// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong scores 65.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #64 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.3%
Rank
#64 / 386
Criteria present
48 / 86
Evidence coverage
74.4%
Hong Kong's smart city score by area
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 5 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
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Hong Kong operates an official open data portal, DATA.GOV.HK, provided by the Digital Policy Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which offers various datasets to the public.
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, 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 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 2026-07-11 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.