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Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Kicks Off Summer 2023 In-Store Retail Promotions; Most Business Receipts in Hong Kong Scored Two-digit Improvement for the First Quarter 2023; Hong Kong is Growing Faster Than Singapore

This report includes updates in Section I. Food Laws: 1.2 Prohibited Food or Substances and 1.3.1 Pre-marketing Control...

This report lists certificates required by Thai government agencies for U.S. products exported to Thailand, including fruit and vegetables, live animals, beef, canned or preserved meat and poultry products, other processed meat products, processed or frozen seafood...

Export and domestic rice prices increased one percent due to continued demand for Thai rice and attractive prices.

New inquiries from foreign buyers drove rice export rice prices slightly higher.

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.

Export and domestic rice prices decreased despite the strengthening of the Thai baht.

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.

The Thai food industry will face many new challenges and opportunities in 2023 as the sector gradually recovers from the global pandemic.

Rice export prices increased 1-3 percent due to the strengthening of the Thai baht.

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