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Hong Kong Outlook Update: Hot Town, Summer in the City

Growth will remain strong in 2011 as rising housing prices and a tight labor market support private consumption. Still, much of this growth is linked to Hong Kong’s property bubble, which may be in danger of popping, most likely after 2012. Excessively loose monetary and fiscal policies will allow inflation to rise further in H2, with government subsidies limiting the impact on the headline CPI.

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