Innovation for Hong Kong's Upward Social Mobility

10 10 Hong Kong The mainland of China and Macao • Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (other than Hong Kong) 12 • Pearl River Delta (PRD) Economic Zone 13 • Pan-PRD Region other than PRD Economic Zone and Hong Kong 14 • Other regions Places other than Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macao Having no collaborative R&D activity arrangements with other organizations Total Number of establishments 11 2015 425 (10.9%) 271 (63.8%) No such classi cation No such classi cation No such classi cation 119 (27.9%) 9 (2.2%) 82 (19.4%) 98 (23.0%) 3,460 (89.1%) 3,885 (100.0%) 2016 622 (15.8%) 310 (33.3%) 100 (10.8%) 162 (17.5%) 3,536 (79.2%) 4,465 (100.0%) Data Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Innovation Activities Statistics 2015-2019) Whether having collaboration arrangements on R&D activities with other organizations or region in which the collaborating organization is located Having collaboration arrangements on R&D activities with other organizations 1.3.2 Among the business establishments “Having collaboration arrangements on R&D activities with other organizations”, the R&D activities are mainly contracted-out to local organizations in Hong Kong, accounting for about 50-80%. Among the non-Hong Kong establishments getting the collaboration arrangements, about 30-50% are organizations in the “Pearl River Delta (PRD) Economic Zone” and the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (other than Hong Kong)” (Table 1.4). Table 1.4 Distribution of Business Establishments having Undertaken R&D Activities from 2015 to 2019 by Whether having Collaboration Arrangements on R&D Activities with Other Organizations or Region in which the Collaborating Organization is Located 10 May involve more than one location.. 11 Figures include establishments with in-house R&D activities and establishments with R&D activities contracted out to other parties. 12 The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area covers 9 cities in the Guangdong Province, namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, as well as Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR. 13 The PRD Economic Zone covers urban area of 13 cities and counties (district) including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Jiangmen, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Guizhou urban district, Hiding County, Boluo County, Zhaoqing urban district, Gaoyao and Sihui. 14 The Pan-PRD Region covers 9 provinces/regions (including Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan) as well as Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions. Organizations in PRD Economic Zone and Hong Kong are excluded from this category in the table. 1 The Urgency for Further Developing Hong Kong’s Technology and In novation Industries

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