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Global Finance: HK is crowned world's most free economies

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The Fraser Institute-a free-market think tank-released its annual Economic Freedom of the World report, which showed Hong Kong topping the list of the world's most free economies, with Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland and Canada rounding out the top five. What made Hong Kong be the most free city? How does it rated in each rating category? In an interview with Ivan Leung, Sydney HKETO deputy director Bernard Lo to give us the details.



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