Gongbei Customs said yesterday that there is a trend in which Shenzhen-Hong Kong parallel traders are shifting their smuggling activities to Gongbei, exploiting so-called “cross-border” children over the summer holidays to smuggle goods.
A statement from Gongbei Customs District said that parallel traders between Shenzhen and Hong Kong are shifting their smuggling activities to the Gongbei land-border checkpoint and the Zhuhai checkpoint at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB).
In addition, the statement said that customs officials have also noticed that smugglers are using cross-border children – those who were born in Hong Kong, live on the mainland and go to school in Hong Kong – and their parents to smuggle birds’ nest, alcoholic beverages, luxury goods and make-up and other goods.
