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HONG KONG
WILL LIKELY BENEFIT FROM A
RECOVERY IN GLOBAL TRADE DYNAMICS ALTHOUGH
THERE IS LIKELIHOOD OF SLOWER GROWTH IN
DEMAND FROM MAINLAND CHINA IMPORTS
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
IN HONG KONG WILL EXPERIENCE
CHALLENGES AS AN AGING POPULATION PUTS LIMITATIONS
ON JOB CREATION
FOLLOWING DOWN YEARS IN 2015 AND 2016,
TAIWAN’S
ECONOMY IS
EXPECTED TO PICK UP IN THE YEARS AHEAD
IN
JAPAN
, THE IMPROVING EXTERNAL SECTOR, ULTRA-LOOSE MONETARY
POLICY, AND STRENGTHENING LABOR MARKET WILL SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
STRONGER GLOBAL
AND
REGIONAL TRADE
WILL SUPPORT BETTER ECONOMIC
GROWTH IN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG
AUSTRALIA’S
ECONOMY STANDS TO GET A LIFT FROM A PROMISING INVESTMENT OUTLOOK,
SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY THE GOVERNMENT’S INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM