-- Hong Kong's gross domestic product grew 5.9% year over year in the first quarter, faster than the revised 4% expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to advance estimates released Tuesday by the Census and Statistics Department.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, real GDP rose 2.9% in the first three months of 2026.
Private consumption expenditure climbed 5% year over year in the first quarter, while government consumption increased 2.9%.
A government spokesperson said the Hong Kong economy expanded "robustly" during the quarter, marking the strongest quarterly growth in nearly five years.
Looking ahead, the spokesperson said Hong Kong's economic growth outlook remains positive. "However, persistent tensions in the Middle East pose downside risks to the economic outlook," the spokesperson cautioned.