国际货币基金会:1999年下半年或会出现轻微复苏 国际货币基金会代表团1998年10月30日发表访港总结,认为:“由于私营机构支出和出口商品及服务大幅下跌,香港经济在1998年上半年大幅收缩,虽然任何经济预测都可能会出现严重偏差,但我们仍然预期经济活动会继续放缓,不过速度会较上半年慢,因此,本地生产总值全年会下跌5％。由于工资和资产价格调整的影响仍然存在,消费物价指数会继续向下,到了年底,12个月 International Monetary Fund: A slight recovery may occur in the second half of 1999 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation concluded a visit to Hong Kong on October 30, 1998, stating: "Hong Kong’s economy was affected by the sharp drop in private sector expenditure and exports and services in 1998 Although there is a serious bias in any economic forecast, we still expect economic activity to continue to slow down but at a slower pace than in the first half of the year. As a result, GDP will fall by 5% throughout the year. The impact of wage and asset price adjustments still exists. The CPI will continue to decline. By the end of the year, 12 months