S'pore retained its ranking as most liveable city in Asia

Bloomberg.com, 25 May 2010
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore retained its ranking as the Asian city with the best quality of life, while Hong Kong lags rival financial hubs as it struggles with air pollution, according to a survey by Mercer Consulting.
ingapore ranks 28 among 221 cities, Tokyo is at 40 and Hong Kong is placed 71, the list shows. Hong Kong also trails New York City (No. 49), and smaller Japanese cities such as Kobe and Yokohama (tied for No. 41), Osaka (No. 51) and Nagoya (No. 57), the list shows.
Singapore lags Hong Kong only on measurements of personal freedom and media censorship, said Loose. Mercer is a unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Full Story

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