
Hong Kong cracks down on parallel Chinese traders
Hong Kong has launched a crackdown on the thousands of mainland Chinese who travel across the border every day to buy products to resell at a profit in China, officials said.
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Hong Kong has launched a crackdown on the thousands of mainland Chinese who travel across the border every day to buy products to resell at a profit in China, officials said.
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