DDB and VITA style milk tea reveal the definition of a Hong Kong icon through the eyes of locals

Since its launch two years ago, VITA Hong Kong style Milk Tea has led the category victoriously and become one of the most lovable iconic beverages in Hong Kong.

Despite this, there is still a huge opportunity for the brand to elevate further and become one of the inseparable elements of HK peoples’ daily lives. With this in mind, DDB Group Hong Kong developed a campaign, which celebrates the drink’s reputation as a much-loved Hong Kong icon.

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Capturing Hong Kongers’ strong sense of belonging and intimacy derived from their hometown, the idea digs out the most iconic Hong Kong spots and describes them in a colloquial and quirky way. 

To vividly dramatize the idea, a 30-secound TVC features a man running all over Hong Kong in search of authentic Hong Kong icons. He makes a trip to Happy Valley racecourse, to Lang Kwai Fong to party, hikes up Flag-hosting Mountain (Victoria Peak), goes shopping at The Ladies Market (Tung Choi Street) and visits Goose Neck Bridge (Bowrington Bridge). After searching around the city he comes to the realization that a Hong Kong icon is always just in the palm of your hand as long as you have Vita Milk Tea. The TVC closes with the tagline, “Hong Kong Style Range. You’ll know all this if you’re from Hong Kong!”

Benny Ko, Head of Client Services at DDB Group Hong Kong, said, “Not many things create quite the sense of intimacy and familiarity as the use of a nickname, so we deliberately dramatized the local names of those iconic spots. Nicknames like Goose-neck Bridge, Flag-hosting Mountain, The Ladies Market are all understood by locals and create a deeper resonation and relevancy on an emotional level.”

The campaign follows on from Vita Milk Tea launch campaign in 2014, which illustrated that Vita Hong Kong style milk tea is a part of all Hong Kong people by focusing on colloquial Hong Kong conversations.

Credits –

TV Producer: Denise Wong