page_title: Anti-parallel trading protests
section_title: Yuen Long
hierarchical_section_title: Anti-parallel trading protests / Protests / Yuen Long
caption_attribution_description: Yuen Long Protest occupy Castle Peak Road YL Section
context_page_description: Anti-parallel trading protests have taken place in Hong Kong since 2012, against parallel traders importing goods from Hong Kong to Mainland China. Protestors claim that parallel trading has caused a shortage of household goods and an increasing inflation rate. Parallel trading and the protests have exacerbated the Hong Kong-Mainland conflict. There has also been conflict between local shop owners and citizens as the parallel trading boosts shop sales but raises the local prices of daily necessities.
context_section_description: On 1 March 2015, hundreds of protesters marched from MTR Long Ping Station to downtown Yuen Long. The protest caused disruption along Yuen Long's main road and nearby businesses, resulting in conflict between protesters and groups of Yuen Long residents. Police said that during the protest, five officers were injured and thirty-three people were arrested after the demonstration. The protest was launched by two nativist groups which are Hong Kong Indigenous and Civic Passion. They demanded an abolition of the multiple-entry permit plan in the Individual Visit Scheme.
caption: Yuen Long protesters occupy Castle Peak Road YL section 1 March 2015
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