Hong Kong teen makes cents of finance, taps AI to tackle economic inequality

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Chow, J. (2026, October 15). Hong Kong teen makes cents of finance, taps AI to tackle economic inequality. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370901/hong-kong-teen-makes-cents-finance-taps-ai-tackle-economic-inequality?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-15 · by Jimmy Chow

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Agastya Rekhi, a 17-year-old student from Hong Kong, is a finalist for the Spirit of Youth Award in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards. He runs three initiatives focused on financial education and economic literacy, including Launchpad, which he started at age 14 to teach economics and business skills to children through games and art. Since its inception, Launchpad has conducted about 105 sessions, reaching approximately 215 students in Hong Kong, India, and the United Kingdom. Rekhi's projects aim to simplify complex financial information and provide technological support to smaller organizations using AI tools.
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Agastya Rekhi, a 17-year-old student from a secondary school in Hong Kong, has launched three initiatives aimed at breaking down financial and technological barriers for younger children. A finalist for the Spirit of Youth Award in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, Rekhi began his first project, Launchpad, when he was 14 years old. The initiative uses games and art to teach economics, business, and financial literacy, having held about 105 sessions that reached around 215 students across Hong Kong, India, and the United Kingdom. Rekhi's work is driven by his experience working with families who struggled to understand how prices, investments, and economic news affected their daily lives, highlighting the importance of clear communication in financial education.

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Hong Kong teen makes cents of finance, taps AI to tackle economic inequality Spirit of Youth Award finalist Agastya Rekhi runs three student initiatives breaking down financial and technological barriers Hong Kong secondary school student Agastya Rekhi is just 17, but he has been teaching finance and economics to younger children for nearly three years.
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Hong Kong teen makes cents of finance, taps AI to tackle economic inequality Spirit of Youth Award finalist Agastya Rekhi runs three student initiatives breaking down financial and technological barriers Hong Kong secondary school student Agastya Rekhi is just 17, but he has been teaching finance and economics to younger children for nearly three years. asserted
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Meeting families struggling to understand how prices, investments and economic news impacted their daily lives during voluntary work convinced him that access to information was only part of the problem. asserted
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How that information was communicated was just as important. asserted
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Rekhi, a finalist for the Spirit of Youth Award in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, has since launched three student-led projects spanning financial education, simplified economic news and AI support for smaller organisations. asserted
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He started Launchpad at 14, leveraging his interests in games and art to teach economics, business and financial literacy to children. asserted
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Rekhi said the project has held about 105 sessions, reaching 215 students across Hong Kong, India and the United Kingdom. asserted
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