<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa upande mwingine, katika nyakati za kisasa, bila shaka, ingekuwa kinyume cha hilo, kuonekana kuwa ni jambo lisilo la wajibu kutetea deflation kwa jina la kiwango cha kihistoria cha fedha ingawa Hong Kong kwa sasa inafuata sera ya deflation ya de facto ili kulinda kiwango cha kubadilishana cha fedha kati ya sarafu yake na dola ya Marekani.  <response>: In modern times, of course, it would, on the contrary, seem irresponsible to advocate deflation in the name of a historical monetary benchmark though Hong Kong is currently following a de facto policy of deflation in order to defend the fixed exchange rate between its currency and the U.S. dollar. 