Quotes from Capital Economics:
- GDP growth in Hong Kong, which rebounded in Q3 after a very weak first half, is likely to have slowed again in the final quarter of 2014. We have pencilled in 2.2% y/y.
- There has been little evidence so far that the pro-democracy protests, which lasted through most of the fourth quarter, had a significant impact on economic growth. But GDP growth is likely to have been dragged down by slower export growth and continued weakness in investment.