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Hong Kong has scored a global record in connectivity, with mobile phone subscriptions nearly double that of the city's population.
Residents also enjoy the cheapest mobile phone tariffs in the world, at as little as 2 US cents per minute, according to a report by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on information technology. Bangladesh is second, paying 3 US cents a minute.
'Hong Kong delivers a consistent performance,' the report said. 
Among 142 places studied, the city came first in mobile network coverage, international internet bandwidth, cellphone subscriptions and affordability of mobile charges. 
The city had 195.6 subscriptions per 100 people, the report said. It was also the fastest in internet bandwidth, offering 776.6 kbps per user. 
Overall, it was the 13th most network-ready place in the world, scoring 5.46 out of 7, a drop from 12th last year. The score took into account factors such as the political, regulatory and business environments.
Sweden was at the top, scoring 5.94, followed by Singapore and Finland. South Korea, Taiwan, Britain and the United States also ranked higher than the city. China came in at 51 and Haiti was placed last. 
However, the city's economy was not driven by innovative industry like in South Korea and Taiwan, it said. Hong Kong ranked low in terms of its capacity for innovation, effectiveness of its law-making bodies and software piracy rate. 
Charles Mok, founding chairman of the Internet Society Hong Kong Chapter, agreed the city should do better in technology innovation and effectiveness of law-making bodies. 
He said the copyright amendment bill had been discussed since 2005 but had yet to be passed. He said the government and society as a whole failed to emphasise innovation. 'We are not quite keen on making breakthroughs in technology. If you compare us with Korea and even China, their technology may be more advanced. This is our weakness.'



HK is best place in world to get fully connected