When Hong Kong impressed business visitors at a trade fair in Germany
The quality and range of Hong Kong-made products on show reportedly brought in numerous queries about imports and manufacture
“Hongkong will stage an official exhibit at the Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany, in September,” reported the South China Morning Post on February 29, 1956. “This is in line with the Hongkong Government policy to bring the Colony’s manufactured goods to the attention of prospective buyers in as many countries as possible.
Arrangements are being made for Hongkong to take over part of a pavilion. This will give it 200 square metres of space in which to stage its exhibit which will be more than twice the size of the biggest ever put on by the Colony at the British Industries Fair.”
On August 22, the Post reported that “a large and representative selection of Hongkong products has been collected and was despatched to Frankfurt early this month. A price list is being prepared to cover the 1,658 items which have been grouped under 50 headings.”