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Hidden worries under high ranking examine Hong Kong Human Development Index

Every year, there are always global rankings of various sizes released. Last month, Hong Kong lost its top spot as the world's freest economy. For the first time in 25 years, it fell behind Singapore. The government expressed disappointment. However, looking at another authoritative indicator performance table, the 2019 Human Development Index, Hong Kong has achieved outstanding results, ranking 4th (index 0.939), rising three places compared to 2018.

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Can the independent review committee address both the symptoms and the root causes?

The anti-extradition law movement has lasted for half a year, and citizens have become increasingly divided and antagonized, and society has suffered. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said at the end of last month that she was setting up an "independent review committee" with reference to the 2011 London riots to examine the causes of the movement and identify the social, economic and political problems involved. However, the London riots only lasted less than ten days, which is not comparable to the biggest social unrest Hong Kong is experiencing in decades. Although the government can refer to the methods of controlling riots in other regions, it cannot follow the instructions when implementing them. How can the committee prescribe the right medicine to calm public grievances, lead society out of the predicament, and regain its vitality?

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[United Nations Report] Hong Kong’s education income security level is far behind Chinese scholars: It is difficult to break through the ideological barriers between China and Hong Kong

In the 2019 Human Development Report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Hong Kong ranked 4th out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index (Human Development Index), leaving behind Germany, which ranked 85th. China, it can be seen that there is a gap in the development progress of the two places. Scholars believe that rankings and reports reflect that Hong Kong is still far behind China in terms of education, per capita income, personal safety index, etc. Therefore, integration between the two places will be difficult. As can be seen from the "anti-extradition bill" movement in recent months, Hong Kong people I am worried about being sent back to the mainland for interrogation, and related issues are not easy to resolve.

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[United Nations Report] Hong Kong ranks 4th in the 2019 Development Index, leaving behind China "Social injustice forces people to take to the streets"

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released the 2019 Human Development Report. The Human Development Index released in the report shows that Norway has the highest living standard in the world, Germany and Hong Kong are tied for fourth, and China is far behind. Ranking 85th reflects the huge gap between China and Hong Kong in terms of health, education and income levels.

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[All-round Current Affairs] Can the Independent Review Committee satisfy citizens’ demands?

The government is actively organizing an independent review committee to find out the causes of the anti-amendment turmoil and prevent history from repeating itself. As for the police, the IPCC is still responsible for investigating. To what extent does this arrangement respond to citizens’ demands?

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[All-round current affairs] Enlightenment from the central government’s support for Hong Kong to quell chaos

President Xi Jinping and Vice Prime Minister Han Zheng met with Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor respectively and clearly expressed their support for her to end violence and chaos and quell public anger. This is the first time that central leaders have spoken publicly since the anti-extradition bill storm broke out. Are there any revelations?

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