MEDIA STATEMENT: Queensland returns to Hong Kong trade stage 

Queensland returns to Hong Kong trade stage 

• Taste of Queensland Pavilion opens at one of the world’s largest food and beverage trade expos, HOFEX 2025.
• Showcases 16 Queensland businesses to one of the world’s largest markets.
• Queensland food and beverage exports to China total $1.7 billion a year. 

The Crisafulli Government is delivering for Queensland businesses, with a renewed focus on renewing relationships with key trade partners and showcasing businesses on the world stage. 

Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Ros Bates officially opened the Taste of Queensland Pavilion at HOFEX 2025 in Hong Kong today, the first Queensland presence at the global trade show in five years. 

Queensland’s 16 exhibitors include beef and honey producers to artisan smallgoods and organic spirits, from both South East and regional Queensland. 

HOFEX 2025 is one of the world’s biggest trade fairs, attracting more than 1,200 exhibitors from 27 countries and over 30,000 buyers expected to attend. 

The trade fair is one of the events of a week-long trade mission to China, which includes 17 strategic meetings with key stakeholders in trade, investment, and education in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. 

Minister Bates said the mission built on the recently released Queensland-China Trade and Investment Strategy 2025, which outlines key growth opportunities across Queensland’s strengths in agribusiness, food and beverage, and advanced manufacturing. 

“This trade mission, and this event in particular is about putting Queensland producers back in front of international buyers - and showing the world that Queensland is open for business,” Minister Bates said. 

“The Crisafulli LNP Government is restoring our trade relationships after a decade of Labor neglect – and we’re doing it by backing our exporters especially in the regions.” 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Christian Penny 0439 882 294  

FURTHER INFORMATION:  

• Queensland’s top export values to Hong Kong for the year ending March 2025 included:
• Beef – $79.1 million
• Fruits and nuts – $30.7 million
• Meat (excluding beef) – $18.7 million.
• As of March 2025, China ranked as Queensland’s fourth-largest beef export market by value, with exports exceeding $750 million. 

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