Under normal circumstances, commodities sold in markets are usually fresh food. However, to make markets more viable, commodities sold in markets also cover other food products and non-food products. The commodities that can be sold in public markets are mainly divided into food items and non-food items.

Food items

• Meat
• Eggs
• Poultry
• Vermicelli and noodles
• Fish and aquatic products
• Non-freshly baked bread and biscuits
• Fruits
• Sweets and confectionery
• Vegetables
• Siu Mei & Lo Mei
• Bean curd, bean sprout and raw vegetarian food in wet state such as fresh bean stick
• Preserved food
• Cooked food (applicable to cooked food stalls only)
• Grocery products such as rice, spices and seasoning
• Prepacked food and drinks such as canned food

Non-food items

• Personal items such as clothing, shoes and socks, accessories, spectacles, wallets/handbags and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics
• Household wares such as curtains, bedding, cloth and clothing accessories, kitchen utensils
• Other daily necessities such as watches, books, stationery, toys, gift items, electric appliances and electronic products/parts, Chinese herbs and medicines, fresh flowers and potted plants, paintings and frames
• Specialist items such as aquarium fish and related products, fishing equipment and accessories, joss sticks and papers, shrines and worshipping tables

To diversify public market services, light refreshment stalls, bakery stalls, service trade stalls and tradesman stalls are also provided in public markets under the FEHD. Light refreshment stalls are permitted to sell fish balls, fried bean curd and peppers and eggplant stuffed with minced fish, egg-shaped waffles, sandwiches and desserts, while bakery stalls are allowed to sell freshly-baked bread and bakery products. Permitted service trades include post natal care services / domestic services agencies, beauty / manicure / massage parlours, Chinese medicine practitioners / bone-setters' clinics, form-filling services / tax return preparation services, computer-related services, travel agencies, laundry delivery services, telecommunication services, courier services, renovation / interior design, palm-reading / astrology, real estate agencies, financial services and match-making agencies. Permitted trades in tradesman include watch repairer, cobbler, locksmith, stocking mender, curtain maker, dress maker, cloth mender, knife sharpening, seal maker, herbalist and electrical appliances (except air-conditioner, refrigerator and other heavy electrical machines) repairer. The commodities or services permitted to be sold or provided at market stalls will be set out in the tenancy agreement.