Chief Secretary Carrie Lam today inspected parallel trading black spots at Shek Wu Hui in Sheung Shui, and noted residents’ views on street and traffic management.
She received a briefing by the District Officer (North) and representatives of the Police and the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department on street and traffic management problems caused by parallel trading activities.
She met shop operators and residents to better understand the impact of parallel trading activities on the local community.
She said Mainland authorities have implemented the one-trip-per-week individual visit endorsements to replace the multiple-entry individual visit endorsements for Shenzhen permanent residents to stop parallel traders coming to Hong Kong multiple times a week.
At an inter-departmental meeting yesterday, she also asked government departments to step up enforcement efforts to combat unlawful activity related to parallel trading, to minimise nuisance to local residents.
