Hong Kong

Latest data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board has revealed that visitor arrivals to the special administrative region fell 15.0% in June from a year earlier to around 1.83mn, bringing... 2009-07-31

Outbound shipments posted their slowest pace of decline in seven months in June as a revival in the mainland Chinese economy bolstered demand for Hong Kong's exports. While still-weak... 2009-07-30

The first quarter of 2009 saw Hong Kong's economy post its biggest contraction since the 1998 financial crisis as private consumption, investment and exports all plummeted in line... 2009-06-30

The outlook for Hong Kong's trade-dependent economy remains decidedly grim, as it continues to be buffeted strongly by slowing global demand and a sharp slowdown in growth in mainland... 2009-05-06

Although the pace of export declines moderated slightly in March, Hong Kong's exporters will continue to face a tough time in 2009 as global growth continues to weaken. And, with... 2009-05-06

Hong Kong's GDP fell by 2.5% y-o-y in Q408, a worse performance than during the SARs outbreak in 2003, dragging 2008 full-year growth to just 2.5%, down sharply from the 6.4% expansion... 2009-03-05

With global economic headwinds continuing to gather at an alarming pace, Hong Kong's economy looks set to be buffeted more violently than initially anticipated. In particular, we... 2009-02-04

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) continues to be forced to intervene in the foreign exchange rate market to stem a rise in the domestic currency and keep it within the official... 2008-11-27

Hong Kong became the second Asian economy behind Singapore to officially enter recession, after GDP contracted by a seasonally adjusted 0.5% q-o-q in Q308 to compound the 1.4% decline... 2008-11-26

Latest data have revealed that Hong Kong's government recorded a budget deficit of HKD10.8bn (US$1.38bn) in June, taking the deficit for the first quarter of FY2008/09 (April-March)... 2008-09-01