Dear Steemit Friends:

In my recent visit to Hong Kong, I happened to come across the Hong Kong Brand & Product Expo being held near Tong Lo Wan, Victoria Park. The expo itself is actually held outside and consists of many exhibitions of local brands and products. This is the first brands and products expo I've ever attended, but I have a feeling it won't be my last!

The Brands & Products Expo has been held in Hong Kong for 43 times, the first in 1928. In recent years, it has become a yearly event, one that is recognized and known by all people in Hong Kong. Each event runs for 24 days, during which, it will attract up to 2 million visitors! It's also since expanded its events to outside of Hong Kong, for instance, the expo which was held in Shanghai in 2004.

The expo is held almost entirely outdoors, with most of the exhibitions setting their stalls up in Hong Kong's "Reclaimed Land" area. Together, the exhibitions make for quite a magnificent show. I found a picture here from the official website of part of the exhibitions shot from high up. If you want to find out more, you can visit the Official Website.


Every Brand & Products Expo there's also a Beauty Pagent contest which now has 60 years of history!


In one of my previous blogs about Hong Kong, a Steemit friend asked me what the markets are like in Hong Kong. This expo is a perfect opportunity to showcase what a real what a real Hong Kong market is like! Just so you know, little ol' me navigating through the mass hordes of people was a very difficult task! Getting the photos below was quite some task!
Hopefully you guys enjoy the photos!

Here is the entry ticket, you get a free guide with the tickets.

From the map plan of the expo and the list of exhibitors, you can get an idea of how large scale this expo is!

There are so many people at the entrance.

Each exhibitor will have their own stall where they will show some of their new products as well as sell their existing ones. Usually, there will be some discounts for buying their products at the expo, that's why the attendees love coming here to do some shopping, it's all about the discounts!

There are many famous brands exhibiting here, even some designer brands.At the expo, there are always some special offers and discounts, so it's a very good opportunity for the price conscious shopaholic!

Most of the people will bring large bags with them knowing that they'll make a lot of purchases. Many will even bring a travel bag with a pull handle to pull along, essentially their own shopping trolley.

These are the cute stalls selling food products. They made them look like mini houses.

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Health Products, discounts a top of more discounts!


There are lots of seafood products being exhibited and for sale too. Hanging on this stall, you can see what the locals call "Hua Jiao Gong" which is essentially fish maw. This is a product often compared to Ginseng for it's health benefits and high nutritional content. Not only is it high in protein, it's also low in fat. Many people were fighting to get their hands on these !

The business is really good, you'll often seen stock being replenished throughout the day.

These are delicious prawn crackers. We had a look at these before in my post about Thai food.

These are hot dogs, what's interesting is they are sold in what look like badminton racket cases.

Childres Medicine for sale.

Taiwanese style sausages.

This is Tongrentang from Beijing. It is a very famous traditional Chinese Medicine company which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty.

Tongrentang has provided medicine for 8 different Chinese Emperors spanning 188 years of history.

To this day, Tongrentang remains the first choice for people seeking treatment with traditional Chinese medicine.

Various special products like Indian Swallows Nest, Uighur Jujubes and Snow lotus seeds for sale.

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This store sells the most amount of abalone in Hong Kong, here they are running some sales in their own little exhibit and proving to be just as popular.

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There's also a company called Safewell selling their high quality safe boxes.

Here is a stall selling instant noodles which have not been oil fried! (Yes instant noodles are usually fried in oil!)

7 pouches of Instant noodles, each with 10 individual instant noodle packets for 100 HKD! Incredible deal!

After hearing this woman with the mic speak, I was thoroughly impressed at her ability to sell.

These are various soup bases.

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The people on this street are so passionate about their shopping!

Bed Sheet Stall

Various air sealed dried foods.

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Various hand tearing meats.

Below are various Hong Kong's special meat pastries and other snacks. I don't know about you, but when I see these, I suddenly have an appetite!

I managed to pick up quite a few desserts as presents for my family in Shenzhen.

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And that wraps up my visit to Hong Kongs 51st Brand & Products Expo. It was a very long day with lots of walking and my legs have run out of steam! If you're curious as to what markets are like in Hong Kong and what kind of lifestyle local people lead, then make sure you pay a visit to one of many markets like these in Hong Kong, I'm sure you will discover many things you never knew before! Thanks for reading!

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