January 2011 Archives

Ms. Barbara Chiu

General Manager

Cisco Hong Kong and Macau

Dr William Lo, JP

Chairman

Strategenes Ltd

Mr. Edmon Chung

Chief Executive Officer

DotAsia Organisation

Prof. Lu Qin

Professor of Department of Computing

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mr. Francis Fong

President

Hong Kong Information Technology Federation

Prof. John C.S. Lui

Professor and Department Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mr. Herman Lam

Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company

Mr. Lap Man

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

DYXnet

Mr. Stephen Lau JP

President and Distinguished Fellow

Hong Kong Computer Society

Mr. York Mok

Chairman

Hong Kong Internet Service Provider Association

Mr. Chan Hee, Lee 

Associate Professor and Associate Head
Computer Science Department,

City University of Hong Kong

Mr. Charles Mok

Chairman

Internet Society Hong Kong

Mr. Dominic Leung

Managing Director, Business Processes

PCCW

Mr. Daniel C.S. Ng

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Architect

Arcotect Limited

Mr. Philip Leung

Director of Information Technology Services Centre,, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Managing Director,

Hong Kong Internet Exchange

Mr. Jonathan Shea

Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd

Prof. Victor O.K. Li

Associate Dean, Engineering and Chair Professor of Information Engineering,

The University of Hong Kong

Mr. Pindar Wong

Chairman

VeriFi (Hong Kong) Ltd

Rank

Date

Milestone

1.

9/1991

The first 64Kbps link for the Internet in Hong Kong was connected to the U.S. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

2.

2007

GovWiFi was launched by the Hong Kong Government

- Citizens can access free wireless internet access services at designated government premises in an effort to build a wireless city.

3.

2002

The global Internet bubble burst affected the development and funding of local Internet startups.

-Many large international telecommunications operators and Internet startups went bankrupt, and the local IT sector was adversely affected.

4.

11/2007

1000M+ optical fiber connectivity became available for the majority of Hong Kong's most densely-populated areas.

5.

4/1995

Hong Kong Internet Exchange (HKIX) was established to connect local Internet service providers and university networks locally.

- Information does not need to be routed to the U.S. And back, raising speed and lowering cost.

6.

10/2001

The spectrum for 3G mobile service was auctioned successfully, leading to the growth in the mobile data services market.

- Auction was first used by the Government in awarding licenses, and four successful bidders were chosen.

7.

12/2006 and

8/2009

Hong Kong's overseas telecommunications services were severely affected by the damage of submarine cables due to the severe earthquake as well as typhoon in Taiwan, leading to public concern about the stability of our network.

8.

6/2006

The first High

-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) mobile broadband network with full coverage in Hong Kong was launched over our 3G networks.

9.

2001

Multiple new submarine communications cables made their landings in Hong Kong, connecting the city to the world, greatly increasing bandwidth.

10.

12/1994

RTHK started to broadcast its radio and television programmes on the Internet via its website.

Rank

Date

Incident

1.

4/2006

The "Bus Uncle" video became a hit on YouTube.

- A bus passenger made a handphone video of the whole account and

uploaded it to YouTube (over 265,000 views so far), capturing massive local news attention.

2.

2008

The "artists' photo scandal" caused widespread public and Government

concern.

- Private photos of several artists were posted to Internet discussion

forums, and several netizens were arrested by the Police, causing concerns about computer data security and the impact of the new media.

3.

10/2009

Prof. Charles Kao, the "Father of Fiber Optics", was awarded the Nobel

Prize in Physics for his pioneering role in the development of fiber optical technology, which led to the global communications revolution.

4.

10/2005

The Hong Kong Government made its successful prosecution of "The Big Crook," for using BT to upload movies to the Internet, setting a local case precedence.

5.

2008

Apple introduced in Hong Kong the iPhone 3G, which became wildly popular.

- The iPhone was not only seen as hip, but 3G smartphones like it made great impacts on people's lives.

6.

11/1999

CentaMap was launch and became the first free online interactive map service in Hong Kong.

7.

1999

Openrice was launched and became the most popular online restaurant guide and search engine about what and where to eat.

8.

2010

The number of Facebook users in Hong Kong was estimated to be over 3.6 million account users

- The percentage of penetration is as high as 51.82% on the surface

9.

3/2010

Google terminated its search service in China and redirected all search queries from Google.cn to Google.com.hk.

10.

2008

Slangs used in online games appeared in the Chinese language subject public examination.

- The public discussion that followed showed how the new media culture was affecting the whole society.