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<Report from overseas office> [Hong Kong] The secret to longevity!　Health drinks in Hong Kong

Did you know that Hong Kong has the highest longevity area in the world?
According to 2017 data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the average life expectancy for men is 81.70 years in Hong Kong, versus 81.09 years in Japan. The average life expectancy for women is 87.66 years in Hong Kong and 87.26 years in Japan. The average life expectancy of women in Hong Kong is 87.66 years, while that of women in Japan is 87.26 years, which is longer than that of Japan, the world's longest-living country.
Since Hong Kong is one of the special administrative regions of China, it is not included in the ranking of countries.

In recent years, Hong Kong's average life expectancy has maintained the top level in the world.
I have seen comments from Hong Kong people that the reason for this is that "Hong Kong has a well-developed medical system, and because of its dense population and well-developed transportation system, the time required for emergency rescue is short, and many lives are saved.

However, from the perspective of a foreigner like me, besides the reason for the great urban functions, I feel that the Hong Kong people's commitment to health in their daily lives is also a reason why they are extending their life expectancy.

I can feel the commitment to health in the sight of old people doing qigong early in the morning, which symbolizes traditional Hong Kong, but the number of people going to fitness clubs seems to be increasing in the past few years. In the Kun Thong area, which is undergoing redevelopment, many of the commercial facilities that were renovated from logistics warehouses have opened fitness clubs one after another. Recently, there have been reports of pushy solicitors taking advantage of the overheated popularity of fitness clubs among young people.

In addition, Hong Kong people are particularly particular about healthy food. Walking around the city, you can see many Chinese medicine shops, and in Chinese restaurants, you can often see Hong Kong people drinking soup with Chinese medicine ingredients. For example, snake soup is famous, and some of you who have been to Hong Kong may have heard of it. Turtle jelly is another traditional health food that is considered to be good for your health.
These foods are especially popular among middle-aged and older people who are concerned about their health.

On the other hand, health drinks, which are an easy way to have a healthy diet, seem to be gaining popularity among the younger generation. In this article, I will report on such health drinks.

A health drink made from Chinese herbal ingredients.

It is 500ml and the price range is from 22 HKD to 26 HKD. In Japanese yen, it is about 308 to 364 yen (converted at 1 HKD = 14 yen).

Kenko Kobo was established in 1989. There are more than a dozen directly managed stores in Hong Kong.
The outer packaging of the PET bottles sold at the directly managed stores of Health Factory is also very simple, just like Hung Fook Tang. The price range is from HK$26 to HK$32, or about ¥364 to ¥448 in Japanese yen.

There is no particular difference between the two brands in terms of the benefits and flavors of the health drinks they sell.
There are about ten different types of health drinks available, including detoxification, liver function enhancement, lung clearing, skin beautification, and anti-coldness. Clear lung means to cleanse the lungs. This is something that can only be done in a city with an environmental problem like air pollution.

There is no particular difference in customer demographics, and the shops are used by a wide range of customers, mainly women, from their teens to their 60s. When I observed several stores located in subway stations and office districts, I noticed a large number of people in their teens to thirties who were working or going to school.

The fact that they are sugar-free and have no added colorings is also common. For this reason, the drink tastes almost like the ingredients themselves. Furthermore, it looks cloudy, and as I mentioned earlier, the exterior is simple and unfashionable, giving the impression of cloudy water in a plastic bottle.

In the CSG Hong Kong office where I work, I see staff members buying these health drinks and bringing them to the office when they go to work. They drink them at their work desks or when they eat lunch. They prioritize the healthy over the fashionable, and this daily intake of these drinks certainly seems to lead to good health.

Cold-pressed juice sold at high prices

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  Hideo Mukai

  He is an accountant living in Hong Kong. She has lived in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong for a total of 10 years.
  She has been living in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong for the past 10 years and has been following the rapid changes in Hong Kong's cosmopolitan society.

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• Aug 20, 2019
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