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Supply chain risk in Hong Kong

Hong Kong carries a composite country risk of 66.3 out of 100 — the elevated band, rank 14 of 50 countries in the Tieron reference catalog. Below: the four published indices behind that number with their weights, and what the composite becomes once it is combined with each of 33 manufacturing sectors.

Country factors

Factor	Published value	Risk	Weight	Source
Labour rights violation	ITUC rating 5 (1 best – 5+ worst)	100.0	0.35	ITUC Global Rights Index 2025
Public-sector corruption	CPI 74 of 100 (higher = cleaner)	26.0	0.25	Transparency International CPI 2024
Environmental performance	not published	100.0	0.20	Yale EPI 2024
Rule of law	WGI 1.29 (−2.5 … 2.5)	24.2	0.20	World Bank WGI 2023

By sector — baseline risk in Hong Kong

Country composite combined with each sector’s process risk, riskiest first.

Sector	Sector risk	Baseline	Band
Mining & Metals (smelting/refining)	84.7	75.5	High
Chemicals, Plating & Surface Treatment	80.0	73.2	High
Oil & Gas Services	79.5	72.9	High
Batteries (Li-ion) & Energy Storage	77.3	71.8	High
Construction & EPC	75.5	70.9	High
Semiconductor Manufacturing	73.0	69.6	Elevated
Waste & Recycling	72.5	69.4	Elevated
Casting & Forging	70.3	68.3	Elevated
PCB Manufacturing	70.3	68.3	Elevated
Painting & Coatings	68.5	67.4	Elevated
Renewables EPC (Solar/Wind BOS)	66.5	66.4	Elevated
Wire & Cable	64.3	65.3	Elevated
Agriculture & Agrochemicals	64.0	65.1	Elevated
Water & Industrial Utilities	64.0	65.1	Elevated
Electronics Assembly / EMS	63.5	64.9	Elevated
Glass & Ceramics	62.3	64.3	Elevated
Textiles & PPE	61.5	63.9	Elevated
Motors & Transformers	59.8	63.0	Elevated
Ports & Shipping	59.5	62.9	Elevated
Resins & Plastics	57.8	62.0	Elevated
Maintenance & Field Services	56.5	61.4	Elevated
Machining & Precision Parts	55.5	60.9	Elevated
Rubber Products	54.8	60.5	Elevated
Transport & Trucking	54.0	60.1	Elevated
Medical Devices	53.5	59.9	Elevated
HVAC Equipment & Components	53.3	59.8	Elevated
Paper & Pulp	53.0	59.6	Elevated
Logistics & Warehousing	51.8	59.0	Elevated
Printing & Packaging	50.8	58.5	Elevated
Staffing & Labor Supply	44.8	55.5	Elevated
Data Center Services	43.3	54.8	Moderate
Cleaning & Security Services	38.8	52.5	Moderate
IT, Software & Office Supplies	24.5	45.4	Moderate

These are country-level baselines. Your actual exposure depends on which suppliers you buy from, how much, and what sits behind them.Rank my supplier list →

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Sources — country: Tieron catalog v1 — CPI 2024 / ITUC 2025 / EPI 2024 / WGI RoL 2023. Sector: Tieron catalog v1 — 33-sector reference (v6). Natural hazard: INFORM Risk Index 2025 (EC JRC, drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inform-index), 0–10 scale. Informational aid for supplier screening, not legal advice.