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Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: New York Wines Uncork Potential in Hong Kong; Over One Million Hong Kong Cross-border Trips Over Festival Weekend; InvestHK's Seminar Tells Foreign Investors About F&B Opportunities In GBA Via Hong Kong; Hong Kong To Consider More High-speed Sleeper Trains to Beijing, Shanghai...

A batch of U.S. frozen confectionary was almost rejected at Hong Kong’s port of entry due to an erroneously formatted health certificate.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: U.S. Vinters Develop Asian Markets In Earnest; Hong Kong’s First Quarter GDP Expands 2.7 Percent; Unemployment Rate Stays at 3 Percent; Expanded Hong Kong Solo Travel Scheme Will Bring Extra Tourists; Macau’s Economic Output Expected to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2025...

The Hong Kong market has developed into a dynamic wine export destination since the abolishment of wine tariffs in 2008. The slow recovery of the global economy dampened the city’s global imports of wine in 2023.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Baking Seminar Charms Student Chefs With U.S. Ingredients; Hong Kong Economy On Track For Fifth Straight Quarter Of Moderate Growth...

Türkiye, Israel’s third largest foreign supplier of imported agricultural and related products, recently announced a ban on all trade with Israel due to the regional conflict. Accordingly, Israeli importers may look to source certain agricultural imports from elsewhere.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Fourth U.S. Food & Beverage Showcase Spurs Interest on U.S. Products; Hong Kong’s John Lee Urges Businesses To Be Bold, Creative Amid Changing Spending Habits; Hong Kong Tourism Sector Hoping For 30 Percent Bump...

Since March 25, 2024, the Government of Israel has notified the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) several times on regulatory proposals related to European Standards.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Growing Sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine Signal Strong Demand for U.S. Ox Gallstones; Hong Kong Emptied Out Over Easter With Record Jaunts to China...

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Hong Kong’s Market for Consumer-Oriented Products Holds Steady at $21 Billion; Quarterly Business Receipts For Service Industries Increases in Q4; Macau’s Migrant Population Grows, Ageing Ratio Climbs; Michelin Announces Seven Bew Big Gourmand Restaurants in Hong Kong and Three in Macau...

FAS/Tel Aviv (Post) forecasts Israel’s marketing year (MY) 2024/45 wheat imports to increase due a decline in domestic production, a need to increase stocks because of the Israel-Hamas conflict, as well as lower international grain prices.

In recent years, and particularly in 2024, the Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) has received inquiries from local importers looking for U.S. ox gallstones - signaling an underlying demand for this byproduct in Hong Kong.