Distillers Country guides / Hong Kong
Hong Kong
A one-page guide to Hong Kong for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Official languages
- Chinese, English
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
- Time zone
- UTC+8 (HKT)
- Area
- 1,110 km²
People
- Population
- 7.5 million (2025)
- Population growth
- -0.3% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 100%
- Aged under 15
- 10.3%
- Aged 65 and over
- 23.7%
- Life expectancy
- 85.4 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$427.3 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$56,983 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 3.49% (2025)
- Inflation
- 1.44% (2025)
Climate
Humid subtropical (Koppen Cwa). Long, hot, humid summers with typhoons; short mild winters. Mean daily high from about 18.7 C in January to 31.6 C in July.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- No set drinking age; since 30 November 2018 it is an offence to sell or supply alcohol to anyone under 18 in the course of business (fine up to HK$50,000)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 3.02 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia - Hong Kong; Wikipedia - Alcohol in Hong Kong; CLIC: duty on liquor (Hong Kong); Hong Kong Customs: duty-free concessions; HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair; Vinexpo Asia, Hong Kong; HOFEX Hong Kong; ProWine Shanghai. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.