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Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Improved Sentiment Among Hong Kong Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; Hong Kong Tourism Sector Expects Travel To Rebound 70 Percent

In 2022, Hong Kong was the world’s tenth largest spirits importer, with global imports recovering 7 percent year-on-year and valued at $502 million. From 2020-2021, Hong Kong’s imports and domestic sales of spirits were seriously hampered under the COVID-19 pandemic, as most restaurants, pubs, and bars were closed due to stringent dining, social distancing, and travel restrictions.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Hong Kong Consumers Celebrate the Holidays with Alaskan Seafood; Hong Kong Economy Contracts in 2022 But Gradual Recovery Expected

Hong Kong’s imports of U.S. agricultural and food products declined drastically, 33 percent, between January – October 2020 compared to the corresponding period in 2019.

Hong Kong is the sixth-largest export market for U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural products, by value.

On October 30, 2020, Hong Kong officially filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization’s dispute unit against the United States on the subject of the United States’ new labelling arrangement...

Hong Kong did not have any policy changes on regulating genetically engineered (GE) products in the past year.

Hong Kong is the sixth-largest export market for U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural products, by value.

Following the successful eradication of low path avian influenza from the affected premises in Anson and Union Counties North Carolina, the Hong Kong government (HKG) has lifted its ban...

The significant rise of dog- and cat-owning households in East Asia presents an opportunity to increase the U.S. exports of pet food.

Hong Kong is the world’s eleventh-largest market for imported pet food, and also the hub for pet food trade in the region.

Following China’s detection that a surface sample of chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, the Hong Kong government has suspended the license application for products...