SHENZHEN: Pharmacies at Sheung Shui say they lost between 30 to 50 per cent of their business on Monday, as Shenzhen customs launched a crackdown on parallel trading at one of their border checkpoints.
The mainland operation, which began at the weekend, left the space between Lok Ma Chau checkpoint in Hong Kong and Futian port in Shenzhen packed with thousands of travellers for hours on Sunday, as officers carried out more rigid inspections.
While tourists and residents complained about the extra hours spent queuing, some veteran parallel traders said the tightened checking had little impact on their operations.
