Hong Kong ties for 8th place overall with New Zealand and Denmark.

This 'Special Administrative Region' has a high degree of political autonomy, and greater democracy and press freedom than in mainland China.

Since the end of British control in 1997, tourism and investment from Chinese firms on the mainland has boomed. Hong Kong is an advanced and wealthy economy with per capita income well above the average for China.

It offers investors not only a 'gateway' to the Chinese market, but also a highly transparent and open investment climate.

Hong Kong residents enjoy long life expectancy and world-class education, although living space is extremely limited for most.

Image: Yacht compete in the 'Rolex China Seas Boat Race 2008' in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on March 20, 2008. | Photograph: Andrew Ross/AFP/Getty Images

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