// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong scores 76.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #41 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
76.1%
Rank
#41 / 388
Criteria present
56 / 86
Evidence coverage
87.2%
Hong Kong's smart city score by area
14 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Hong Kong is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Hong Kong operates at least two official open data portals: the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) Portal, which lists new and popular datasets, and DATA.GOV.HK, which also provides access to datasets.
https://portal.csdi.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, provided the source is identified and intellectual property rights are acknowledged.
https://data.gov.hk/en/terms-and-conditionsOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The CSDI Portal lists several high-value dataset themes including Transportation, Environment, Climate and Weather, Health, Housing, and Population.
https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The CSDI Portal explicitly offers 'Most Popular Dataset APIs' and mentions 'Map APIs and Dataset APIs' with specific protocols like 'OGC WFS/OGC WMS/ArcGIS REST API' and a 'Dataset API Explorer'.
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 2026-09-03 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.