Health and Wellness Healthcare in Hong Kong, China

Euromonitor International's Health and Wellness Healthcare in Hong Kong, China market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Table of contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Economic recovery drives sales of health and wellness healthcare products

Growth in vitamins through increased health-consciousness

Higher demand of herbal dietary supplements

Slimming products overwhelm the city

New medicine policy resulting in higher levels of self-medication

2. MARKET BACKGROUND

2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Legislation depends on ingredients

Registration of drugs containing Western medicine

Exemption from registration of some health and wellness products

2.2 ADVERTISING

Advertisements for products relating to major disease is prohibited

Loophole of interpretation of “advertisement”

Narrow scope of ordinance leads to exaggerated claims

2.3 SELF-MEDICATION AND PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE

2.4 ALTERNATIVE THERAPY

2.5 DIET PROGRAMMES

2.6 LOCAL PRODUCTS

2.7 RETAIL DISTRIBUTION

Highest sales from chemists/pharmacies

Expansion of Watsons Your Personal Store and Mannings

Drugstores/parapharmacies enjoys high sales in several sectors

Sales of grocery outlets on the rise

Internet sales of slimming products negligible

3. VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

3.1 SECTOR PERFORMANCE

2005 headlines

Sales of vitamins and dietary supplements in 2005 recover from previous year

Health trend spurs growth

Value sales of vitamins and dietary supplements dependent on advertising

Protective parents drive sales of child-specific vitamins and dietary supplements

Lingzhi products on the rise

Forecast growth driven by increased health awareness

Child-specific products enhanced by small families

Table 1 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: Value 2002-2005

Table 2 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 3 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: Value 2005-2010

Table 4 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: % Value Growth 2005-2010

3.2 VITAMINS PERFORMANCE

2005 headlines

Vitamin C enjoys the highest growth

Vitamin B and E on the rise

Lack of knowledge leads to over consumption of vitamins

Redoxon the most popular vitamin

Table 5 Sales of Vitamins by Type: Value 2002-2005

Table 6 Sales of Vitamins by Type: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 7 Multivitamins Brand Rankings by Value 2005

Table 8 Single Vitamins Brand Rankings 2005

3.3 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS PERFORMANCE

2005 headlines

Dietary supplements forms the largest range

Calcium supplements embraced by a wide age range of consumers

Demand for fish oils rises through successful advertising campaigns

Table 9 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Type: Value 2002-2005

Table 10 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Type: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 11 Calcium Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 12 Mineral supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 13 Cod Liver Oil: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 14 Other Fish Oils: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 15 Garlic: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 16 Ginseng: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 17 Ginkgo biloba: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 18 Evening Primrose Oil: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 19 Echinacea: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 20 St John's Wort: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 21 Protein Powder: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 22 Eye Health Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 23 Royal Jelly: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 24 Co-enzyme Q10: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 25 Glucosamine: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 26 Tonics and Bottled Nutritive Drinks: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 27 Child-specific Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

3.4 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

Summary 1 Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: New Product Launches 2005

4. HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS

4.1 SECTOR PERFORMANCE

2005 headlines

Stable growth of herbal/traditional products

Healthier alternative than Western drugs

Herbal dietary supplements sees strongest growth due to popularity of lingzhi

Slow growth of herbal analgesics due to maturity

Strong forecast growth for child-specific dietary supplements thanks to protective parents

Competition hinders future growth of herbal medicinal teas

Table 28 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Sector: Value 2002-2005

Table 29 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 30 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2005-2010

Table 31 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2005-2010

4.2 COMPANY AND BRAND ANALYSIS

Summary 2 Herbal/Traditional Products: Major Players 2004/2005

4.3 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

Summary 3 Herbal/Traditional Products: New Product Launches 2004/2005

5. SLIMMING PRODUCTS

5.1 SECTOR PERFORMANCE

2005 headlines

Good year for slimming products

Slimming trend boosts sales of slimming products

Slimming tablets witnesses the highest growth due to perception of product efficacy

Direct seller RAKU drives growth

Recall of slimming products

Wide variety in other slimming products

Meal replacement services a niche consumer base

Stronger competition from cosmetics brands expected over forecast period

Slimming teas – the big trend

Table 32 Sales of Slimming Products by Sector: Value 2002-2005

Table 33 Sales of Slimming Products by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 34 Forecast Sales of Slimming Products: Value 2005-2010

Table 35 Forecast Sales of Slimming Products: % Value Growth 2005-2010

5.2 COMPANY AND BRAND ANALYSIS

Summary 4 Slimming Products: Major Players 2004/2005

Table 36 Slimming Tablets: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 37 Slimming Teas: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 38 Other Slimming Products: Brand Rankings 2005

5.3 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

Summary 5 Slimming Products: New Product Launches 2004/2005

6. DEFINITIONS