Customs received 381 complaints related to Hotstone Yoga

Customs had received a total of 381 complaints -- in connection with the sudden closure of yoga centre chain Hotstone Yoga, involving a total 4.07 million dollars. The highest single amount reaching 46,000 dollars. A 61-year-old male company director has been arrested on suspicion of wrongfully accepting payments. That's when the suspect received payments without reasonable grounds to believe that they would be able to provide the relevant services within a reasonable or specified time.

Customs say the merchant was still peddling courses before closure, accepting prepaid payments from consumers in violation of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.