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HKG · Asia · pop. 7.5M · generated 25 Aug 2026, 06:02 UTC
COMPOSITE RISK
High risk driven by Governance (high — poor press freedom (39/100, RSF 2026)) and Sanctions (moderate — notable sanctions exposure (201 designations, 27/M pop.)).
Evidence coverage · limited
The engine sums the available group scores (3), divides by 3, and calibrates the resulting 0–100 base score using the published method. Base 33.3 → published 51/100.
Excluded from the denominator because no current group data is available: Labour & Human Rights, Conflict, Economic Fragility, Environmental. Missing evidence is not treated as low risk.
Coverage describes available country-level evidence, not confidence in any entity-level decision. See the exact formula and thresholds.
Hong Kong carries a composite risk score of 51 out of 100 on the [S/1] scorecard, placing it in the high risk band as of 24 August 2026. The result is based on 3 of 7 indicator groups (limited evidence coverage); unavailable groups are excluded rather than treated as low risk. It records a World Bank governance score of 70.6 out of 100 (2024, higher is better) and a Transparency International CPI score of 76 out of 100 (2025, higher is cleaner). Exposure includes 201 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Hong Kong within [S/1]'s 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available. The groups driving the assessment are governance. All figures are drawn from official open-data sources and carry their own publication year. This is a country-level screening input, not an entity-level determination.
INFORM RISK · JRC
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Aug 2026
CHILD / FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
0 GOODS
No country-good observation in the current source release. This is not evidence of low supplier risk.
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · link ↗
SANCTIONS · EU/OFAC/UN/UK/SECO
201 DESIGNATIONSmoderate
EU 3 · OFAC 38 · UN 0 · UK 0 · SECO 0
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
0% INTENSITY
90-day CAMEO intensity — no kinetic events detected
SOURCE: GDELT · link ↗
FATF STATUS
NOT LISTED
Not in the FATF list — not subject to FATF monitoring or call for action
SOURCE: FATF · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Aug 2026
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
39.5/100high
Reporters Without Borders — higher = more free
SOURCE: RSF Press Freedom · 2026 · link ↗
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Aug 2026
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Aug 2026
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Aug 2026
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Aug 2026
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
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Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
Hong Kong scores 51 out of 100 on the [S/1] composite risk scorecard, which places it in the high risk band as of 24 August 2026. The result uses 3 of seven indicator groups and has limited evidence coverage; the unavailable groups are labour & human rights, conflict, economic fragility and environmental. The composite uses the available scores across seven indicator groups: governance, corruption and financial crime, labour and human rights, conflict, sanctions, economic fragility, and environmental. Groups score 0–3; the available-group average is converted to a base percentage and calibrated using the formula published on the methodology page.
No. Hong Kong does not appear on the FATF grey list or black list in the current FATF data [S/1] holds as of 24 August 2026. FATF updates its lists three times per year, so check the current FATF statement before relying on this.
[S/1] records 201 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Hong Kong within its 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available as of 24 August 2026. These include 38 on the US OFAC SDN list and 3 on the EU consolidated list. Source availability varies and is published separately. A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity.
Hong Kong scores 76 out of 100 on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025. The CPI runs from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and measures perceived public-sector corruption based on expert assessments and business surveys.
Hong Kong scores 70.6 out of 100 on the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators for 2024, where a higher score is better. The WGI aggregate combines Voice and Accountability, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
The Hong Kong scorecard aggregates official open-data sources including the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, Transparency International CPI, the European Commission JRC INFORM index, US DOL TVPRA, FATF, the Fragile States Index, RSF, Freedom House, ILO NORMLEX and GDELT, together with an 18-source configured sanctions and debarment coverage model including OFAC, the EU consolidated list, UK FCDO and the UN Security Council. Each indicator carries its own publication year, shown on the page, and current pipeline health is published in the source directory. The scorecard was last generated on 24 August 2026.
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