New Delhi, February 12, 2018: Hong Kong, an erstwhile colony of the British empire, is a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China with a separate political and economic system under the principle of ‘one country, two systems’. Over the years it has emerged as one of the world’s most significant financial centres, ranking amongst the top 5 cities of the world in the Financial Development Index and holding 6th position amongst the top 10 cities in Global Competitiveness Index, as per the World Economic Forum. The 2011 census had pegged Hong Kong’s total population at 7,071,600, depicting a growth of 5.4% from 6,708,400 in 2001 – its slowest decadal growth in 70 years. With present density estimated at 6,997 per square kilometer, Hong Kong continues to be the densest major urban area in the high-income world. According to the Index of Economic Freedom, Hong Kong enjoys the highest degree of economic freedom in the world, which is largely attributed to its positive non-interventionism, as well as its strong international trade and finance sector. Read more
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