Economics
Hong Kong Expects First Annual Recession Since Global Financial Crisis
- City sees economy contracting 1.3% amid local social incidents
- Consumer price inflation estimated higher on China pork supply
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Hong Kong revised down its estimate for economic growth this year as political unrest grips the city, with the government now forecasting the first annual contraction since the global financial crisis a decade ago.