香港のポール・チャン（陳茂波）財務長官は、第1四半期のGDP成長率が4%を超え、過去5年近くで最も高い水準になると予測した。訪問者数が17%増加し、小売・飲食支出が5.2%増加したことが主な要因。速報値は火曜日に発表される。
香港の陳茂波（ポール・チャン）財政長官は日曜日のブログで、外部環境が複雑かつ急速に変化する中でも、民間消費の拡大や輸出の堅調さ、設備投資を背景に、香港経済の規模と質は改善し続けていると述べた。
長官は「今週発表される第1四半期の国内総生産（GDP）予測値は、昨年第4四半期の修正値である4%の成長からさらに加速し、過去5年近くで最も高い四半期成長率を記録する見通しだ」と語った。
また、中国本土の「労働節」ゴールデンウィーク休暇の最初の2日間で、香港への訪問者数が前年比6%増の60万2000人に達したと指摘した。2026年第1四半期の訪問者数は17%増の1430万人を超え、パンデミック以降で四半期として最多となった。
同期間の小売・飲食支出は5.2%増加し、予測される成長を後押しした。GDP速報値は火曜日に発表される予定である。
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