According to Mars Finance, Jin10 data reported that the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, released the "2025 World Competitiveness Yearbook" on the 17th, showing that Hong Kong's global competitiveness ranking rose two places to third in the world, returning to the top three for the first time since 2019. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee, met with the media before the Executive Council meeting that day, stating that the yearbook evaluates the competitiveness of global economies based on a combination of objective data and business opinions. The report shows that Hong Kong's competitiveness has significantly improved, scoring 99.2 out of 100, an increase of 7.7 points, which is the highest growth among the top ten.