/ 3 September 2007

Sydney brothels prepare for Apec boom

Sydney’s brothels are preparing for a business boom as thousands of delegates and journalists descend on the city for a major Asia-Pacific summit this week, local media reported on Monday.

One well-known bordello is offering ”The Presidential Platter” with a variety of pleasures or a ”United Nations” double with women from a range of countries, according to the news and gossip website Crikey.

A former tax office auditor turned legal brothel industry lobbyist, Chris Seage, wrote that Sydney’s brothels had been fielding phone calls from overseas for the past two weeks.

The most frequently asked questions revolved around how discreet a visit could be during the high-profile Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit that starts on Saturday, Seage said.

Due to the expected increase in patronage many of Sydney’s ”best” sex workers would not avail themselves of the special public holiday declared for Friday ahead of the weekend summit, he said.

Apec groups Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. – Sapa-AFP