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Founded in 2025, HKFEI is an independent, non-profit think tank delivering rigorous research and policy entrepreneurship needed to advance Hong Kong’s economy and livelihoods.
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Getting start-ups across the "valley of death" is key to Hong Kong's economic transition
Innovation and TechnologyAbstract: Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan (《香港第一個五年規劃》) sets out to build the city into an international innovation and technology centre by 2030, bringing business, university research and financial resources together to advance technology and industrial development. This year the Government also approved transferring HK$150 billion from the Exchange Fund into the Capital Works […]
Hong Kong Ranks Fourth in Research Publication Density. Why Only 30th in Knowledge and Technology Outputs?
Innovation and TechnologyAbstract: Hong Kong ranks fourth globally in research publication density in the 2025 Global Innovation Index, but only 30th in knowledge and technology outputs. The article argues that, while public funding and universities have established a strong research base, business investment and participation in R&D need to grow. Firms should help shape research […]
Larger HOS Flats Are an Important Step — Young People Need Homes Where They Can Afford to Raise a Family
Five-Year PlanAbstract: Hong Kong’s homeownership rate among younger households has fallen substantially, while smaller newly built subsidised flats and rising housing costs have weakened the appeal of moving up the housing ladder. This article argues that the Government’s move to provide more larger subsidised sale flats and lower down-payment requirements for some young families is […]
Research Reports
《AI Adoption and Data Governance in Hong Kong Primary and Secondary Schools》
The research team visited more than 80 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong and analysed over 200,000 de-identified pieces of student work produced with AI. It found that schools typically operate multiple AI platforms in parallel, and that the lack of common data formats and governance mechanisms has given rise to "data silos" that prevent teachers, parents, and schools from tracking students' learning journeys and assessing whether AI is actually improving learning. The study recommends building an AI data-governance regime on three levels — schools, school sponsoring bodies , and the wider education sector.
《Anchoring Talent in the Northern Metropolis: Four Policy Proposals to Help Young Households Put Down Roots in Hong Kong’s New Economic Engine》
We have released 《Anchoring Talent in the Northern Metropolis: Four Policy Proposals to Help Young Households Put Down Roots in Hong Kong’s New Economic Engine》. The study argues that for the Northern Metropolis to become Hong Kong’s new economic engine, it will need more than housing, railways and innovation hubs. It must also attract young working households to move in, become homeowners and put down long-term roots.
《Smaller and Smaller: Changes in the Size of Newly Completed Housing Units in Hong Kong, 1995–2024》
We have released Smaller and Smaller: Changes in the Size of Newly Completed Housing Units in Hong Kong, 1995–2024. The study finds that while Hong Kong’s housing supply has shown signs of recovery in terms of the number of units completed, the actual amount of newly added living space has not recovered in tandem. Relying on unit counts alone to assess…
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