GBA Study Tour · Two-City Field Guide

One journey. Two city chapters.

A practical field guide for the 2026 IBS RANEPA programme, organised city by city: Hong Kong for academic and institutional perspectives, Shenzhen for innovation and industry.

07–20 AUG 2026GMT+8HK → SZ
07–15 AUGHong KongCUHK · INVESTHK · HKMA
16–20 AUGShenzhenCDI · UNILUMIN · CCT · HARMONY

Journey

Programme at a glance

Use this page to understand the flow. Open a city chapter for the detailed daily schedule, faculty, visits, venues and local guide.

0107–10 AUG

Arrive in Hong Kong

Faculty and participants arrive, transfer to Sha Tin and settle in before the programme begins.

0211–14 AUG

Hong Kong chapter

CUHK lectures and campus life, InvestHK, HKMA and a cultural route through the city.

0315 AUG

Cross Shenzhen Bay

Coach transfer, border formalities and hotel arrival mark the transition between the two chapters.

0416–20 AUG

Shenzhen chapter

CDI lectures, technology and industry visits, free time and departure from Shenzhen.