On a related note, Hong Kong produced no economic statistics on purpose for many years. >Cowperthwaite was similarly opposed to five-year development plans, no

On a related note, Hong Kong produced no economic statistics on purpose for many years. >Cowperthwaite was similarly opposed to five-year development plans, noting that revenues to offset expenses were not predictable. The publication of official statistics was curtailed, for fear that it would encourage civil servants to meddle. http://www.economist.com/node/16591088 http://www.economist.com/node/16591088