With Hong Kong being a confidence-based economy, there might be further uplift in hiring in the second half of the year if the global economy is able to sustain its growth.

中国香港是基于信心的经济体，如果全球经济能够支持其增长，今年下半年的招聘可能会进一步抬升。

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