Hong Kong

Between 65,000 and 250,000 people have taken part in a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong. The protestors were marching in favour of the right to directly elect the territory’s... 2005-12-08

Huge pro-democracy protests took place in Hong Kong in early December.

Hong Kong’s economy is continuing to experience strong growth. BMI forecasts that the economy will expand by 7.0% in 2005, after growing by 7.2% y-o-y for the first nine months... 2005-12-08

Our growth forecast for 2005 is 6.7%. The economy is, however, expected to slow in 2006, when we forecast the economy will expand by 5.0%. Growth is holding up much better in Hong... 2005-11-14

The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar. As a result, changes in Hong Kong's prime lending rate usually follows movements in the US Federal Funds rate. Since early 2005, US... 2005-11-07

The Hong Kong government unveiled a package of reforms in mid-October aimed at making elections for the territory's leader and legislators more democratic. However, pro-democracy... 2005-11-07

We do not expect the Hong Kong government to change its exchange rate system despite the revaluation of the Chinese yuan on July 21. Our opinion is consistent with that of the Hong... 2005-11-04

We have maintained our growth expectation for Hong Kong this year at 5.9%. We have chosen to keep our forecast constant on the basis of strong second quarter expansion of 6.8% year-on-year,... 2005-10-19

In early September, for the first time in 16 years, the entire membership of Hong Kong's Legislative Council, or parliament, was allowed to visit mainland China. Among those invited... 2005-10-11

The past two years have been particularly good for Hong Kong's tourism industry, with visitor numbers increasing by 40% in 2004 to reach a record 21.8mn. Even the SARS outbreak of... 2005-10-10