Hong Kong has slowly but surely reopened to the world
after a prolonged period of isolation due to COVID
restrictions.
At the time of writing this article, most restrictions have been
eased and green shoots are starting to appear in Hong Kong's
economy.
Despite the pandemic, Hong Kong remains a global powerhouse and
strategic area in trade and commerce. Based on the research of the
Hong Kong Trade and Development Council published on 29 November
2022, Hong Kong remains the world's 6th largest
exporter of merchandise trade in 2021, the same as that in
2020.1 Aside from this, the Hong Kong International
Airport was the world's busiest airport for international air
cargo and ranked 9th in the world in terms of container
throughput in 2021.2
