Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute (SHKDI) was established by Fudan University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2001 to capitalize on the strengths of the two universities in economics, sociology, politics and humanities. SHKDI is the first joint research unit between key universities in mainland China and Hong Kong after the handover of Hong Kong, with its name inscribed by Mr. Wang Daohan, then president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and former mayor of Shanghai.

Mission

SHKDI aims to raise the level of research of the universities, provide policy advice to both the public and private sectors on issues of strategic importance in order to enhance the influence of the universities on government policy, help Shanghai and Hong Kong achieve sustained prosperity and deeper integration with the global economy, and achieve the greatest benefits for our region and nation.

  • Provide policy advice to both the public and private sectors on issues of strategic importance in order to achieve the greatest benefits for our region and nation, and to enhance the influence of the universities on governmental policy
  • ​Raise the level of research in both the Fudan University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong with the purpose of nurturing creative young talents
  • Serve as an inter-disciplinary think tank to integrate the perspectives of different specializations in thorough studies in order to help Shanghai and Hong Kong achieve sustained prosperity and deeper integration with the global economy
  • Study the economic, political, cultural, and social development of the mega urban regions of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta to provide support for the sustained development and management of the cities in the two Delta

Research Directions

  • Cooperation and competition between Hong Kong and Shanghai as international financial centres​
  • Cooperation of the two stock exchanges
  • Division of labour between the two international financial centres
  • Comparison of the level of internationalization of Hong Kong and Shanghai: Past, present and future
  • Socio-economic connections between Hong Kong and Shanghai​
  • Comparison of Hong Kong and Shanghai as hubs of shipping, air freight, and logistics
  • Comparison of Hong Kong and Shanghai as commercial and exhibition centres
  • Comparison of Hong Kong and Shanghai as hubs of regional headquarters
  • Impacts of cross-Straits relations on Hong Kong and Shanghai
  • Comparison of the development of cultural and creative industries of Hong Kong and Shanghai
  • Comparison of competitiveness of Hong Kong and Shanghai
  • Development of manufacturing: Comparison of Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta