The South China Morning Post surveyed 27 think-tanks for a snapshot of their work and to canvas their views on the role of think-tanks in Hong Kong:
Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre 'People say that we are Donald Tsang's personal think-tank. My answer is we're independent. We do work closely with the government. Only when you work closely with the government can you be more effective'
Anthony Wu Ting-yuk, chairman
Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University 'Think-tanks can contribute if the government is open enough. But it has to be open and take think-tanks seriously' Professor Ho Lok-sang, director
Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research, University of Hong Kong 'If, as a policy wonk, the chance of being a government minister or the chief secretary is higher, there may be more people getting into this industry'
Dr Alan Siu Kai-fat, executive director