China News Agency, Hong Kong, March 27th. The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Maobo, published a blog on the 27th, saying that the first quarter of 2022 is full of stormy waves, and data from different economic links reflect the current situation. He has extremely firm confidence in Hong Kong's economic prospects, and believes that as long as we grasp the support of the country and follow the strategy of "dynamic clearing" to defeat the new crown pneumonia epidemic, we can promote a comprehensive economic recovery.
Chen Maobo said in his blog that the first quarter of 2022 is coming to an end. During this period, the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day has exceeded 70,000, and the cumulative death toll of the fifth wave of the epidemic has reached nearly 7,000; the latest The unemployment rate has risen sharply to 4.5% and will continue to climb; the Hang Seng Index has also fluctuated sharply in the past period; Hong Kong's economy will inevitably contract in the first quarter, interrupting the previous four consecutive quarters of recovery. These figures reflect the raging epidemic, international geopolitical tensions, rising inflation, and Sino-US relations and other internal and external factors, which have put Hong Kong under enormous pressure on society, people's livelihood and the economy.
He continued that in the past few decades, the country has been developing steadily and "one country, two systems" has been fully implemented. , and also contributed to the country, these objective conditions are the most solid main axis of Hong Kong's future development. Therefore, even if the epidemic has disrupted the short-term development of Hong Kong, the epidemic will eventually pass. "Accurately grasping the overall situation and advancing steadily and cautiously" allows Hong Kong to have confidence and firm focus on dealing with short-term challenges, while accurately positioning and actively grasping the general trend of development .
He believes that in effectively controlling the epidemic, Hong Kong needs to achieve an overall victory, that is, to curb the epidemic and stabilize the economy, and to stabilize the internal situation and take into account the external situation. According to the strategy of "dynamic clearing", protect citizens and stabilize the economy, and at the same time maintain external contacts by practical means, and make comprehensive and adequate preparations through an operable and sustainable dynamic response plan. The economy has fully recovered. (End)
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