Meagan Fitzpatrick: Hong Kong

Hong Kong Dept: Health Secretary Dr. Ko Wing-man said the hotline has had more than 3,800 calls since its launch on Friday, and the supply chain for the in-demand product will be monitored closely to ensure orders are filled before the Lunar New Year holiday begins on Sunday, according to CBC. Meagan Fitzpatrick has been posted to Hong Kong to bolster 's coverage of a dynamic region of the world and a Hong Kong hotline set up for parents to order milk formula was flooded with calls over the weekend, and other new measures introduced by the government to crack down on the product's parallel trade in mainland China are already working, according to officials. The hotline was one way the government decided to answer the call for action from frustrated parents who say cross-border shoppers are causing shortages and price increases for formula. in Hong Kong (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.