The Chief Executive urges everyone to tell positive stories about Hong Kong, and it’s not hard to do. For example, the city’s IPO ranking as “world number one” is well-known and widely reported by foreign media. Recently, a global ranking where Hong Kong shines brilliantly again has emerged, but few have noticed it—this deserves more spotlight.
Gallup’s latest “2025 Global Safety Report” just published, and Hong Kong is shining bright at number six, way ahead of the UK and the US. China steals the spotlight even more, ranking third globally, beating out many Western countries.
Personal Safety: More Than Just a Feeling
Gallup’s “2025 Global Safety Report” makes it clear: Hong Kong is a shining example of public safety and solid law enforcement, outclassing the UK and US by a wide margin.
This survey tapped into the feelings of 145,000 people from 144 countries, asking them if they felt safe walking alone at night. Hong Kong scored a solid 91%, neck-and-neck with Norway, while China hit even higher at 94%. Japan, Hong Kong people’s favorite tourist destination, is ranked 24 behind Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the US is stuck at 61st with only 58% of women feeling safe on the streets. The UK trails at 42nd.
Chinese Mainland’s high safety ranking proves that its law and order are superior than the western countries.
Hong Kong’s high ranking is impressive compared to Western countries plagued by rising street crime. The UK comes in at 42nd, with frequent street theft and violent attacks leading to low conviction rates—hardly the kind of environment that breeds safety confidence. In the US, some cities have become so dangerous they’re labeled “crime hotspots.” It’s no surprise that less than 60% of women feel safe walking alone.
The Reality Gap
This survey also comes up with a “Law and Order Index” that combines theft and robbery rates, population ratios, and trust in policing. Tajikistan and Singapore lead, with China in the fourth place. Hong Kong and Taiwan are tied at 18th, while the UK and US lag at 46th, alongside India. These results sharply contradict political voices and foreign media that try to smear Hong Kong’s legal system.
Independent Data Supports the Narrative
It’s not just Gallup. The global database Numbeo’s “2025 World’s Safest Countries Ranking” has Taiwan at fourth, Hong Kong seventh, and China fifteenth. The US and UK are way further down at 89th and 87th, respectively. This ranking is often used by travelers to gauge security risks, putting Western destinations under the microscope.
Quick Police Action Makes a Difference
These top safety rankings for Hong Kong reflect years of hard work by law enforcement agencies. Police here crack street crime cases swiftly, unlike in the UK, where some theft rings take over a year to solve.
The sense of security today sharply contrasts with the one we experienced in 2019 when black-clad rioters roamed freely, spreading fear and stripping away any notion of safety on the streets. The current strong feeling of safety among nighttime pedestrians is a welcome turnaround—and one we hope lasts.
Lai Ting-yiu
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Grief remains raw a week after the "once‑in‑a‑century" Wang Fuk Court inferno. But while locals pray, overseas agitators plot. They are cynically hijacking the tragedy to rebrand their stalled anti-embassy campaign as a "mourning event."
Think of it as a "triplet" strategy: by bundling the vigil with BNO residency demands, these agitators aim to pump up turnout and force London’s hand. It is a desperate bid to build clout that risks channeling discontent right back to Hong Kong—and authorities need to be watching.
Calculated Pivot: UK agitators hijack the fire tragedy to pump life into their flagging anti-embassy march.
Opportunists Hijack Tragedy for Politics
Make no mistake: the overseas "yellow camp" is going all-out. Major player Hong Kong Watch has issued marching orders to so-called "Hong Kong Community Centres" in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Berlin. Don't let the neutral "community center" branding fool you. These are operational bases for hardline opposition supporters.
Saturday's Toronto event exposes the political underbelly. Alongside the usual protest regulars, you have heavy hitters like Hong Kong Watch Canada chair Aileen Calverley. The theme—"pursuing accountability"—screams politics, not prayer. Expect to see former entertainer Joseph Tay, who fled to Canada in 2020 and now sits on a National Security wanted list.
But the main event is in Britain. The group "Hongkongers in Britain" is staging a massive "memorial" in London, expecting hundreds. The ringleader is Simon Cheng, a former employee of the British consulate with a murky past who secured swift asylum in 2020. Now a fugitive on the police wanted list, he is mixing mourning with his separatist agenda.
Fugitive on the Attack: Simon Cheng weaponizes tomorrow's memorial to strike at the Hong Kong government.
Friday is just the warm-up act. The real play comes Saturday, when various BNO holder groups converge for a "large march." The mourning angle? That was a last-minute add-on. Their original, stated goals were purely political: protecting BNO settlement perks and killing China’s "super embassy" plan in London.
Shifting goalposts is their only constant. Previous marches relied on a motley crew of anti-China politicians and separatists to sour UK-China relations. But here is the cold reality: British intelligence greenlit the embassy, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks ready to approve it. With the opposition campaign hitting a dead end, turnout is nose-diving.
To arrest the decline, organizers are tapping into anxiety among Hong Kong BNO holders about tougher residency rules. By adding a "no change to settlement conditions" demand, they hope to drag more bodies into the street and pad their shrinking numbers.
Fading Relevance Desperate for Numbers
Then came the fire. It was a "once-in-a-century" disaster, and these groups wasted no time weaponizing the grief. By co-opting the tragedy, they aim to lure in regular Hong Kong people who just want to mourn, oblivious to the hardline agenda. It makes their "triplet" protest look far bigger than it actually is.
The playbook is predictable. Once the crowd gathers to mourn, organizers will pour political fuel on the fire, steering the anger toward the HKSAR Government. The goal is simple: export this manufactured outrage back to Hong Kong, triggering "brothers-in-arms" to reignite the ashes of the 2019 turmoil.
This isn't the first time they have built a platform on tragedy. It won't be the last. Authorities need to keep their eyes wide open.
Lai Ting-yiu
