Hong Kong, with its relative lack of farmland relative to the size of its population, is a tough place to start a local food movement. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong, with its relative lack of farmland relative to the size of its population, is a tough place to start a local food movement. Photo: Getty Images
Andrew Sun
Opinion

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Mouthing Off by Andrew Sun

Why a local food movement won’t work in Hong Kong - we’re not Tuscany, we don’t have enough farmland

  • Hong Kong imports most of its food, and with the comparative lack of arable land relative to the city’s large population this is unlikely to change
  • So although the idea of us becoming ‘locavores’ is a noble one, Hong Kong diners and shoppers are more likely to continue satisfying their eclectic tastes

Hong Kong, with its relative lack of farmland relative to the size of its population, is a tough place to start a local food movement. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong, with its relative lack of farmland relative to the size of its population, is a tough place to start a local food movement. Photo: Getty Images
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