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Hong Kong is a safe city with a low crime rate, safeguarded Corruption fighter
by a well-trained police force. The city has a robust anti- International surveys consistently rate Hong Kong
corruption regime. Measures are in place to prevent money as one of the “least corrupt” places in the world.
laundering and terrorist financing.
v Asia's No.2 and World No.8
for the absence of corruption
(World Justice Project: The Rule
Safe city of Law Index 2020).
Hong Kong has one of the world's lowest
overall crime rates for a big city.
v 2020 overall crime rate (crimes per
100,000 population) - 845
v World No.2 for order and
security (World Justice Project:
The Rule of Law Index 2020)

#SECURE

Anti-money laundering
v Hong Kong is a safe and clean place for
doing business, because of world-class
regulation and supervision of the financial
system, according to international standards.
v A robust system to combat money
laundering and terrorist financing is
underpinned by solid legal foundation,
rigorous law enforcement and strong
international cooperation.
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v Hong Kong is the 1 jurisdiction in
the Asia Pacific region recognised
by the Financial Action Task Force in 2019
for having an effective anti-money laundering
and counter-terrorist financing system of
international standard.

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