HK pharmacies get mainland Christmas gift  

铜锣湾药房：“钱就是这么好赚”

圣诞零售旺季临近，铜锣湾成为香港零售业的主战场之一。人流密集的街道上，名店林立，药房在这个零售商兵家必争之地，又是如何迎接圣诞的零售旺季？

Hong Kong (CNS) -- Shoppers from the Chinese mainland are taking full advantage of Christmas discounts at Hong Kong drugstores and boosting our profits, He Baoming, who runs a pharmacy in Causeway Bay, said Sunday.

One mainlander bought 10 boxes of liver protective medicine with 2,000 Hong Kong dollars (US$258), so I earned a good profit in only minutes, said He.

Seafood, ginseng, bird's nest and caterpillar fungus are big sellers, while medicines from North America, Japan and Europe are also helping, he added.

He Baoming is a third-generation shopkeeper at the Xinchang Pharmacy, which has been in business for half a century.