Our Hong Kong Foundation is a Hong Kong think tank established in 2014 by former chief executive

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. It conducts research in land, housing, economic development, innovation and technology, social innovation, mainland/Hong Kong economies, art innovation, and aging society. Its stated mission is to "study public policies that affect Hong Kong’s overall interests, identify sustainable solutions to meet its future development needs and advocate to promote social consensus". In the

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's ''2016 Global Go To

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Report'', Our Hong Kong Foundation ranked the highest amongst all

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-based think tanks and listed in the

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to Watch in 2017 achievement category.

Political view

Given the establishment by

, a

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of the

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(CPPCC), Our Hong Kong Foundation may have political views biased towards the

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and the Hong Kong government, as suggested by some media.

Publications

The Foundation maintains a wide-ranging news website, ThinkHK. Other research and advocacy publications include (in approximately chronological order): * ''Maximizing Land Use to Boost Development, Optimizing Housing Resources to Benefit All'' *''The Ecosystem of Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong'' *''Social innovation for a Better Hong Kong'' (2016) * ''Riding on Mainland’s Economic Development in a New Era'' * ''Unleashing Our Museums, Reforms Toward a New Governance Model' * ''An Investment for the Celebration of Aging'' * ''Rethinking Public Housing Policy, Building Sustainable Land Reserve'' * ''Yes, Hong Kong CAN!'' (about economic development) * ''From Large-Scale Reclamation to an Ideal Home''

References

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