Hong Kong has to rebuild confidence in its policymaking

Investors must be persuaded that government will keep economy as priority

Gary Ng

February 7, 2023 05:00 JST

Pedestrians cross a street in Central District in November 2022: The government needs to put more effort into retaining current residents. © China News Service/Getty Images

Gary Ng is senior economist for Asia-Pacific thematic research at Natixis in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's reopening to the world has accelerated since China gave up its zero-COVID policy. This will support the city's economic recovery, but will not erase the damage already done to global perceptions and investor confidence.