Hong Kong’s first-time exhibitors, much sought after during China import expo, are confident about deals
- Food companies are in high demand amid a growing appetite for healthy and safe food products among Chinese consumers
- 240 Hong Kong companies exhibited their goods and services at CIIE this year
Exhibitors from the city were representing the services, equipment, science and education, lifestyle, food, health care and medical devices industries at the event, which kicked off on Friday last week and ended on Wednesday.
Food companies were, in particular, highly sought after by mainland Chinese merchants amid a growing appetite for healthy and safe food products among Chinese consumers.
“Some local government officials, medical experts and merchants, including e-commerce platforms, have shown a keen interest in bringing our products to the market,” said Haylie Chau, a co-founder of Senior Deli, which develops products for people with dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing. “In a market with a huge ageing population, our products are in high demand,” she added.
CIIE was launched in 2018, during a simmering trade war with the United States, and is aimed at encouraging mainland companies to buy imported goods and services as a way of showing Beijing’s willingness to further open up its markets.
