Hong Kong has the freest economy in the world fifteen percent flat tax on individuals strict gun control laws strict spending limitations on candidates seeking political office multiple political parties a functional electoral college impartial judiciary sexual options and freedoms no death penalty part-time politicians an affordable trilingual education system that produces a well educated and literate public courteous, professional, apolitical and efficient civil service election monitors are impartial professional civil servants rather than well-meaning partisan volunteers elections are held on Sunday to ensure maximum turnout racism and racial profiling is openly discussed and debated; government coffers are bulging with billions of surplus dollars. Hong Kong is a place where people practice tolerance, and racial and religious harmony, while in pursuit of the almighty dollar and nirvana.