Shanghaiist: Shanghai ranked 100th for quality of living

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Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:23:09 +0800

Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Health and Sanitation Ranking* 2007 Top 50 Base City: New York, USA (=100) Rank 2007 City Country Index 2007 1 CALGARY Canada 131.7 2 HONOLULU, HI United States 130.3 3 HELSINKI Finland 128.5 4 OTTAWA Canada 127.2 5 MINNEAPOLIS, MN United States 125.7 6 OSLO Norway 125 6 STOCKHOLM Sweden 125 6 ZURICH Switzerland 125 9 KATSUYAMA Japan 123.8 10 BERN Switzerland 123.7 10 BOSTON, MA United States 123.7 10 GENEVA Switzerland 123.7 10 LEXINGTON, KY United States 123.7 10 MONTREAL Canada 123.7 10 NURNBERG Germany 123.7 10 PITTSBURGH, PA United States 123.7 10 VANCOUVER Canada 123.7 18 AUCKLAND New Zealand 123.1 18 WELLINGTON New Zealand 123.1 20 DUBLIN Ireland 122.9 21 AMSTERDAM The Netherlands 122.4 21 TORONTO Canada 122.4 23 LYON France 122.3 24 COPENHAGEN Denmark 122.2 25 KOBE Japan 122 25 OMUTA Japan 122 27 WASHINGTON, DC United States 121 28 DUSSELDORF Germany 120.9 28 FRANKFURT Germany 120.9 28 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 120.9 28 MUNICH Germany 120.9 28 VIENNA Austria 120.9 33 TSUKUBA Japan 120.4 34 PORTLAND, OR United States 119.7 35 ADELAIDE Australia 119.5 36 BRUSSELS Belgium 118.4 37 CLEVELAND, OH United States 118.3 37 HAMBURG Germany 118.3 37 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 118.3 37 ST. LOUIS, MO United States 118.3 37 WINSTON SALEM, NC United States 118.3 42 YOKOHAMA Japan 118.1 43 MELBOURNE Australia 117.4 43 PERTH Australia 117.4 45 BERLIN Germany 117.1 46 YOKKAICHI Japan 116.5 47 BRISBANE Australia 116.2 48 GLASGOW United Kingdom 115.7 49 SEATTLE, WA United States 115.1 50 SINGAPORE Singapore 114 * Hospital Services; Medical Supplies; Infectious Diseases; Water Potability; Troublesome and destructive animals/insects; Waste Removal; Sewage and Air Pollution

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Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:22:29 +0800

Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Quality of Living Survey 2007 Top 50 Base City: New York, USA (=100) Rank 2007 Rank 2006 City Country Index 2007 Index 2006 1 1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.1 108.2 2 2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.0 108.1 3 3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7 107.7 3 4 VIENNA Austria 107.7 107.5 5 5 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3 107.3 5 6 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.3 107.2 7 7 FRANKFURT Germany 107.1 107.0 8 8 MUNICH Germany 106.9 106.8 9 9 BERN Switzerland 106.5 106.5 9 9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5 106.5 11 11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2 106.2 12 12 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8 105.8 13 13 AMSTERDAM The Netherlands 105.7 105.7 14 14 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6 105.6 15 15 TORONTO Canada 105.4 105.4 16 16 BERLIN Germany 105.2 105.1 17 17 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0 105.0 18 18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8 104.8 18 18 OTTAWA Canada 104.8 104.8 20 20 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7 104.7 21 21 PERTH Australia 104.5 104.5 22 22 MONTREAL Canada 104.3 104.3 23 23 NURNBERG Germany 104.2 104.1 24 25 CALGARY Canada 103.6 103.6 24 26 HAMBURG Germany 103.6 103.4 26 31 OSLO Norway 103.5 102.8 27 24 DUBLIN Ireland 103.3 103.8 27 27 HONOLULU, HI United States 103.3 103.3 29 28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 103.2 103.2 30 29 ADELAIDE Australia 103.1 103.1 30 29 HELSINKI Finland 103.1 103.1 32 31 BRISBANE Australia 102.8 102.8 33 33 PARIS France 102.7 102.7 34 34 SINGAPORE Singapore 102.5 102.5 35 35 TOKYO Japan 102.3 102.3 36 37 LYON France 101.9 101.6 36 36 BOSTON, MA United States 101.9 101.9 38 37 YOKOHAMA Japan 101.7 101.6 39 39 LONDON United Kingdom 101.2 101.2 40 40 KOBE Japan 101.0 101.0 41 44 BARCELONA Spain 100.6 100.2 42 45 MADRID Spain 100.5 100.1 42 51 OSAKA Japan 100.5 99.6 44 41 WASHINGTON, DC United States 100.4 100.4 44 41 CHICAGO, IL United States 100.4 100.4 46 43 PORTLAND, OR United States 100.3 100.3 47 53 LISBON Portugal 100.1 98.9 48 46 NEW YORK CITY, NY United States 100.0 100.0 49 51 MILAN Italy 99.9 99.6 49 47 SEATTLE, WA United States 99.9 99.9

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Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:18:20 +0800

"Asia-Pacific health and sanitation rankings Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand rank in joint 18th place, with a rating of 123.1. All the Australian cities covered by the survey rank higher than New York, the base city. Adelaide is the highest-scoring city in Australia at position 35 (score 119.5) while Sydney is the lowest in 62nd place (score 111.3). Japan is home to the five highest-rated cities in Asia. Katsuyama leads in 9th position with a score of 123.8, followed by Kobe and Omuta in joint 25th place (score 122). Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka come in joint 53rd place and score 113.5. Elsewhere in this region, Singapore ranks in 50th place with a score of 114, while Hong Kong is at position 117 and scores 80.8. Shanghai and Beijing are China’s highest and lowest-ranking cities in 134th and 166th place respectively (scoring 73.8 and 60.3). Modernisation of medical infrastructure has improved living standards in these Chinese cities. However, air pollution and inadequate waste removal and sewage systems are still a concern – particularly in Beijing. Indian cities score relatively poorly for health and sanitation, with scores ranging from 52.8 for Chennai (position 177) to 38.2 for Mumbai (position 209). Most Indian cities are densely populated with poor waste removal and sewage systems. These issues, combined with increasing air pollution, contribute to their relatively low ratings. “Expatriates on assignment in some locations - for example Africa, the Middle East and some parts of Asia, Europe and Latin America - can face harsher living conditions and lower standards of medical care and facilities than they are accustomed to,” commented Mr Parakatil. “The threat of infectious diseases and environmental risks are very real in some cities and should be taken into account. Migration and mobility can exacerbate the transmission of diseases, and this should be a top concern for employers managing international assignments.”"