Aussie rock lobsters a Hong Kong security threat: customs chief


Hong Kong's new Commissioner of Customs and Excise Louise Ho speaks during the press conference in Hong Kong on Oct 21, 2021. - AFP

HONG KONG (AFP): Rampant smuggling of Australian rock lobsters into mainland China is a national security threat, Hong Kong's new customs chief said Thursday (Oct 21) as she vowed to crack down on the trade.

Lobsters are one of a number of products from Australia that China has restricted imports of as relations between the countries plunged.

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