Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 3.3% in the December to February period, improving for a tenth consecutive quarter as economic activity continued to be brisk, the government said on Thursday.

In the November to January period, the unemployment rate stood at 3.4%.

"The labour market conditions should improve further in the near term alongside the continued return of economic activities to normalcy and the rebound in inbound tourism," the government said. (Reporting by Donny Kwok and Twinnie Siu Editing by Bernadette Baum)