Riot’s damage to Hong Kong

5,890

In the months-long unrest in Hong Kong, the police have arrested 5,890 for illegal assembly and riots, including 1,377 related to violent actions at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, according to Hong Kong police.

483

At least 483 Hong Kong police officers have been hurt in the past months, 12 of them since November 19 alone.

2.9%

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Regional Government (HKSARG) raised its CPI to 2.9 percent.

-1.3%

On November 15, the HKSARG announced GDP in the region will drop by 1.3 percent compared with 2018.

-3.2%

In the third quarter of 2019, Hong Kong’s GDP saw a decline of 3.2 percent compared with the previous quarter, and suffered a year-on-year decrease of 2.9 percent.

5%

Bernard Aw, the principal economist

at IHS Markit, a London–based global information provider, pointed out that unless a remarkable recovery occurred in the fourth quarter, Hong Kong’s GDP will decrease by 5 percent.

-24.3%

According to the HKSARG, retail sales decreased by 24.3 percent in October compared with the same period in 2018.

-43.7%

Tourists to Hong Kong decreased by 43.7 percent in October compared with the same period in 2018.

15 years

Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of HKSARG, said on December 2 that the regional government will see its first financial deficit by March 2020 in 15 years.

60%

Hotel occupancy remains 60 percent under capacity due to the impact of the chaos in Hong Kong.

6.1%

The unemployment rate in the Hong Kong catering industry increased to 6.1 percent.