Hong Kong has been named the third-most globally competitive economy in the world, climbing two places from last year, with city leader John Lee Ka-chiu attributing the rise to enhanced government efficiency resulting from civil service reforms.
The chief executive said that Hong Kong had scored 99.2 out of 100 in the latest World Competitiveness Ranking, which was released by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Tuesday.
The ranking put the city…
