What works in Hong Kong
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Hong Kong
Hong Kong has implemented several large-scale digital-inclusion and innovation initiatives. The 'Smart Silver' programme has reached 150,000+ elderly residents since 2014 with plans to reach 45,000+ more in 2025–26, while the 1823 AI-assisted contact centre now resolves over 90% of its 10,000+ monthly chatbot enquiries. Cyberport, the government-backed tech flagship, incubates over 2,200 companies that have raised HKD 41.2 billion cumulatively, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's single-gender board ban reduced all-male boards from 32.9% to roughly 3% by 2025. The evidence quantifies scale and reach but does not measure outcomes such as employment gains, digital-skill retention among elders, or downstream business impact.
Drawn from: "Smart Silver" Digital Inclusion Programme for Elders · Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Single-Gender Board Ban (2022–2024) · 1823 — Hong Kong's AI-Assisted Citizen Contact Centre Now Resolving 90%+ of Chatbot Enquiries · Cyberport — Hong Kong's Government-Backed Digital Technology Flagship · University of Hong Kong — Redesigning Assessment Instead of Policing It in the GenAI Era · NAO Robot RCT — Boosting Social Communication for Autistic Children in Hong Kong · HKPilot & HKMeeting — Hong Kong's Generative-AI Tools for Civil-Service Document Drafting and Meeting Minutes · Hong Kong's Gazetted Water Gathering Grounds — Avoided-Cost Protection of Local Catchment
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +55 pts 100 here · 45 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Effectiveness +23 pts 100 here · 77 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +16 pts 67 here · 50 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +16 pts 75 here · 59 average
Evaluated outcomes +16 pts 100 here · 84 average
Evidence of learning impact +14 pts 42 here · 28 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +13 pts 67 here · 54 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +11 pts 58 here · 48 average
Governance, certification & transferability +10 pts 75 here · 64 average
Achievement / evidence +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Weaknesses
Inclusiveness / equity -9 pts 33 here · 42 average
Innovation level -10 pts 53 here · 63 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -12 pts 25 here · 37 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -14 pts 17 here · 31 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration -26 pts 50 here · 76 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -34 pts 17 here · 50 average
Efficiency -44 pts 0 here · 44 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Hong Kong. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
"Smart Silver" Digital Inclusion Programme for Elders · 92
Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Single-Gender Board Ban (2022–2024) · 85
1823 — Hong Kong's AI-Assisted Citizen Contact Centre Now Resolving 90%+ of Chatbot Enquiries · 80
Cyberport — Hong Kong's Government-Backed Digital Technology Flagship · 76
University of Hong Kong — Redesigning Assessment Instead of Policing It in the GenAI Era · 73
NAO Robot RCT — Boosting Social Communication for Autistic Children in Hong Kong · 60
Hong Kong's Gazetted Water Gathering Grounds — Avoided-Cost Protection of Local Catchment · 53
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Hong Kong concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more