Hong Kong (CNN) A lush pocket of northeastern Ireland has been identified as the potential site for a new global city to rival Hong Kong. Charter cities are those given leeway to operate differently to the standard model set by various territories. There are hundreds of such cities in the US, including San FranciscoBut while charter cities are fairly common, international charter cities are another matter. International charter cities were first conceived by economist Paul Romer in the late 2000s. "A lot of Hong Kong people are already living in Canada and US, or Taiwan and there are mini communities of Hong Kong people there already.

Source: CNN September 13, 2020 01:41 UTC