A survey by the Container Transportation Employees General Union last month found that 85 per cent of 1,163 respondents had no income under the current arrangements, while 90 per cent of drivers were forced out of work. Photo: Martin Chan
A survey by the Container Transportation Employees General Union last month found that 85 per cent of 1,163 respondents had no income under the current arrangements, while 90 per cent of drivers were forced out of work. Photo: Martin Chan
China trade
Economy /  China Economy

Hong Kong-China trade slower, less reliable and more expensive amid coronavirus restrictions

  • The logistics of moving goods between Hong Kong and China has been made more complicated, time-consuming and expensive due to coronavirus restrictions
  • Merchants and industry experts say that deliveries from Hong Kong to China can take up to three weeks, while costs have doubled

Kandy WongHe Huifeng
Kandy Wong in Hong Kongand He Huifeng in Guangdong

Updated: 2:13am, 9 Apr, 2022

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A survey by the Container Transportation Employees General Union last month found that 85 per cent of 1,163 respondents had no income under the current arrangements, while 90 per cent of drivers were forced out of work. Photo: Martin Chan
A survey by the Container Transportation Employees General Union last month found that 85 per cent of 1,163 respondents had no income under the current arrangements, while 90 per cent of drivers were forced out of work. Photo: Martin Chan
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