Saeed Uddin,

SBS, BBS, MH

The Incorporated Trustees of

The Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong

Anthony Lam

Chairman,

FHKI

Mark Bannon

Director of Operations,

Kowloon Shangri-La

CHAN Pok-chi, MH, JP

Executive President,

Hong Kong Fishermen Consortium

Derek Lin

Director,

Hydrogro Company Limited

Joe Cheung

Assistant Sustainability Education Director,

Ocean Park Hong Kong

Tiffana Kwok

Regeneration Architect,

Hung Yat Farm Limited

The Food Expo PRO has been a valuable opportunity to showcase Okinawan products in the Greater Bay Area and beyond, including unique items like soft shell turtle and Motobu beef. Today, we’ve connected with buyers from Hong Kong, Mainland China, and overseas. Through Click2Match, we’ve also met several international companies and five Hong Kong buyers. The EXHIBITION+ model is key to building early connections. Each year, the fair helps us generate around HK$4 million in orders.

Yasutoshi Nohara, Director, Okinawa Prefectural Government Hong Kong Representative Office, Japan

As of the first day of the fair, we met over 100 buyers. I will continue the initial conversations with all potential international buyers via Scan2Match, as the platform's post-event follow-up process is really effective. Arranged by HTKDC, we received a few buyer tours from the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. A group of Japanese buyers have visited us as well.

Jinny Hong, Founder, Shengtang Business Co., Limited, Hong Kong

The Tea Fair has helped us connect with buyers from the Mainland China, Indonesia, and Australia. I see significant potential and opportunity from this Fair. Since our first participation in the fair, we have experienced a 15% increase in sales, and this growth continues. On hktdc.com Sourcing, we received 20 inquiries and connected with about five potential buyers. One inquiry involved replacing an entire supply chain of 500,000 kilograms, potentially worth over US$2,000,000.

Robert Koech, Managing Director, Siomo Tea Factory (EPZ) Limited , Kenya

At the Food Expo PRO, I found that companies from Japan and several Korean producers, as well as suppliers of concentrated and dried products, are easier and more cost-effective to ship to Europe. I also met producers that I would not have encountered at fairs in Europe or Dubai. HKTDC sourcing.com is extremely helpful for planning my meetings. I was able to select 24 companies to visit over three days.

Cristian Gaspar, Export Director, Scandia Food, Romania