In the neon canyons of Hong Kong’s Tsim Tsa Tsui — Hong Kong’s main urban shopping precinct — the proliferation of one type of shop has cropped up along its bustling streets in recent years.
Slotted in between the malls and luxury brand boutiques, the shops open onto the street and are bathed in a harsh fluorescent light. Inside, they sell a limited and identical range of dried goods, off-the-shelf pharmaceuticals, dried baby formula — and very little else.
“Most of our customers are mainland Chinese,” said one shop employee, who requested anonymity, as he frantically tapped data into the shop’s computer. “I don’t know how many we get through here a day — a lot.”
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Peter Shadbolt, CNN via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1fPEZMv
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