Mayor says crackdown on sex trade will not lead to economic slowdown

The economy of Dongguan in Guangdong province will maintain sustainable development this year, although public concerns have already been spreading over a possible slowdown after a campaign against prostitution in the city since early February, a senior government official said.

Yuan Baocheng, mayor of Dongguan, said the city's economy is expected to increase by 9 percent year-on-year in 2014 because it will make a breakthrough in industrial upgrading and a number of key high-tech projects will receive investment.