Hong Kong police arrest a 72-year-old local man after a raid on a shop allegedly used to run dental services illegally in connection with a mainland Chinese dental clinic’s promotions in the city. The arrests take place during a joint operation by Hong Kong Police and the Department of Health on Thursday at a shop on 37 King’s Road in North Point. According to reports, the premises had been used to advertise or promote the services of a mainland-linked dental clinic, as part of efforts to attract patients in Hong Kong. The action follows warnings from Hong Kong dental professionals, who raise concerns about unregulated or lower-cost cross-border dental care accessed through clinics operating from sites in Hong Kong, including consultation centres connected to mainland operators. The sources describe the operation as responding to industry calls for stricter oversight of such arrangements. Details on the specific charges or the scope of the alleged illegal practice are not fully consistent across the reports, but both state that the arrest and raid occur after complaints by the local dental sector and during enforcement cooperation between police and health authorities.