointments at hugely inflated prices. Most hospitals in the country require patients to purchase registration tickets to see a doctor or receive treatment but the system is widely abused. Scalpers buy up tickets for around £30 and can resell them for as much as £450, with those most in need of hospital treatment the biggest victims of the scandal. They mainly operate in the largest cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai. ...