Hong Kong's economy contracted for the fourth straight quarter with the coronavirus pandemic weighing on household spending and investment and exports in the second quarter, official data revealed Wednesday.
Gross domestic product decreased 9 percent year-on-year after a 9.1 percent slump in the first three months of the year, according to advance estimates from the Census and Statistics Department. The economy has now shrunk for four consecutive quarters.
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