All of the courses offered in Hong Kong by the Japan Salonaise Association will be taught by its Japanese instructors with an interpreter. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

HONG KONG - The Japan Salonaise Association officially opened its bakery training school in Hong Kong on Saturday, offering hobbyists the professional skills they need to develop their careers in the Japanese bakery business in the city.

The school in Causeway Bay offers the popular icing cookie and nerikiri (Japanese traditional sweet) art training certificate courses endorsed by the Association, according to the CEO Yukako Kikyo. She said the Hong Kong school will add new courses to cater to local needs.

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The school offers the popular icing cookie and nerikiri (Japanese traditional sweet) art training certificate courses endorsed by the Association. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

"In Japan, we have a lot of students coming from Hong Kong to take our courses and some of them have already become tutors and started their own baking businesses. In Hong Kong, all of the courses will be taught by our Japanese instructors with an interpreter," she said.

"Hong Kong people love sweets. This place is the ideal location for us to expand our business in the region," she added.

Established in 2013, the Japan Salonaise Association aims to support students to create their bakery careers by taking its courses. 

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