Owners of some properties, like Mr. Wong, have voluntarily paid the hotel tax, believing that will lessen the possibility of enforcement from other parts of city government.
Stopping responsible content providers from showing material unsuitable for young children is normally a matter of guidance backed by the possibility of enforcement.
"Enforcement agencies are looking closely at this issue and there is a possibility of enforcement action in due course," said a senior regulatory source.
As such, the symbolic dimension of instituting or strengthening a law can be detached from the possibility of its enforcement without losing its credibility.
Security Council sanctions, carrying the possibility of military enforcement, are in effect in Afghanistan, Angola, Iraq, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and Yugoslavia, the last for President Slobodan Milosevic's actions in Kosovo.
The law generally requires permanent residency, but Mr. Freyre said the section of the law applying to areas of "descanso" or "veraneo" — vacation or summer destinations — leaves open the possibility of looser enforcement in selected places, perhaps coastal areas, Old Havana and the golf communities that are currently under development with foreign investment.
The ICO says Google must amend the policy before 20 September or face the "possibility of formal enforcement action".
Failure to take the necessary action to improve the policies compliance with the Data Protection Act by 20 September will leave the company open to the possibility of formal enforcement action".
Removing the possibility of national enforcement of environmental rules is a very bad idea.
The inclusion of additional ecological criteria, such as connectivity among reserves, may lead to even larger priority areas, perhaps beyond the possibility of effective enforcement.
Nonetheless, active and potential clients' awareness of the law against patronizing and the possibility of its enforcement likely promote general deterrence, even though most vice operations are conducted covertly and not well-publicized (in Colorado Springs and many US communities).
