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

Defining Moments of the Internet in Hong Kong " Online Campaign 「激想香港互聯網大事件」選舉 (http://www.hk10.asia) __ Video library of this online campaign: ttp://www.youtube.com/isochk#p/u/28/9xuym0vgTBk http://www.youtube.com/isochk#p/u/27/I7AXd2mYgFc http://www.youtube.com/isochk#p/u/20/5jvky7wvGQk __ Find more video here: http://www.youtube.com/isochk __ Nominations: http://www.youtube.com/isochk#p/u/19/wOhQJERXZvw http://www.youtube.com/isochk#p/u/18/Z9OoLFKc_Xg __ Results : http://www.youtube.com/isochk#p/u/15/g2P9-va11OI _"Defining Moments of the Internet in Hong Kong " Online Campaign_ **** _Selection Panel Members_ _(_By alphabetical order) http://www.youtube.com/isochk Ms. Barbara Chiu General
Manager Cisco
Hong Kong and Macau **** | Dr William Lo, JP Chairman Strategenes

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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
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_** **Result of "Defining Moments of the Internet in Hong Kong" **Online Campaign Top 10 Industry Milestones of the Internet in Hong Kong Rank Date Milestone

| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 11/2007 | 1000M+ optical fiber connectivity became
available for the majority of Hong Kong's most densely-populated areas.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 2001 | Multiple new submarine communications cables made
their landings in Hong Kong, connecting the city to the world, greatly
increasing bandwidth.
| 12/1994 | RTHK started to broadcast its radio and
television programmes on the Internet via its website.
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_** Top 10 Impactful Incidents of the Internet in Hong Kong Rank Date Incident

| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 11/1999 | CentaMap was launch and became the first free
online interactive map service in Hong Kong.
| 1999 | Openrice was launched and became the most popular
online restaurant guide and search engine about what and where to eat.
| 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
| 3/2010 | Google terminated its search service in China and
redirected all search queries from Google.cn to Google.com.hk.
| 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.