How independent policy research is made possible by civic participation and collaboration in Hong Kong

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Due to various reasons quality of governance in Hong Kong has deteriorated in recent years, offering limited help to, if not exacerbating, existing political and social problems. For instance, transparency in decision-making process in land, housing and social policies have become increasingly opaque, researchers and reformers encountered enormous difficulties as critical information to understand policy issues in many areas is close to non-existent. In view of this, Liber Research Community of Hong Kong in recent years attempted the avenue of collaborative research--in which everyone can be a researcher. By way of civic participation, critical policy information for rational policy discussion and policy campaign is reconstructed, with a view to augment social progress and reform.