HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has been ranked as the sixth most competitive economy in the world, according to the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index.

　　香港电 根据最新的世界经济论坛全球竞争力指数，香港特别行政区在世界最具竞争力经济体中位列第6名。

　　Hong Kong’s rank has climbed three spots from last year.

　　香港的排名较之去年攀升了3个名次。

　　According to the index released on Wednesday, Switzerland, the United States, Singapore, the Netherlands and Germany are ranked the top five. The Chinese mainland is ranked the 27th.

　　根据于周三发布的指数，瑞士、美国、新加坡、荷兰、和德国位列前5名。中国大陆位列第27名。

　　The Swiss-based organization also lauded the HKSAR for having what it deemed as the best infrastructure in the world as well as the second most efficient market.

　　这家位于瑞士的组织还赞美了香港特区拥有世界上最佳的基础设施和第2有效率的市场。

　　Its report said Hong Kong has a healthy level of competition and openness, and is supported by strong and stable financial markets.

　　其报告称，香港有着健康水平的竞争和开放，它得到了强大稳定的金融市场的支持。

　　Over the past year, the report said, Hong Kong benefited from a more favorable macroeconomic environment, partly due to the stabilization of regional financial markets.

　　报告称，在过去一年里，香港得益于一个更为有利的微观经济环境，这部分源于地区金融市场的稳定。

　　It looks at 12 pillars of competitiveness, including innovation, infrastructure and the macroeconomic environment and ranks countries and regions on how they score in each category.

　　该组织观察竞争力的12个支柱，包括创新、基础设施、和微观环境，并且根据国家和地区在各个方面的得分给它们排名。