Four women were arrested and HK$4 million worth of counterfeit goods seized as customs officers closed down hawker stalls suspected of selling fakes to tourists at the Ladies’ Market in Hong Kong.
Jacky Tsang Kin-bon, of Customs’ intellectual property general investigation division, said the haul of 9,400 items was made up of illegal copies of 20 famous brands, including handbags, wallets and leather belts, and had a street value of HK$4 million .“No counterfeit products were on display in the hawker stalls in an attempt to avoid our detection.”
According to the Customs and Excise Department, the fakes were brought to the stalls from the stash houses after confirming the sale with buyers. Customs officers are investigating the source of the fakes and whether the same syndicate was behind the hawker stalls.Tsang said it was part of a citywide anti-counterfeiting operation that began last week.
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