Published: 9:00pm, 2 Jul, 2016 Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen border has become a "dumping ground" for toxic electronic waste, shipped in largely from the US, according to reports. Between 50 and 90 containers arrive daily in the region, where "unprotected" workers handle toxic materials and smuggling is rife. In an interview with CNN, one of China's most prominent environmental lawyers, Li Shuo, said that he had been told by Chinese authorities that they were concerned about the health risks associated with using e-waste as Importing toxic e-waste is illegal under the terms of the Basel Convention, signed by both Hong Kong and China, but not by the US.