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Our Hong Kong Foundation
The latest news and top stories on Our Hong Kong Foundation. A prominent Hong Kong-based non-profit think tank, Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) is dedicated to contributing to Hong Kong’s prosperity, stability and sustainable development under the “One Country, Two Systems” principle. Established in 2014 by Tung Chee-hwa, its main areas of focus include public policy research, promoting Chinese culture, compiling Hong Kong Chronicles and fostering innovation and technology. OHKF is recognised for its influential policy recommendations across various sectors, including land, housing, and healthcare and for its role as Hong Kong’s largest think tank.
The Northern Metropolis scheme covers 30,000 hectares of land near the border with mainland China. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

Northern Metropolis land-use laws won’t undermine board’s authority: experts

Compressing procedures to two months will break traditional development ‘shackles’, lawmaker argues.

Hong Kong economy

Measures to streamline Northern Metropolis land-use procedures unveiled

Hong Kong economy

Dream or reality: can Hong Kong deliver on its AI ambitions?

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to extend stock trading hours to keep up with rivals

Competitors moving towards near 24-hour trading to capture liquidity, Our Hong Kong Foundation’s Kenny Shui tells SCMP forum.

The Hong Kong stock exchange currently has 5½ hours of trading on weekdays. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong budget 2026-27

Paul Chan’s new budget sets aside HK$30 billion to kick-start Northern Metropolis

Companies overseeing megaproject’s Hetao Hong Kong Park, San Tin Technopole and Hung Shui Kiu Industrial Park to each get HK$10 billion.

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Hong Kong transport

New working group to push autonomous vehicle technology in Hong Kong

Transport Department’s strategy blueprint includes implementation of real-time adaptive traffic signals and smart motorway management system.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s children are paying the price for policy gaps in education

Policy failures have already caused a drop in English proficiency and a reading crisis. Officials must tread carefully with new AI plans.

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Queen’s College students react to their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) results on July 16. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong needs a centralised AI curriculum for its students

The city has proactively adopted artificial intelligence in the school system, but courses still fall short on guiding proper use.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

4 in 10 Hongkongers struggle to distinguish Chinese medicines from supplements

Our Hong Kong Foundation develops new tool to assess literacy in Chinese medicine, finds ‘moderate level’ of understanding among respondents.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | This year, Hong Kong must resolve to rewrite the script for retirement

Any long-term solution requires a re-imagination of retirement – beyond the outdated view of retirees as passive welfare recipients.

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Elderly people do their morning exercises in Fanling on August 17, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong flags 1,600 at-risk elderly households, but experts say more unaccounted

Social welfare lawmaker says the number identified fails to reflect risk status of over 500,000 elderly people living alone or in pairs.

Experts have urged the government to speed up efforts to locate more at-risk elderly residents. Photo: Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can’t finish homework without AI, study shows

Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for unified AI platform and more comprehensive curriculum to cover students at all academic levels.

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Hong Kong economy

New Hong Kong industrial park eyes edge in smart manufacturing, Chinese medicine

Some industries have indicated interest in settling in Hung Shui Kiu, such as makers of environmentally friendly concrete, official says.

Hong Kong economy

New approach to fast-track Hong Kong industrial park gets thumbs up from firms

New company to speed up work on 23-hectare park under Northern Metropolis project wins praise as ‘one-stop service centre’.

The Hung Shui Kiu development area is part of the Northern Metropolis scheme. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

From shoes to scholarships: Hongkongers unite for Tai Po fire victims

Individuals and companies are helping to gather food, clothing and bedding, with one anonymous donor offering to fund education of up to two orphans.

Large amounts of donations, from cash to daily necessities, have poured in for victims of the Tai Po fire. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong talent scheme: They came for jobs. Will they stay to buy homes?

Imported professionals could sustain the property market – if they put down roots and transition from renting to owning.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to draw on overseas models in supporting ‘meaningful’ retirements

Foundation urges shift from ‘reactive’ elderly care, citing Canada and Japan as models for helping retirees live better, not just longer, lives.

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Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Strike a balance when fixing Hong Kong’s urban renewal compensation

The Urban Renewal Authority should ease the concerns of affected owner-occupiers while putting its operations on a sounder footing.

A view of old housing in San Po Kong on September 19. For owner-occupiers affected by redevelopment, the Urban Renewal Authority’s current mechanism provides payouts equivalent to the market price of a comparable seven-year-old home in the same district. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

30% of Hong Kong family medicine clinics’ quota spots to go to poor, elderly

Family medicine priority pilot scheme to start on November 4, seeks to improve access to affordable primary healthcare among underprivileged.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong retains top spot in finance, logistics and tourism in Greater Bay Area

Greater Bay Area Industry Development Index, compiled by Our Hong Kong Foundation and Dah Sing Bank, surveyed 3,400 companies in 11 cities within region.

Hong Kong housing

Should Hong Kong’s URA tie compensation to condition of homes? Analysts say yes

Lawmaker Andrew Lam says URA acquisition prices should exceed private sector values.

The Urban Renewal Authority faces increasing financial challenges amid a sluggish property market. Photo: Eugene Lee
John Lee policy address 2025

Hong Kong’s John Lee has aimed high in his policy address, but can he deliver?

John Lee will lead charge in fast-tracking development of Northern Metropolis and cultivate opportunities, such as ‘pet economy’.

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Spurring the development of the Northern Metropolis is a cornerstone of this year’s annual policy address. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis to have designated laws to speed up development

City leader John Lee also reveals that the first of three university towns in the megaproject will have its site ready for use next year.

John Lee policy address 2025

Hong Kong leader to use ‘all possible means to speed up Northern Metropolis’

John Lee expected to announce legal and administrative measures in his policy address to speed up development, sources say.

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Hong Kong economy

In Northern Metropolis, can tech sector help Hong Kong’s economy remake itself?

The city’s mega development could boost innovation, but experts say reducing reliance on finance and quickly building a university town are key to success.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong could attract big spenders ‘with global sports events for various ages’

Our Hong Kong Foundation proposes developing city into ‘mega sports events capital’, with calls including creating emerging event label.

The think tank has cited the success of the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup football tournament in Shenzhen in February, among other examples. Photo: Xinhua
Education in Hong Kong

CY Leung urges Hong Kong talent scheme transparency amid estimated 60,000 renewals

Think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation also says authorities should review scheme based on long-term demands of local workforce.

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Hong Kong property

Is the chill in Hong Kong commercial property actually an ice age?

Landlords have ‘not yet faced reality’ as a ‘negative spiral’ makes recovery ‘improbable within the next decade’, analysts say.

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