Will Huanggang Port opening boost spending at Shenzhen’s border retail shops?

Retail businesses in Shenzhen are gearing up for the imminent opening of the revamped Huanggang Port at the border Hong Kong shares with mainland China, but some fear the area still lacks commercial appeal to make travellers stay. After six years of redevelopment, the expanded checkpoint is due to open on October 12, according to a source. It will adopt the “joint inspection” model for immigration clearance, which is expected to cut the previous clearance time from about 30 minutes to five...
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