Hong Kong’s tiny coffee frontier blooms on Lantau Island

On Lantau Island, a small cooperative of 25 farmers and a local roastery are nurturing about 400 coffee trees, harvesting a 10 kg batch this year and experimenting with processing and education to grow and promote HK-grown beans. The effort shows coffee can be grown within the global “coffee belt” despite low altitude, but production remains tiny and not commercially viable yet, with farmers earning roughly $2–$3 per kilogram. Local workshops and university-backed initiatives aim to raise awareness and value for origin.