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HK ranks 31st among world's most livable cities
By Zuo Likun (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-12 11:59
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Hong Kong ranks 31st on a 2009 livability survey of world's 140 cities by Economist magazine, the best performance among nine Chinese cities that edged into the list, the China News Agency citing a news report said.
The nine Chinese finalists are Tianjin, ranking 72nd, Suzhou, 74th, Beijing, 76th, Shenzhen 82nd, Shanghai, 83rd, Dalian 86th, Guangzhou, 89th, Qingdao, 99th as well as Chinese Taipei, 62nd.
Vancouver, the Canadian host city of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, remains the most livable city in the world, as it did in 2008.
The ranking scores each city from 0-100 on 30 factors spread across five areas: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure, said the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Vancouver's average score was 98, 0.8 less than last year. The top 10 most livable cites, in descending order on the scores, are Vancouver, Vienna, Melbourne, Toronto, Perth and Calgary (both ranking 5th), Helsinki, Geneva, Sydney and Zurich (both ranking 9th).
According to the survey, the worst place to live is the Zimbabwean capital Harare.
