Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 4 Issue 13

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2024-0053
Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Hong Kong teams up with Hong Kong Polytechnic University to train student chefs and showcase U.S. ingredients; Cotton Council International brings Cotton USA Sustainability and Transparency Seminar to Hong Kong; the Centre for Food Safety cracks down on illegal cross-border trade in regulated foods; Muslim leaders push for government halal certification of eateries, and Hong Kong prepares for up to 150,000 attendees at annual Wine and Dine festival.

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