Think Tanks of Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, those early think tanks established in the late 1980s and early 1990s focused on the political development including first direct Legislative Council members election in 1991 and the political framework of "One Country, Two Systems" manifested in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. After the return of sovereignty to the Mainland China in 1997, more and more think tanks were established by various groups of intellectuals and professionals. They have various missions and objectives including promoting civic education; undertaking research on economic social and political policies; promoting "public understanding of and participation in the political, economic, and social development of the Hong Kong SAR". Following are the Think Tanks of Hong Kong:- 

• Civic Exchange
• Hong Kong Policy Research Institute
• SynergyNet
• Savantas Policy Institute
• The Professional Commons
• Hong Kong  Ideas Centre