A man in a shop in Hong Kong offers processed pangolin scales from Guangxi province for sale. Photo: SCMP
Scales of endangered pangolin on sale in Hong Kong as loophole in law allows shops to cash in – but mostly to ‘people they know’
Trading has been banned internationally since 2016 because of rampant poaching of the animals but Hong Kong has yet to amend ordinance
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A man in a shop in Hong Kong offers processed pangolin scales from Guangxi province for sale. Photo: SCMP