The Hong Kong fur industry dates back to the 1930s when several experienced furriers left China to set up workshops and retail outlets in Hong Kong. Initially the trade catered to the increasingly affluent domestic market and later to tourists. Thanks to their expert workmanship, and support from overseas fur merchants, the Hong Kong fur industry expanded at a significant rate. Hong Kong is now the world's largest exporter of fine fur garments. 

 

Hong Kong offer customers value-for-money, consistency of quality and reliability of delivery that are simply the best in the world. With the worldwide vogue for fur, Hong Kong furriers have continuously improved their excellent craftsmanship and explored new techniques that enable fur designers to develop new themes. New look furs – lightweight and colorful, dyed, sheared, plucked or knitted, double-faced or textured – showcase the versatility of fur as a high fashion fabric for all seasons with increasing appeal to younger consumers. 

 

In 1979, the Hong Kong Fur Federation was established to coordinate fur trade activities and promote its development. Today it is a thriving organization with over 150 members, representing the vast majority of the industry in Hong Kong. With the exception of fur farming, the Federation comprises members from all sectors of the industry, from raw material distribution and processing (skin dealers and skin dressers) to manufacturing and marketing. 

 

Every year the Hong Kong Fur Federation organizes a programme of activities in Hong Kong and overseas to promote the fur industry. Empowered by its own ingenious flexibility and creativity, as well as with the full support of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in various events, the Hong Kong fur industry has bloomed with flying colors. In the years to come, the Hong Kong Fur Federation will strive to uphold the statue of Hong Kong as the world's premier fur manufacturing hub and exporter through a comprehensive array of promotions and marketing activities.