HK actor Kenny Bee and family 'treated like criminals' at Singapore airport

[Singapaporean]

Yio Kenny BEE...how about changing your surname to LEE for VVIP treatment?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

US celebs (or even common folks) traveling within USA don't need to pass customs.

Anyway, the power is discretionary, usually randomly exercised based on hunches or specifically targetted based on tip-offs. Searching Bill Gates, e.g. when he's re-entering US from abroad, is insane, isn't it? This guy got enough money to own poppy field as large as a mid-sized state or hire an army the size of a mid-power country to traffick drug for him if he wants to. Hell, this guy is even too geeky to know how to smoke a cigarette.

Look back at the McCartney example in Japan. They based their actions on intelligence and information. I don't know this Kenny Bee well but I suspect there's some background info that prompted Singapore customs action.

The pt is would they search bill just to show that they are fair and balanced and don't put anyone on a pedestal save for the US politicians and diplomats.

 

[Forvendet]

The pt is would they search bill just to show that they are fair and balanced and don't put anyone on a pedestal save for the US politicians and diplomats.

I don't really know, guess you have to ask Bill himself. But I suspect, he'll always arrange to fly in private jet and land in small airports without public airlines, and where custom formalities are a breeze with everyone knowing him.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

What about the other lesser known celebs?