Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP.

For example, a 100 sq ft sub-divided flat costs around HK$3,000. Food and daily necessities are also very expensive, and will cost about HK$6,000. There are long queues in public hospitals ...

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The cost of your trip has a significant impact on how much you pay for travel insurance. For example, the average cost of travel insurance is only $61 for a $1,000 trip but a tad over $1,200 for a ...

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