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HKU to release 2010 First Quarter Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast

08 Jan 2010

 

A press conference is scheduled on January 11, 2010 (Monday) to announce the "Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast", supplying headline macroeconomic indicators for Hong Kong's economy in the first quarter of 2010.

Sponsored by the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the forecasting project is managed and prepared by the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Study Centre of the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy.  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 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:      January 11, 2010 (Monday)
Time:     3:00 pm
Venue:   Dynasty Club (Boardroom), 7/F, South West Tower, Convention Plaza,
             1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Speakers:

◆ Professor Y. C. Richard Wong, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, and Chair of Economics, HKU
◆ Dr Alan Siu, Executive Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy, HKU

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Trinni Choy, Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU (Tel: 2859 2606 /E-mail: pychoy@hku.hk) or Ms Melanie Wan, Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office (Tel: 2859 2600 / Email: melwkwan@hku.hk).