The Dharma Index in 2024 showed that Hong Kong ranked decline in several items such as "restriction on government power", and the Hong Kong government responded that the ranking failed to reflect Hong Kong's institutional advantages.
According to the Hong Kong government website, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on Wednesday (October 23) said that the total ranking of Hong Kong in the 2024 legal index remained unchanged and continued to rank sixth in East Asia and the Pacific region.23 among 142 countries and regions around the world, "Continue to lead some European and American countries that criticize the rule of law and human rights from time to time."
Hong Kong's "restriction on government power", "basic rights", "order and security" and "criminal justice" scores and rankings have declined."The policy was successful," the lowering of the scoring seems to have not fully reflected the institutional advantages of the rule of law in Hong Kong. "
A spokesman said that Hong Kong has maintained a trustworthy legal system under the "one country, two systems", and the rule of law has always been widely recognized and respected by society.The SAR Government will continue to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, comprehensively and accurately implement the "one country, two systems" policy, and maintain the rule of law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
According to the online media "Hong Kong 01" report, the latest 2024 legal index announced by the "World Justice Project" shows that Hong Kong's overall ranking has remained 23rd and fell down after three consecutive years.
However, Hong Kong has fallen to 62nd in the "restriction of government power". Since its ranking in 2020, it has fallen for four consecutive years.The ranking of "basic rights" has also fallen to 62nd, which is a new low in recent years."Order and security" dropped from sixth to ninth.
The report pointed out that in the past seven years, 77%of the "restrictions on government power", including Hong Kong, have all fallen, showing that legislature, judicial institutions, and civic society including the media, and the media.It is gradually losing its advantages in checking government power.
