Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou sci-tech cluster continues to rank 2nd globally
China DailyHONG KONG - The World Intellectual Property Organization published the Global Innovation Index 2024 top 100 science and technology clusters on Tuesday, among which the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster continued to rank second globally for the fifth consecutive year. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government welcomed the ranking, saying that it continues to give high recognition to the leading position of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the global innovation and technology field. Hong Kong will also strive to leverage its own advantages and strengthen I&T collaboration with GBA sister cities, thereby jointly building a more comprehensive and globally competitive I&T industry chain, and making new and greater contributions to the country's high-level self-reliance in science and technology, the spokesperson said. For the ranking this year, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster filed 2,303 patent cooperation treaty applications per 1 million inhabitants from 2019 to 2023 and published 3,469 scientific articles per 1 million inhabitants from 2018 to 2022, both increasing from the previous cycles.