Economy

Population up 2.1% as residents return from overseas

About 170,000 residents who were staying abroad have returned.

Population up 2.1% as residents return from overseas

About 170,000 residents who were staying abroad have returned.

Hong Kong GDP to grow 4% to 5% in 2023

Full-year GDP growth is now expected to fall between 4% to 5%.

Hong Kong faces likely shortage of 60,000 elderly residential places

JLL expert urges swift action to shelter the growing elderly population before other demographics share in the same housing woes.

Hong Kong, Zhongshan to reinforce cooperation

They will cooperate in various areas such as finance and trade, amongst others.

GDP growth eases to 1.5% in 2Q23 

In 1Q23, the economy grew by 2.7%.

HK and Indonesia ink 15 deals on trading, commerce, and finance

The memoranda were signed during Chief Executive John Lee’s Jakarta visit.

Exports value dips by 11.4% YoY to $337.4b in June

The pace of decline, however, has moderated.

Singapore, Hong Kong reinforces ties with 7 new MOUs signed

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee visited Singapore as part of a week-long ASEAN trip.

Consumer prices rise 1.9% YoY in June

The rate of increase in June was slower than May.

Unemployment rate dips to 2.9%

There were 113,600 unemployed people from April to June.

Gov’t logs $71.9b deficit 

The figure was only for the first two months of the current financial year.

Average wage rate up 3.2% in March

Ongoing economic recovery is expected to drive labour demand.

Hong Kong’s GNI rises by 6.8% in Q1

Its gross national income grew to $756.1b. 

Industrial production up nearly 4% YoY in Q1

The IP for sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities grew 0.3%.