Hongkongers and Chinese mainlanders are not on the best of terms these days, but nearly everyone agrees with what a Hong Kong judge said during a recent court session.
On Feb. 6, judge Ng Wai-fong convicted 23 Hong Kong and Chinese residents for trying to smuggle large quantities of milk powder past Hong Kong customs to the mainland.
“It’s tragic that you dare not consume milk powder produced on the mainland,” said Ng in Mandarin and Cantonese during the sentencing at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts. “This state of affairs is a national disgrace.”
Indeed, the number of milk powder smuggling cases rose from 2,700 in 2013 to 5,000 in 2014, a “very horrifying” phenomenon, says Ng.
