In Leung's shop, one kilogramme of dried shark fin can run from 100 US dollars to several thousand.

　　He does conceed his sales of shark fin has dropped off by around 25-per cent over the past few years, given the high-profile campaigns against shark fin soup.

　　Former NBA star Yao Ming has been a leading spokesperson against shark fin soup.

　　Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has joined the crusade.

　　It's been banning shark products from being shipped on its cargo flights since September.

　　Several U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions have also moved to ban the trade and consumption of shark fins.

　　The European Union has also banned shark finning.

　　Gary Stokes with the Sea Shepard Society is among those pressing the Hong Kong government to end the sale of shark fins in the city.

　　"One of the cruelest and most barbaric elements of shark fin is obviously the finning. Not all sharks are finned. I mean, a lot of regulations are coming in where they have to land the entire shark. But it's more the global impact on the oceans' ecosystems. By taking out an apex predator like the sharks, obviously the snowball effect down the ecosystems will be unprecedented."

　　The Sea Shepard Society is planning to file a formal complaint to the Hong Kong government in the coming days about the most recent pictures of the shark fins drying on the roofs.

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