Hong Kongers are feeling upbeat as a tumultuous year for the territory draws to a close, according to a new consumer confidence index launched today.
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Hong Kong Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.7 points to 131.2 in November, reversing a drop in October during sweeping pro-democracy protests.
The survey said 38 per cent of respondents say their families are better off financially than the same period last year, while 9 per cent say they are worse off - the lowest level since March according to the readings, which were kept private before the survey's first release. Almost half of the 1,000 people interviewed believe Hong Kong's relatively good financial situation will remain in the next year; 15 per cent think the economy will get worse.