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Hong Kong removed from Index of Economic Freedom ranking it once dominated 01:51 PM MYT When the 2021 ranking is released later today, Hong Kong will not appear because the report’s authors believe the city is no longer independent enough of Beijing to justify separate inclusion. — Reuters pic HONG KONG, March 4 — Hong Kong has been removed from an annual index of the world’s freest economies because the think-tank that compiles the league table said the city was now directly controlled by Beijing. The announcement is a reputational blow for Hong Kong and comes as Beijing ramps up...
