Lure of spicy food and dental implants


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  • Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024

A man promoting a dental clinic at a booth in an outdoor market popular with visiting Hong Kong residents, in Shenzhen, China. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

SHUEN Chun-wa, 81, and her husband hurried toward a green bus with two dozen other Hong Kong residents, dragging empty suitcases.

They had purple tour stickers on their jackets and were headed to shop in Shenzhen, a bustling Chinese city that sits on the northern side of the border with Hong Kong.

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