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news Scmp World 2026-04-05

Hong Kong economy shows resilience in Q1 2026 amid global jitters

Hong Kong's finance chief noted the city's economy maintained resilience in the first quarter of 2026. He attributed the performance to the steady growth observed in mainland China.


Hong Kong’s economy showed resilience in the first quarter of 2026 amid a more volatile stock market, even though the conflict in the Middle East continued to fuel market jitters, the city’s finance chief has said. In a review of the city’s economic health in the first three months of this year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday attributed Hong Kong’s performance to the steady growth of mainland China’s economy, with the city leveraging the situation to establish itself as a global.....

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