Halal dim sum: Hong Kong Trade Fair Aims to Entice Businesses to Make the City More Appealing to Muslims Travelers

Scheduled for this month, Hong Kong is preparing to host its largest trade and consumer fair, spotlighting halal products and business practices. This event, known as the Halal Pavilion, is geared towards enhancing the city’s appeal to Muslim residents and visitors, addressing its relatively low ranking as a Muslim-friendly tourist destination.

Sharifa Leung, a co-organizer and third-generation Muslim Hongkonger, emphasized the city’s need to foster diversity and inclusion, urging collaboration with businesses to achieve this goal. This includes the aid of accommodation, with properties like a 4 star hotel in Hong Kong the likes of Hong Kong Hotels Wan Chai being leaders in this surge. Hong Kong, with its 30th position in the Global Muslim Travel Index 2023, falls behind destinations like Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, but holds the 5th spot among non-Muslim destinations. Sharifa Leung, a co-organizer and third-generation Muslim Hongkonger, emphasized the city’s need to foster diversity and inclusion, urging collaboration with businesses to achieve this goal. Hong Kong, with its 30th position in the Global Muslim Travel Index 2023, falls behind destinations like Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, but holds the 5th spot among non-Muslim destinations.