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Sponsored by the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong, the forecasting project is managed and prepared by the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Study Centre of the Faculty. 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 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: January 10, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Board Room, The Dynasty Club, Southwest Tower, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, 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.
2007 Q1 Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast to be released by HKU
08 Jan 2007
A press conference is scheduled on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 to announce the "Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast" (HKMF), supplying headline macroeconomic indicators for Hong Kong's economy in the first quarter of 2007.
Sponsored by the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong, the forecasting project is managed and prepared by the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Study Centre of the Faculty. 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 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: January 10, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Board Room, The Dynasty Club, Southwest Tower, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, 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.