The walkway to freedom or capitalism for many years....

Shenzhen Lo Wu border crossing
 
This is what I normally go to get from Shenzhen to HK and back.
 
Like a typical border crossing, you get the usual touts, beggars, hawkers, and illegal cab drivers......
 
But the difference comes in the form of how they approach you.....
They are more aggressive and more proactive in their approach with you....
 
Somehow a simple no won't suffice in getting rid of them...
 
Some will tug at your sleeves and go on...and on...about their plight/product/personal characteristics....
 
For the kids begging, you really feel sorry for them.....but you know that if you give money to them, it won't go to them and it will probably end up in the hands of a begging syndicate...
 
Would it be encouragement for these syndicates to either abduct/buy/bring kids from outer provinces to beg/grovel?
 
Yes. I believe it will. But I feel so powerless as I can't do anything about it.
The kids do look pitiful and hungry.
And some of them are missing limbs or look sick, so much so that you do feel really sorry for them...
 
It's really heartaching to see such scenes....
I have seen it before in other chinese cities, and also in Thailand.....
It is a typical scene in most developing cities...
 
I think it is really disturbing...
Why do people exploit others' misery for money?