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Article: Hong Kong, China in transition. (includes related article on institutional arrangements for Hong Kong under Chinese rule)(Asia Adapts to Global Change)(Cover Story)
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- Finance & Development
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
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Hong Kong, China's transparent and rules-based approach to economic policymaking has encouraged its rapid growth over the past decade and a half. How has this approach been applied in practice, and how can Hong Kong maintain its impressive performance?
Over the past 15 years, Hong Kong, China, has seen dramatic structural change and exceptionally strong growth - real GDP growth averaged almost 7 percent annually, and per capita income increased fourfold, to $22,770 in 1995. Hong Kong's economy is among the most open in the world; exports represent about 200 percent of GDP.
The secret to Hong Kong's success has been sound economic policies, consisting of an ...