[Paul Chan: Hong Kong's Q1 GDP Growth Expected to Be the Strongest in Nearly 5 Years] Golden Finance reports that on May 4, the preliminary figures for Hong Kong's first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be released on Tuesday (May 5). Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated in his blog that, with private consumption continuing to improve, coupled with strong performance in exports and fixed investments, the preliminary GDP growth for the first quarter is expected to accelerate further from the revised 4% growth in the fourth quarter of last year, marking the strongest quarterly growth in nearly 5 years. (Dongxin News Agency)