// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong scores 55.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #44 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55.2%
Rank
#44 / 213
Criteria present
39 / 86
Evidence coverage
64%
Hong Kong's smart city score by area
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Hong Kong is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Hong Kong operates an official open data portal, DATA.GOV.HK, which is described as an online web interface provided by the Digital Policy Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The GovHK website also lists "開放數據平台" (Open D…
https://data.gov.hk/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The DATA.GOV.HK portal allows users to browse, download, distribute, reproduce, hyperlink to, and print data for both commercial and non-commercial purposes free of charge, on condition that the source is identified and intellectual property rights are ackn…
https://data.gov.hk/en/terms-and-conditionsOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) Portal lists "Transportation" and "Environment" as spatial data themes. Additionally, DATA.GOV.HK provides "Real-time MTR train information" under the "Transportation" data category.
https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) Portal features "Most Popular Dataset APIs" and offers Map APIs and Dataset APIs, including OGC WFS/OGC WMS/ArcGIS REST API, with a Dataset API Explorer. DATA.GOV.HK also provides an API specification for "Real-…
https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/About this assessment
Hong Kong was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.