3. Our aim
• Urge government to resolve the
problems brought by parallel traders
• Monitor the role of related departments
and MTR against parallel traders
30. Estimation
• Sheung Shui: 2Exits for couriers (C & D)
• Average time per head: 10 seconds
• Peak hour: 1500 – 2100 (6 hrs)
• Daily couriers head count= 2 x 6hrs x 60 mins x
60s / 10s = 4320 people
• Exempting couriers who:
-work at non-peak hour
-use exit A & B illegally
-MTR station other than Sheung Shui
31. Numerical fact
• 24 “Windsand” operations since 22th Sep
• A total of 563 Mainlanders + 10 Hong Kong
residents were arrested for suspected
involvement in parallel goods trading.
• 97 Mainlanders were prosecuted for breach of
conditions of stay. 90 were sentenced to
imprisonment for four weeks to two months.
Charges were withdrawn for another 7
• remaining 466 people were repatriated.
32. 22th sep,2012 -> 22th Jan,2013 = 4months
4 months X 30 days X 4320 people= 518400 people
(which is underestimated)
518400 vs 563 ?
(~0.1%)
33. Suggestions: (1)
• Increase transparency of news from SB
(eg number showing the ratio of HK couriers to
mainland couriers, evidence of improvements)
• Revise effectiveness of “Sandwind” operation
• Establish task force, or empower frontline
personnel
• Revise the target group of Multiple Visits
Scheme
34. Suggestions: (2)
• Urge MTR to:
-implement weighing in all of the East Line stations
-implement luggage charges
-execute weighing and measuring strictly
-reduce weight limitation from 32kg to 15kg
