Chen Maobo, the director of the Hong Kong Finance Department, said in the 2023 Hong Kong economic outlook that he was cautious and optimistic about this year's economic situation, holding a relatively positive attitude, and expected that the number of visitors to Hong Kong in the new year will rebound significantlyEssence
Chen Maobo published a blog on Sunday (January 1) that he would meet the passengers visiting Hong Kong from time to time to shop in the mall, and felt that the atmosphere of the retail market was getting better.He pointed out that the relaxation of quarantine measures in the mainland and Hong Kong will bring positive support for cross -border flow and logistics.He expects that the number of visitors to Hong Kong in the new year will rebound significantly. Cross -border land transportation goods volume and even the air freight volume of Hong Kong International Airport will also improve significantly.Great recovery motivation.
Chen Maobo wrote that it is expected that the mainland economy will return to rapid growth in this year and provide important support for global economic growth.However, he also said that there are still many uncertain and restricted development factors in the global macro general trend, including the Fed's monetary policy, and the tightening of monetary policy in European countries will make the economy worsen. This year, the local area may face low -growth and high inflation "stagnation".Dilemma.
Chen Maobo wrote that in such a major environment, he still has a cautious optimism, holding a relatively positive attitude towards the economic situation in Hong Kong this year, and hoping that a strong development momentum can add greater the economy to the economy.Essence
Chen Maobo continued to refer to that the world gradually returned to normal from the epidemic. In addition, the mainland also relaxed the quarantine requirements, which is expected to bring support for the export of goods in Hong Kong.For more frequent travel, this year Hong Kong will also make a series of international events. It is expected that the number of travelers visiting Hong Kong will rebound strongly.
In terms of local consumption, Chen Maobo pointed out that in addition to the growth of the number of tourists, the significant adjustment of local epidemic prevention measures and the atmosphere effect of the restoration of local epidemic prevention can also help stimulate citizens' consumption desire.He proposed that benefiting from the low base effect of the first quarter of last year, it is expected that the local consumption in the first quarter of this year will have a significant rebound year.
Chen Maobo also mentioned that the market generally expects that the customs clearance of Lu and Hong Kong will help boost the property market atmosphere, and refers to the orderly adjustment of the Hong Kong property market.The Hong Kong Government will continue to closely monitor market changes.At the same time, the government will continue to accelerate the consolidation and enhance the development of the financial market in Hong Kong. As the connection continues to deepen and actively helps the RMB internationalization, it is hoped that the amount of circulation in the financial sector, including Hong Kong stocks, and more product types.
He finally concluded that when he was happy, Hong Kong also had to actively promote the accelerated development, and said that the Hong Kong government was comprehensively promoting "grabbing enterprises", "grabbing talents", and vigorously building and increasing increases.Infrastructure and other work adds kinetic energy and expand the capacity of Hong Kong, allowing Hong Kong to seize the opportunities in the recovery momentum to the greatest extent, accelerate development, and jump to a higher new level.
