The increasing number of Hong Kong supermarkets incorporating a wet market in their bigger sized stores increased the demand for high value fresh produce. Life science products . Hong Kong government's six month road test of a German bio-diesel fuel that starts early next year is likely to open up Hong Kong's fuel market for alternative agricultural products. Mainland China's acceptance of natural healing products, will also provide opportunities in the neutraceutical and health product areas. Constraints Market access issues and internal policy.
China provides a number of market access and other challenges.
The Chinese government is shifting away from their insistance on joint ventures for the manufacture of processed products and is accepting wholly owned subsidiaries as another option. However they continue to cling to their traditional ideals of quotas and high tariffs on their value added commodities, this will only be addressed upon their accession. Enormous market size and complexity, cultural and regional diversity. China has more regional dialects than the EU and regional differences further add to the complexity doing business. Canadian exporters should investigate this particular aspect and also bear in mind that developing and maintaining good personal relationships is a factor of success in this market.