Hong Kong’s GDP contracted in the first quarter of the year, and although there are signs that activity is rebounding, we expect the recovery to prove weak. While virus containment measures are being eased, rising interest rates, softer global trade and an absence of mainland visitors will hold back the city’s economic recovery in the coming months.
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