Hongkong blev ydermere en model for flere udviklingslande i deres anstrengelser for at komme ud af fattigdommen. Det har sikkert bidraget til at forstærke de økonomiske reformbestræbelser også i Kina.
The country came more and more to be seen as a role model by developing countries fighting their way out of poverty - a factor which certainly contributed towards the spirit of economic reform in China.