Regulations have to be enforced, not only on ceiling of hotel rates

SANYA IN SOUTH CHINA'S HAINAN PROVINCE is a holiday paradise in winter because of its warm climate and good seaside location. In order to prevent overcharging of tourists during the Spring Festival holiday, the local government set a price ceiling of 6,000 yuan ($874) a night for hotels during the holiday period. However, the ceiling failed to do its job. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

How can a local government department win trust from the people it governs? The answer is easy: Honor its words and do what it says.

It seems the local price administration in Sanya failed to do this. It did something good by setting a price ceiling of 6,000 yuan per night for local hotels during the Spring Festival period, but did not enforce the restriction. Browse any hotel-booking app and you would find more than 100 hotels whose prices take the "ceiling" as the starting rate during the holiday.