APRICOT-APAN 2011:「激想香港互聯網大事件」選舉 (http://www.hk10.asia)

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.