The Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 16th that the total income of Hong Kong residents in the first quarter of 2026, calculated at current market prices, increased by 5.1% compared to the same period last year, reaching HKD 925.7 billion (Hong Kong dollars, the same below).
The total income of local residents in this quarter exceeded the local gross domestic product by 81.8 billion yuan, equivalent to 9.7% of the local gross domestic product, mainly due to the net inflow of investment income.
In terms of the main components of investment income inflow, direct investment income increased by 2.8% compared to the same period last year, mainly due to the increase in direct investment income of some local large enterprises in other regions; The securities investment income increased by 7.4% compared to the same period last year, mainly due to the increase in interest income from non local debt securities obtained by local investors.
Mainland China continues to be the main source of Hong Kong's initial total income inflow, accounting for 38.8% of the total inflow for the quarter; Next is the British Virgin Islands, accounting for 16%. (Looking into the New Era)