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Mainland Chinese continue to offer illegal services in Hong Kong

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Mainland Chinese individuals are continuing to advertise illegal services in Hong Kong, despite recent crackdowns. These services, often offered by operators based in Shenzhen, include tour guiding and photography, particularly targeting the upcoming National Day holiday period. Advertisements found on social media platforms like Xiaohongshu (RedNote) detail services such as hourly photography at Hong Kong Disneyland for approximately 220 yuan, plus travel expenses. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses illegal services advertised on social media, which does not fit into the defined categories of frontier_release, significant, research, tool, or commentary. It is closer to a social observation or a minor news item.

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Mainland Chinese continue to offer illegal services in Hong Kong

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen,Fiona Chow ·

    Cheap and illegal: mainland Chinese post social media adverts for services in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong’s crackdown on visitors abusing visas to illegally offer tour guide, photography and other services has failed to deter adverts for such unlicensed work on mainland Chinese social media ahead of the National Day “golden week” break, the South China Morning Post has foun…

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