Hong Kong

Property Rights Index - Hong Kong Compared to Continent

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Armenia	35
Azerbaijan	30
Bangladesh	25
Cambodia	30
China	20
Georgia	35
Hong Kong	90
India	50
Indonesia	30
Japan	70
Kazakhstan	30
Kyrgyztan	30
Laos	10
Malaysia	50
Mongolia	30
Myanmar	10
Nepal	30
North Korea	10
Pakistan	30
Philippines	30
Singapore	90
South Korea	70
Sri Lanka	50
Taiwan	70
Tajikistan	30
Thailand	50
Turkmenistan	10
Uzbekistan	30
Vietnam	10

 

 

Hong Kong: Property rights index

A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a countrys laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces those laws.

Higher scores are more desirable, i.e. property rights are better protected. Scores are from 0 to 100.

The index also assesses the likelihood that private property will be expropriated and analyzes the independence of the judiciary, the existence of corruption within the judiciary, and the ability of individuals and businesses to enforce contracts.

The Global Property Guide considers protection of property rights as a significant factor affecting the desirability of a residential real estate investment.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

 

Hong Kong has good quality housing statistics. The Ratings and Valuation Department releases monthly Hong Kong Property Review which has data on house prices, rent, yield, completion, forecast completion and sales transactions. Excellent economics data are available from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.