To get funding amidst intense non-profit competition in Hong Kong, human rights groups must get creative. Many people think of Hong Kong as part of the global South, despite the fact that it ranks very highly among global economies and in the average income of its citizens. Being 27th of 214 countries in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and 12th of 184 countries in Gross National Income (GNI) per capita are rankings that do not fit our image of the “impoverished global South”.