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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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May 18, 2007
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Economy
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Q1 GDP up 5.6%

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Hong Kong's Gross Domestic Product
Continuous growth: Acting Government Economist Helen Chan says the economy continued to grow in the first quarter, with GDP rising 5.6% in real terms.

 

The economy continued to grow in the first quarter, with GDP rising 5.6% in real terms, Acting Government Economist Helen Chan says. This marked the 14th consecutive quarter that GDP growth exceeded the average trend growth.

 

Mrs Chan said today that given the outturn so far, Hong Kong's economy should be able to attain GDP growth of 4.5 to 5.5% as forecast in the Budget.