【明報專訊】HONG KONG's economic growth has remained negative for two months. It is in technical recession. In the foreseeable future, social upheavals will continue to take a toll on the retail and tourist industries, while the city's imports and exports will continue to be affected by the lingering uncertainty over the developments of the Sino-US trade war. Difficulties on the domestic and foreign fronts will plunge Hong Kong into an unprecedentedly tough situation.