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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.
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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s big economic dreams: what’s the reality and where do poor fit in?

Experts and industry leaders say thriving stock market and other robust macroeconomic indicators point to success but mask pain points.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Why are so many more people in Hong Kong getting cancer?

Hong Kong politics

Tung Chee-hwa feted for ‘deep belief in dialogue’ by China Institute of America

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong urged to prioritise hydrogen adoption to meet carbon neutrality goal

Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for refuelling hubs at ports and airport, with focus on heavy vehicles, to further cut emissions.

Hong Kong has been urged to scale up hydrogen use, with a focus on heavy vehicles and refuelling infrastructure. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong eyes HK$220 million private investment for national innovation centre

Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau sets ‘ambitious’ goal for centre to be profitable by fifth year of operation.

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Hong Kong turns the page on paper shares as digital shift begins in November

Some 2,600 Hong Kong-listed firms will go paperless in stages over five years, with new listings issuing no physical certificates.

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Hong Kong economy

From toys to toilet paper, prices set to rise amid Middle East war, experts say

Hong Kong business leaders also warn that local exporters and manufacturers face cash-flow squeeze as overseas buyers opt for short-term orders.

Hong Kong business leaders expect consumer products, including toilet paper, to become more expensive amid the Middle East war that has led to surging oil prices. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

Why the slow progress for Hong Kong’s university town?

University leaders urge government to clarify how much land they will get in Northern Metropolis megaproject, saying talks with potential partners can’t move forward.

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

Proposed Development Bureau legislation aims to cut process from nine months to just two and remove bottlenecks.

Lok Ma Chau is one of the areas covered by the megaproject. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

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

Hong Kong’s AI revolution accelerates as policy funds skills training while industries and educators rush to integrate the shift.

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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.

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.

The Hong Kong government will form a working group focused on getting driverless vehicles onto the city’s roads. Photo: China News Service
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.

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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.

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’s Hung Shui Kiu industrial park will leverage its location to focus on advanced manufacturing. Photo: Eugene Lee
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.

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.

A local think tank has called on Hong Kong to promote more meaningful, inclusive lives for its growing elderly population. Photo: Elson Li
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.

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