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Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast to be released on October 10, 2006

06 Oct 2006

 

A press conference is scheduled on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 to announce the "Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast" (HKMF), supplying headline macroeconomic indicators for Hong Kong economy for the fourth quarter of 2006.

Sponsored by the University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research, the forecasting project is managed and prepared by the APEC Study Centre, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Hong Kong. It provides the community with reliable, transparent and useful forward-looking economic information to gauge the movements and effects of Hong Kong's activities on a quarterly basis.

The forecasting system, initially developed in collaboration with Nobel Laureate Professor Lawrence Klein of the University of Pennsylvania, has proved to be very useful in tracking the short-term fluctuations of the economy, particularly in predicting turning points of the business cycles.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the press conference, the details are:

Date: October 10, 2006 (Tuesday)
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Vinson Room, Pacific Place Conference Centre, Level 5, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Speakers:
- Professor Y.C. Richard Wong
Director, APEC Study Centre, the University of Hong Kong.
- Dr Alan Siu
Executive Director, APEC Study Centre, the University of Hong Kong

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Cherry Cheung, Senior Press Officer, External Relations Office, the University of Hong Kong, Tel: 2859-2606.