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Despite a small population of 7.3 million people, Hong Kong is the tenth-largest export market for U.S. consumer-ready agricultural products. Hong Kong has always been an attractive market for innovative U.S. food and beverage products as well as a gateway to the region.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Update on Hong Kong’s imports of Poultry Products and Eggs; Keep Spending is Main Strategy to Stabilize Economy; Hong Kong Named the Second Most Expensive Location in the World

The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) implemented the Producer Responsibility Scheme on Glass Beverage Containers (GPRS) on May 1, 2023. Upholding the “polluter pays” principle, the GPRS requires stakeholders to share the responsibility for the collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal of glass beverage container products.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: First Quarter U.S. Exports Grow For the First Time in Five Years; Hong Kong’s Economy Can Grow 5.5 percent; Hong Kong Inflation Hits 2.1 percent in April

A new beef letterhead certificate was implemented in June 2014 in accordance with full market access granted by Hong Kong to U.S. beef and beef products.

The Hong Kong government (HKG) confirmed a human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) on December 27, 2014.