Title

The rise and fall of the economy

Document Type

Book chapter

Source Publication

The other Hong Kong report 1998

Publication Date

1-1-1998

First Page

139

Last Page

153

Publisher

The Chinese University Press

Abstract

The Hong Kong economy made history in the thirteen months following the handover in 1997. The paralysis of air cargo handling and the confusion in the wake of the opening of the Chek Lap Kok Airport on 6 July 1998 was unprecedented and came as a shock to everyone concerned about developments in the Special Administrative Region (SAR). Prior to this, Hong Kong’s gross domestic product (GDP) plummeted 11.6 per cent in the first quarter of 1998, compared to the previous quarter, the steepest one-quarter decline ever. Even though seasonal factors are involved, the magnitude of the decline took all analysts by surprise. Because there was litter sign of revival in the second quarter, and because the second and third quarters of 1997 had enjoyed very strong economic growth, growth for the year was estimated at minus 4 to minus 5 per cent. Unemployment hit 5.0 per cent in June-August 1998, effectively doubling from the 2.5 per cent of November 1997 to January 1998.

Publisher Statement

Copyright © The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1999. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.

Additional Information

ISBN of the source publication: 9622018297

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Ho, L.-s. (1998). The rise and fall of the economy. In L. C.-h. Chow & Y.-k. Fan (Eds.), The other Hong Kong report 1998 (pp. 139-153). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.

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