National Day: Hongkongers visit Shenzhen for shopping and 60cm-long egg tarts

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Many Hong Kong residents crossed into Shenzhen on National Day for shopping and leisure, including to buy oversized egg tarts, citing lower prices and more variety. By 10 a.m., about 69,000 residents had departed Hong Kong and approximately 74,000 mainland visitors had arrived.

Hongkongers flocked across the border on National Day for grocery shopping, massages and the chance to buy giant 60cm-long egg tarts, citing lower prices and a wider variety of leisure activities. Immigration figures showed that about 69,000 residents had left Hong Kong by 10am on Thursday, while the city had already welcomed about 74,000 mainland Chinese visitors. At the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, crowds of Hongkongers gathered in the morning to head north, while mainland visitors...