13. Hong Kong's economy will reach a stage of post-recovery consolidation and growth this year. The growth rate of the global economy will moderate slightly but remain impressive overall. Macro-economic management in the Mainland will relieve conflicts in the development process and help ensure sustainable, stable and rapid growth. Driven by these favourable external factors, our economy will maintain its growth and problems such as unemployment and negative equity will be further alleviated. All this points to a promising economic outlook.