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HKTDC Food Expo 2009 to host first Hong Kong International Tea Fair
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THE Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will usher in a new feature for the 20th instalment of its annual food show when it is staged this year from August 13-17. HKTDC Food Expo 2009 will host the first Hong Kong International Tea Fair.

The inaugural tea fair, organised in cooperation with the Chinese Tea Culture International Exchange Association, will be held from August 13-15, alongside International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine and Health Products 2009.

“World demand for tea and tearelated products could bring huge business opportunities to Hong Kong,” the trade council stated.

Raymond Yip, assistant executive director of HKTDC, cited a report by Canadian research firm Ipsos-Reid forecasting global tea sales to jump to HK$116.3 billion (US$15.006 billion) in 2010, from HK$57.4 billion in 2007.

“Hong Kong is set to help hit that target,” he said.

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