Welcome Message

Welcome to the homepage of Greater Hong Kong!

Greater Hong Kong is a youth-run think tank dedicated to the development of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area. It was founded in 2021 with one mission: explore the abundant opportunities in the region, and promote them to young people around the world.

As Founder and a Chinese citizen, I fully believe that the GBA will soon be transformed into a world-class megalopolis – lively, green, and prosperous! Yet, despite all the high-level planning and engagement initiatives, communication gaps remain a huge challenge to youth mobilisation, compounded by other structural barriers. The message of optimism, hope and opportunity seems not to have trickled down well, both locally and internationally.

That is exactly why we exist. Through researching and sharing industry insights, we strive to tell a good story about GBA and help attract global talent to it, while making policy suggestions where appropriate. As our name signals, we have a Hong Kong focus – a city which my friends and I proudly call home, a ‘super-connector’ between East and West.

Here at GHK, we approach things with an open mind, recognising our limits as youth. We are not ideologically bound, for one size never fits all.

I hope this short introduction gives you an idea of who we are and what we do. Happy Browsing!

Norman Wan

Founder

Our Work

Gather and analyse information about the GBA, and offer evidence-based industry insights.

Policy Research

We recruit student researchers from universities around the world, and regularly publish industry insights on our website and social media platforms, digesting current trends, emerging sectors, and the latest government initiatives in the GBA. Our research adheres to the seven development areas delineated by the central authorities in the Outline Development Plan in 2019.

Youth Engagement

We are currently working to build a Greater Bay Student Alliance with different China-focused university societies across continents. Every now and then, we will co-host exclusive networking events and webinars with distinguished guests. Stay tuned!

About Us: Team Members

Meet Our Team

Norman Wan

Founder

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Norman is a graduate of University of Warwick and a current student at University of Cambridge pursuing a master’s degree in urban planning. Looking to work in GBA in the future, Norman hopes to make a contribution from a young age, however small, together with other like-minded youngsters.

Petrus Wang

Head of Research

Petrus completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Hong Kong Baptist University on a full scholarship and is now a Master of Public Policy student at University of Chicago. He has interned in multiple China-focused strategy consulting firms, advising foreign corporate clients on the Chinese political economy. He is always interested in macro trends that impact daily lives.

Marchus Lee

Director

With a commitment to the strategy consulting domain, Marchus is pursuing an MSc in Accounting and Finance at LSE, having graduated from University of Exeter. He has a passion for anything related to environmental science and sustainability, from climate change to green finance, anthropogenic impacts and food production systems.

Tianqi Yao

Outreach Executive

A sociology student at University of Warwick, Tianqi worked as Journalist Assistant at Hong Kong Commercial Daily in 2020 and has interviewed different people on GBA’s development. His broad research interests range from educational equality to mass media and social administration. As Outreach Executive, Tianqi aims to take more people on board and construct a student alliance for GBA.

Past Researchers

Fusen Guo, Dobby

After two years at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Fusen is now a student at Monash University, majoring in Business Information System. He thanks his degree course for opening his eyes to the wonders of science and technology. His works mainly focus on expediting infrastructural connectivity in GBA.

Sheng-Jui Chang, Sandy

Sandy is a Taiwanese master’s student at University of Warwick reading International Relations. Driven by a sense of belonging to East Asia, she is working closely with different academics on modern China’s development. She wants to find out the role of Hong Kong in the Belt and Road Initiative, and, separately, new healthcare opportunities in GBA.

Cuichan Ye

Cuichan is an MSc International Technology Management student at University of Warwick, having worked as an FPGA engineer. She is now planning a career in consulting, with an interest in emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, IoT and cloud computing. Her works explore how to develop GBA into an international innovation and technology hub.