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Hong Kong inflation impact from Middle East war limited, says finance chief

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, stated that the Middle East war has had a minimal effect on the city's inflation. Despite revising the inflation forecast upwards to 2.6%, Chan cited Hong Kong's service-based economy and stable supply chains from mainland China as mitigating factors. The government has also implemented fuel subsidies to help the transport sector manage rising costs. AI

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Hong Kong inflation impact from Middle East war limited, says finance chief

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Impact of Middle East war on Hong Kong’s inflation ‘limited’, says finance chief

    External shocks from the war in the Middle East have had only a limited impact on Hong Kong’s inflation, the finance chief has said, despite an upwards revision to forecasts, citing the city’s service-based economy and stable energy and food supplies from mainland China. Briefing…