Hong Kong economy tips into technical recession

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Hong Kong has tipped back into a technical recession, new government figures showed, weighed down by mounting interest rates, weakened global trade, and the city’s continued adherence to strict coronavirus controls. | AFP

Official statistics released last month showed the value of total exports of goods in the second quarter decreased by 4.2 percent compared with the preceding quarter.

“Weakened global demand and continued disruptions to cross-boundary land cargo flows between the mainland and Hong Kong weighed heavily on Hong Kong’s exports,” the government said Monday. The financial hub’s new leader John Lee said his government would soon announce further shortening of mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals, according to an interview with the Hong Kong Economic Journal published on Monday.

In following China’s zero covid policy, Hong Kong has been largely cut off from the rest of the world for more than two years.

 

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