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In contrast, Singapore successfully shifted to endemicity earlier this year and has reopened without restrictions.
Singapore jumped three places to third in 世界杯竞猜下注app the twice-a-year Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) which assesses 119 cities around the world and was published late Thursday.
Hong Kong has adhered to a version of China's strict zero-Covid rules throughout the pandemic, battering the economy and deepening a brain drain as rival business hubs reopen.
In a 600-word statement responding to the latest GFCI ranking, Hong Kong's government focused on the city scoring a higher points rating 世界杯游戏下注app than the year before.
Hong Kong has lost its crown as Asia's premier finance centre to Singapore in a global ranking list where New York and London maintained their number one and two spots.
Paris took 10th spot, replacing Tokyo which fell to 16th place. — AFP
San Francisco came in at number five in the survey, up two spots. Shanghai, which was shut down earlier this year under China's coronavirus controls, was number six followed by Los Angeles, Beijing and Shenzhen.
The city still mandates three days of hotel quarantine for all international arrivals while its border with the Chinese mainland is mostly closed.

The city-state is hosting a slew of financial and business conferences in the coming months as well as a Formula 1 night race next week, while about four million people are expected to visit this year.
The statement did not mention the coronavirus or the ongoing pandemic controls.
“We will continue to 世界杯下注app listen to views and be bold in taking forward reforms to consolidate and strengthen Hong Kong's capital market and our role as an international financial centre,” the government said. |
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