To go with Health-China-HongKong-cancer,Feature by Celine GE This picture taken on November 18, 2013 shows a customer looking at goods in an independent pharmacy in Hong Kong. Safety fears over medication in mainland China are driving a risky illegal trade in cancer drugs in Hong Kong, experts say, warning of shortages in a similar scenario to the milk formula crisis that emptied shelves in the territory. AFP PHOTO / ANTHONY WALLACE
HONG KONG: Safety fears over medication in mainland China are driving a risky illegal trade in cancer drugs in Hong Kong, experts say, warning of shortages in a similar scenario to the milk formula crisis that emptied shelves in the territory.
Hong Kong pharmacies are selling the drugs under the counter to mainland Chinese visitors who have lost faith in their own medical system and are dodging high prices, in another example of how demand from China can impact wider markets.
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