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Hong Kong is world’s most unequal society for wealth distribution, study finds
Hong Kong is now the world’s most unequal society in wealth distribution, according to a study analyzing income and wealth inequality from 1981 to 2021. The study attributes rising inequality to a shift from wage disparities to capital concentration, which has reduced social mobility.
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