HONG KONG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong has remained high in the overall ranking in the 2025 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, leading ahead of some European and American countries, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Tuesday.
According to the index, which was released Tuesday, Hong Kong ranked 24th out of 143 countries and jurisdictions globally and sixth in East Asia and the Pacific.
In terms of "absence of corruption" and "order and security," the city continued to maintain its position within the top 10 globally. This demonstrated that in addition to its comprehensive regulatory enforcement mechanism, Hong Kong remains one of the most corruption-free places in the world and that the effectiveness of its anti-corruption efforts has been recognized internationally.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong's rankings in respect of "criminal justice," "civil justice" and "constraints on government powers" remained almost unchanged.
The HKSAR government said that it will continue to steadfastly safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, fully and faithfully live up to the principle of "one country, two systems," and promote the rule of law education to comprehensively uphold the rule of law in the HKSAR.
