HONG KONG, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy
contracted by 4.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier,
advance government data showed on Wednesday, shrinking for the
fourth consecutive quarter as exports were hampered by weak
global demand.
Economists from Morgan Stanley, DBS, Hang Seng Bank and
Natixis expected GDP to contract between 2.8% and 3.1%. The
city's economy shrank a revised 4.6% in the third quarter.
(Reporting by Twinnie Siu and Donny Kwok; Editing by Jacqueline
Wong)
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