Small gift for friends mum in Hong Kong

[Ynci]

My DD 18 is visiting a friend in Hong Kong for 10 days this weekend. I said it would be lovely to arrive with a small token gift for her friend’s mum who DD is staying with. A proper thank you of a posh meal out will be happening later.
I’m completely stumped what might be appropriate! The mum and friend are both Chinese if that makes any difference and the gift will obviously need to be small enough for luggage and non breakable.
Any ideas gratefully received.

Maybe something non-edible as customs can be tricky. I might consider something synonymous with where you're from...so if you're from an area with well known pottery, something in that line.

Is there anything made locally to you that your town is famous for? Where I live, slate is the local speciality...there are slate mines here. So I'd get something local made of slate and explain it's meaning to the host.

From memory, I think Chinese people like that personal touch.

I used to live in HK and I'd disagree with the non-edible comment above. HK people LOVE food! They are real foodies. (Apologies for the mass generalisation). HK customs are pretty relaxed about bringing food into the country. One of my Chinese colleagues brought a whole box of mangos back from overseas as hand luggage and had no issues. I've brought bacon and sausages back from the UK (not that I'm suggesting these as a gift). I sent over (with a colleague) a big box of Hotel Chocolat as a gift for a former (Chinese) colleague in HK and that went down very well. Something from Duchy Originals might be a nice idea? (they'd love the royal connection). Don't send anything from Marks & Spencer as their food is available in HK (although at a premium).

HK is also quite status oriented and the locals love a label. So if you live near an outlet store and can pick up some small designer 'trinket', that would also go down well.