Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster remains No.1 in Global Innovation Index

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster ranked first globally again in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index 2026 ranking of the world’s top 100 innovation clusters, reaffirming the strong innovative capacity and I&T-supporting financing ecosystem of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).  Hong Kong’s I&T ecosystem has continued to expand, with the number of start-ups rising from over 1,500 in 2015 to more than 5,200 in 2025, while Hong Kong Science Park and Cyberport have collectively nurtured around 20 unicorns.  Key developments also include the opening of the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone, where over 100 technology enterprises and institutions have signed leases and begun moving in, as well as the development of 210 hectares of I&T land in the San Tin Technopole.  Going forward, the Government will proactively align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan to strengthen Hong Kong’s strategic positioning as an international I&T centre.  Hong Kong will further deepen collaboration with the GBA sister cities, contributing to our country's efforts in building a modern industrial system and achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and strength.

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