HONG Kong: Police were forced to use pepper sprays and batons to disperse demonstrators who tried to attack business stalls owned by people from mainland in Sheung Shui area.

Sheung Shui boasts dozens of pharmacies and cosmetic stores that are hugely popular with mainland merchants who snap up goods in Hong Kong — where there is no sales tax — and resell them across the border.

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