Paul Chan: Hong Kong's economy posts strongest first-half performance in nearly five years, full-year growth of 3.5%-4.5% seen as achievable

Zhito Finance APP has learned that the Hong Kong Legislative Council continued its combined debate on Hong Kong's first five-year plan and the new Policy Address. Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said that since the beginning of this year, the international political and economic landscape has been complex and volatile, but Hong Kong's economy grew by 5.1% year-on-year in the first half of this year, the strongest half-year performance in nearly five years; the current good momentum of Hong Kong's economy has not come easily, and it is necessary to anchor the direction for sustained high-quality development in the next stage, and he is confident that Hong Kong will achieve the revised forecast of 3.5% to 4.5% real economic growth for the full year this year.