Home Business Hong Kong falls into first recession in 10 years as protests, trade... Business Hong Kong falls into first recession in 10 years as protests, trade war weigh By Genpie - October 31, 2019 100 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Hong Kong slid into recession for the first time in a decade in the third quarter, weighed down by increasingly violent anti-government protests and the protracted U.S.-China trade war.