A passerby stops to look out at a poster of a clothing model in Hong Kong on May 31, 2008. Hong Kong's underlying inflation rate increased to 5.4 percent in April as food prices continued to surge in face of global pressure, official figures showed on May 22. The underlying rate increased from 5.3 percent in March, according to figures released by the Census and Statistics Department. ANTONY DICKSON/AFP/Getty Images