Hong Kong has experienced the most significant decline in constraints on government powers over the past three years, dropping from 31 in 2020 to 59 this year.
Hong Kong’s place on a global rule of law index has fallen for the third consecutive year, dropping to 23rd among 142 regions from 22nd place last year. In 2020, the city was ranked at 16th position.
https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/global
The index, complied by the World Justice Project (WJP), assesses the extent to which countries and territories adhere to the rule of law across eight categories: constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights order and security, the enforcement of regulations, civil justice, and criminal justice.
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