InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Hong Kong first quarter GDP rises 7.9per cent year-on-year after six quarters of contraction By financialnews_rlv83x - May 14, 2021 0 227 Hong Kong’s economy grew a revised 7.9per cent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the government said on Friday, snapping six consecutive quarters of annual contractions, boosted by a lower coronavirus threat and mainland China’s recovery.