If you have an interest in what is going on in China, Hong Kong, or for that matter Singapore, watching this interview is worth your time. I believe you can find several nations in addition to China using Singapore as a model.
PM Lee was quite frank in admitting that China is copying various aspects of Singapore life. What is attractive about Singapore is that it is effectively a popular one-party state. China's Communists would like to figure out exactly how this is accomplished in Singapore. A hint: Singapore tolerates zero corruption.