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Adrian Wan

When it comes to competitiveness, Hong Kong comes second to Taiwan, a survey of Chinese cities and provinces by a local think tank found for the second year running.
The next best locations are the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu , Shandong  and Zhejiang , says the China Institute of City Competitiveness,  a non-government organisation which has been compiling the rankings for a decade.
The new results were released yesterday at Hong Kong Baptist University,  whose Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies collaborated in the research.
Shanghai and Beijing came seventh and eighth in the integrated competitiveness list.
Institute chairman Gui Qiangfang said Hong Kong's growth rate had been low for  the past few years and mainland cities had been catching up quickly.
'Hong Kong had a head start 30 years ago when its various industries bloomed,' he said. 'But Shenzhen's gross domestic product  will exceed Hong Kong's in just six years if the current growth rates remain steady.'
This explained why Hong Kong was, like last year, ranked 10th in this year's growth-potential ranking, which was topped by Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong.
The institute's research includes 24 separate lists of rankings this year, including the top 10 innovative cities, the  10 best cities to live in and the 10 best cities for natural scenery.
Despite  the Hong Kong administration's recent performance, including a string of policy U-turns, the city was once again named the most efficient among all provincial governments, followed by Taipei and Shenzhen.
Gui said he defined an efficient city as one that followed the rule of law and was fair and transparent. 'By that standard, the Hong Kong government is more efficient than those on the mainland,' Gui said.



Taiwan tops HK as the economy to beat in China