https://www.heritage.org/index/ https://www.heritage.org/index/ > In 2021 the Heritage Foundation removed Hong Kong as a separate entity from China from its li

https://www.heritage.org/index/ https://www.heritage.org/index/ > In 2021 the Heritage Foundation removed Hong Kong as a separate entity from China from its list of freest economics of the world citing increasing interference from the Chinese government in Hong Kong's governmental system and democratic process. With this Hong Kong along with Macao lost a position they had held in the index after several decades. The head of the Heritage Foundation indicated that Hong Kong is guaranteed with more economic freedoms but however, those economic policies are still ultimately controlled by Beijing.