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Hong Kong Heritage Pork Introduces Danish Pig Production Methods to Hong Kong With one of the highest meat consumptions per capita in the world, Hong Kong’s average pork and beef consumption tallies at four times higher than the UK, according to research done by The University of Hong Kong. Most of Hong Kong’s pork comes from global imports, with only 43 local pig farms. One man at the forefront of the local pork industry is John Lau Hon Kit, the managing director of Hong Kong Heritage Pork. As one of the few branded pig farms in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Heritage Pork is the first to adopt cutting-edge live stock equipment, feed formulas and breeding management from Denmark, one of the world’s largest pig meat exporters and leaders in sustainable pig production.
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According to the Danish Agriculture & Food Council, pig meat accounts for almost half of all of Denmark’s agricultural exports, with Denmark’s pig industry producing approximately 28 million pigs a year. Exported to over 140 countries, including Germany, UK, China, and Poland, danish meat producers are known for their efficient pig production techniques that maintain stringent quality standards of food safety, animal welfare, and breeding. Bringing Danish pig production methods to Hong Kong, John Lau Hon Kit utilises industry-leading techniques to raise the pigs in clean, sustainable, and data-driven methods – including EU certified pig feed formulas, fullyautomated feed machines, and multi-site breeding.
