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Export revival boosting Hong Kong’s economy

Today’s GDP figures show that growth in Hong Kong strengthened further at the end of last year on the back of a jump in exports. But while the economy should continue to perform well in the first half of 2017, helped by the supportive budget unveiled earlier this morning, we expect a fresh downturn in the property market to cause significant headwinds further ahead.

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