HONG KONG: Several thousand Hong Kong people marched on Saturday (Jul 13) to protest against mainland Chinese traders in a border town, tapping ...
HONG KONG: Several thousand Hong Kong people marched on Saturday to protest against mainland Chinese traders in a border town, tapping into sentiment behind huge demonstrations against an extradition bill to highlight another problem they see as having been mismanaged.
Most protests centred on the central business district, but demonstrators have recently begun to look elsewhere to widen support by taking up narrower, more domestic issues.Sheung Shui is a town close to the border where so-called"parallel traders" from the mainland buy bulk quantities of duty free goods which they then carry into China to sell.
Mainland traders have long been a source of anger among those in Hong Kong who say they have fuelled inflation, driven up property prices, dodged taxes and diluted the town's identity. "They are the most important power left that can stand up to China," added the 30-year-old man, who gave his name only as David, declining to reveal his surname.
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