to
(i) Beverages. Although (leaving aside tobacco)
beverages currently represent the UK's major export
Hong Kong in this sector, there may be further
opportunities, particularly in the spirits market.
(ii) Fish farming. There is a well-developed sea fish
farming industry, which consists largely of fish cages
in shallow coastal waters; but problems are being
encountered in withstanding typhoons and through susceptibility to pollution. An experimental fish cage (of Japanese manufacture) in more open, deeper water was being run by the Hong Kong Government Fisheries
Department in partnership with a local seafish
production company (the Department providing the cage, and the company carrying all other costs). This too is
running into problems, in particular in relation to
security. The Minister thought that there
considerable scope for the further development of farming in Hong Kong, which would help to satisfy
problem of increasing consumer demand for fish but
increasing pressure on local fishery resources.
may be
scope for the UK to provide know-how and/or
hardware, or to launch joint ventures.
was
fish
the
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and
cost
(iii) Foods. It was represented to us that the UK
companies were falling behind other countries in their promotion efforts and/or were uncompetitive. This was raised in relation to convenience foods, preserves
dairy products (we were told that British Cheddar
twice as much as similar Dutch cheese in
supermarkets). Our attention was also drawn to
increasing demand for venison,
the UK might be able to get a
growing demand for beef and
existing market is dominated by
the
the
where it was felt that
share of the market;
lamb, for which the
the Australians;
a
and
and
the significant demand for chicken and ducks (live
in carcase form), most of which is currently satisfied
from China.
(iv) Feedingstuffs. The food for pigs and poultry
is
virtually all imported.
There could be opportunities
in this sector.
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