Harrods boss: Stop the 'political football' over visa issues The boss of Harrods has hit out at ministers for “disregarding” the economic benefits of relaxing visa rules for Chinese and other emerging market visitors to score cheap “political points” on immigration.
Michael Ward, managing director of the prestigious London store, said both the Conservatives and Labour are too frightened about immigration scare stories and are ignoring the business opportunities offered by welcoming more visitors from China, and other fast-growth economies such as Brazil, to these shores. He said other countries in Europe have better understood the balance between stimulating their economies and immigration by joining the Schengen visa system, which allows Chinese tourists to visit 26 countries in the EU. Chinese tourists who want to come to the UK have to fill out a separate application form, get their finger prints taken and pay a higher fee than for a multi-country Schengen visa. Continue here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/9919166/Harrods-boss-Stop-the-political-football-over-visa-issues.html -------------------------- Law blog Klik op +1 als u dit een interessant artikel vindt en Google zal het dan beter zichtbaar mak...