香港财政司司长陈茂波表示，香港第一季度GDP增长预计将超过4%，创近五年最强，受益于访港旅客17%增长和零售餐饮开支5.2%上升。初步数据将于本周二发布。
香港财政司司长陈茂波周日在博客中表示，尽管外部环境复杂多变，香港经济规模和质量持续改善，得益于私人消费加强、出口及固定投资稳健。
他指出，第一季度GDP增长预计将从去年第四季度修订后的4%进一步加速，创近五年最强季度增长。本周二将发布初步数据。
陈茂波称，在内地劳动节“黄金周”首两天，有602,000名访客入境香港，同比上升6%。2026年前三个月访港旅客总数达1430万以上，同比增长17%，创疫情后季度新高。
零售和餐饮开支同期增长5.2%，支撑经济增长。
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China's foreign trade reached 11.84 trillion yuan ($1.63 trillion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 15% year on year, the fastest quarterly growth in nearly five years, officials from the General Administration of Customs announced on Tuesday. Exports totaled 6.85 trillion yuan, up 11.9%, while imports rose 19.6% to 4.99 trillion yuan. The figure marks the first time first-quarter trade has exceeded 11 trillion yuan.
Hong Kong's economy expanded 5.9% year-on-year in Q1 2026, its fastest quarterly growth in nearly five years and surpassing Financial Secretary Paul Chan's forecast of over 4%. Driven by private consumption and government spending despite Middle East tensions, the advance estimate from the Census and Statistics Department exceeded the 4% rise in Q4 2025. A government spokesman highlighted a positive outlook but noted regional risks.
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Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that the city's economy showed resilience in the first quarter of 2026 amid volatility in equity and oil markets caused by war in the Middle East. Investors continued moving assets to the city, drawn by mainland China's steady economic growth and a large number of initial public offerings in Hong Kong. He noted the geopolitical landscape was complex and fast-changing, with uncertainty from the United States-Israel attack on Iran clouding the stock market.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board released visitor figures for the first two months of 2026, with mainland Chinese tourists accounting for 79.3 per cent of total arrivals. February saw 5.14 million arrivals, a 40 per cent year-on-year increase, attributed to the Chinese New Year holiday.
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled the 2026 budget on Wednesday, emphasizing investments in artificial intelligence and infrastructure while facing criticism for the absence of direct cash handouts to residents. The budget projects a surplus and includes a rare transfer from the Exchange Fund.
An opinion piece in the South China Morning Post states Beijing's plans assure steady, high-quality growth and stable relations, with Hong Kong taking a bigger role in national development. It highlights a shift to a growth target range as reflecting strategic flexibility.
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JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have joined Morgan Stanley in raising their outlook for Hong Kong's housing market to double digits, as price gains surpass previous expectations. Fresh data reinforcing recovery signs has prompted other banks to lift their 2026 estimates. JPMorgan has increased its 2026 home price growth forecast from 5 per cent to 7 per cent to between 10 per cent and 15 per cent.