Ten people were arrested on the border for breaching a new restriction on milk formula export that came into effect on Friday.
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- Mar 3, 2013
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Station employees turned several passengers away at the entrance to Sheung Shui station when their luggage topped the 23kg limit, which was introduced on Monday.
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2 Feb 2013
People departing Hong Kong will be limited to taking two cans, or 1.8kg, of milk powder in the latest government effort to crack down on trading by mainlanders that has led to shortages in the...
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A mainland trader arrested during a crackdown in Sheung Shui last week was sentenced to two months in jail on Monday morning.
More than 50 suspected parallel trading cases have been detected in the past week as a result of an enhanced crackdown by Hong Kong and Shenzhen customs authorities on illegal cross-border exports...
The average price of everyday goods in Sheung Shui is 10 to 20 per cent higher than in nearby districts as mainlanders flood in to snap up products to take across the border.
Fights broke out in Sheung Shui yesterday during an angry protest against cross-border parallel traders. The protest, initiated via Facebook last week, started at 2pm, with about 50 residents in...
Angry scenes erupted at Sheung Shui on Saturday afternoon after dozens of people launched a protest against cross-border traders.
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