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Five Hong Kong think tanks make it to list of region’s top 90

Highest-ranking local organisation Our Hong Kong Foundation takes 60th place among rivals from China, India, Japan and South Korea

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Our Hong Kong Foundation was founded by former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa. Photo: David Wong

Five Hong Kong think tanks have made it onto a list of the top 90 in the region compiled by a US university – two more than in the same study last year.

But the highest spot occupied by one of the city’s think tanks was only 60th place, taken by Our Hong Kong Foundation, the young public policy organisation set up by former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa.

The four others that made the list, which encompassed think tanks from China, India, Japan and South Korea, were the Lion Rock Institute (67th), Civic Exchange (70th), the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute (77th), and the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research under the University of Hong Kong (86th).

The rankings were part of an annual nine-month project by the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. A full report on the 2016 results is expected to be released this week.

Some 7,500 policymakers, experts and journalists were asked to nominate and rate about 6,800 think tanks from around the world. Criteria included the quality of publications and their ability to bridge the gap between policymakers and the public.

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