Statistics on innovation activities for 2023
According to the statistics on Hong Kong innovation activities released today (December 23) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), the gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) of Hong Kong in 2023 amounted to $33,006 million, representing an increase of 10% when compared with the corresponding figure of 2022 ($30,138 million). The GERD as a ratio to the Gross Domestic Product in 2023 was 1.11%. Analysed by performing sector, the expenditure on research and development (R&D) activities performed in the business, higher education and government sectors amounted to $12,976 million, $18,328 million and $1,702 million respectively in 2023.
R&D activities refer to creative and systematic work undertaken so as to increase the stock of knowledge for devising new and improved products/processes/applications and to improve the existing products/processes/applications.
More detailed statistics on Hong Kong innovation activities, together with the concepts and methodology, are given in the report "Hong Kong Innovation Activities Statistics 2023". Users can browse and download this report at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1110010&scode=580). The report presents the latest statistics on R&D activities in Hong Kong, with analyses on R&D activities performed in the business, higher education and government sectors. It also contains detailed statistics on innovation activities (including product and business process innovations) in the business sector.
Enquiries about the statistics on Hong Kong innovation activities can be directed to the Science and Technology Statistics Section of the C&SD (Tel: 39037290 or email: stb1@censtatd.gov.hk).
CSD launches new Rehabilitation Pioneer Programme initiative Captain Gor Union
To promote sustainable youth community education, the Correctional Services Department today (December 23) launched an initative called Captain Gor Union and its mobile application, establishing a membership system for the Rehabilitation Pioneer Programme (RPP) to recruit primary and secondary students as members, so as to nurture in a more systematic manner a new generation of young people with an affection for the country and Hong Kong and a positive mindset.
Named after Captain Gor, the mascot of the CSD's youth uniform group Rehabilitation Pioneer Leaders (RPLs), Captain Gor Union aims to recruit primary and secondary school students as non-uniformed group members and arrange for them to participate in various activities related to national security, national education, crime prevention, anti-drug, support for rehabilitation and cultural exchange, with a view to disseminating to them the messages of "safeguarding our country and home, leading a law-abiding and drug-free life as well as supporting offender rehabilitation". It will also enable the Department to recruit young people with potential to join the RPLs, so as to inject new blood into the team.
The Captain Gor Union mobile application was also launched today, allowing young people to register as members and get the latest information on membership and activities. To encourage youths to pursue independent and continuous learning, the application features a reward programme where members can "upgrade" through challenges and redeem gifts.
The CSD launched the RPP in September 2008 to disseminate to young people the messages of safeguarding the country and home, leading a law-abiding and drug-free life as well as supporting offender rehabilitation. The RPLs, a youth uniformed group, was set up in 2018 to recruit young talent with leadership potential to enhance their sense of belonging to the country and their social responsibility, as well as to encourage them to actively contribute to the society in the future by helping to promote law-abiding and inclusive values for a better Hong Kong.
The Captain Gor Union mobile application can be downloaded for free from Huawei AppGallery, Apple App Store and Google Play, or by scanning the QR code in the Annex.
