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Xiong'an also aspires to become a green city with harmonious interaction between residents and the environment.

Since 2017, more than 31,300 hectares of trees have been added, raising the area's green space to 48,667 hectares and its forest coverage from 11 percent to 34 percent, the Xiong'an administrative committee said.

CITIC Telecom CPC’s Solutions Day has always been a red letter day in the technology calendar, bringing together ecosystem partners, including Check Point, Fortinet, Green Radar, Kingdee, Splunk, VMware and Veeam, and participants across the ICT industries to discuss key global issues while contributing thoughts and ideas in areas where they all share a common interest.

This year’s theme, “Looking beyond the possibilities’’, puts digital transformation under the spotlight which undoubtedly brings an accelerated paradigm shift in businesses under the new normal. Esmond Li, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC kick-started the Solutions Day by proudly showcasing their new strategy that fuses Innovation and Intelligence with the latest technologies; the ICT-MiiND strategy.

Under the new system motor vehicle traders can request motor vehicle tax assessment and other documents the Transport Department requires for vehicle registration.

In addition, with system interface with the Transport Department, the Customs will be able to process different types of application in parallel, such as the Import Return and tax assessment, which will cut down the processing time for various applications.

The “GovHK Notifications” app enables users to be well informed about important notices or “alerts” from the government in a timely manner.

The Notifications are classified into categories such as air pollution alerts, food alerts, weather warnings, special traffic news, immigration information, leisure facilities, tax rates and rent, and student financial assistance.

Dr. Winnie Tang Shuk-ming, an expert on geographical information system (GIS), has been making a great deal of effort to introduce and drive the development of the important technology in Hong Kong. Her entrepreneurial journey, which involves GIS technology development and promotion, dates back to 1997, when Tang began launching her own business after leaving a teaching post at the faculty of architecture at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

The US Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, Kurt Tong, once said that a smart city would be a competitive city. That is the same thought that drives Tang’s work efforts.

• have tried out ChatGPT myself and found it really good. This has marked a new stage for the future development of AI,’ technology chief Sun Dong says
• blic consultation on AI supercomputing centre for top talent to be carried out this year, he adds

Hong Kong aims to develop its own artificial intelligence-based chatbot platform, similar to the popular ChatGPT, to catch up in the global race for innovation, the city’s technology chief has said.

The MOU was signed by the Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology), Elizabeth Tse, and the Consul-General of Finland in Hong Kong and Macau, Annikki Arponen.

Hong Kong's Office of the Government CIO has formulated a pan-government strategy setting out the major programmes to facilitate the Fragrant Harbour administration's transition to cloud computing.

The commitment has come from Hong Kong's acting secretary for commerce and economic development (SCED), Gregory So, to a special meeting yesterday (Monday, 21 March 2011) of the Legislative Council Finance Committee on the policy areas of communications and technology.

The Digital 21 Strategy was initially released in 1998, and has since been updated three times (2001, 2004 and 2008).

Hong Kong has recently demonstrated its ability to use smart city sensors to monitor air quality and identify vehicles that are particularly troublesome for pollution. What challenges does air quality control present, how did Hong Kong achieve its ability to reduce emissions, and what does this mean for the future of monitoring technologies?

What challenges does air quality control present?

As the world population continues to grow and the dependency on automotive increases, cities are under increasing pressure to improve their air quality. Polluted air is well known to be a major contributor to early deaths and many respiratory diseases, and the high density of people living in cities magnifies this effect.

On March 1, 2024, Hong Kong introduced the Telecommunications (Amendment) Ordinance 2024, enhancing 5G deployment and smart city development.

On March 1, 2024, Hong Kong took a significant leap towards becoming a smart city with the gazette publication of the Telecommunications (Amendment) Ordinance 2024. This landmark ordinance paves the way for mobile network operators to install and maintain mobile communications facilities (MCFs) in new buildings, streamlining the deployment of 5G infrastructure across the city. The Legislative Council passed this amendment on February 21, marking a pivotal moment in Hong Kong's journey towards enhanced 5G mobile services and smart city development.

The usage rate of Hong Kong e-government services has risen dramatically, reaching 12.9 billion information searches and electronic transactions by 2012 - a 2.7 times increase from 2010.

“We have established a government cloud platform (GovCloud) to develop shared electronic government services. It will comprise of core infrastructure and a shared pool of computing resources that can be dynamically provided to e-government services, based on individual demand,” shared Lai.

After a busy year in 2012, which saw the launch of several government mobile apps, a next generation GovWifi programme, and further development of the government’s ambitious plans for a private cloud platform, Daniel Lai, Government CIO, Hong Kong, has much planned for 2013.

More universities and hospitals providing public Wi-Fi on their premises.

Residents and visitors in Hong Kong can now get easier access to free Wi-Fi. The number of hotspots for the public Wi-Fi.HK service has increased to 12,000.

“The number of Wi-Fi.HK hotspots has been increased from the original 5000 at the launch of the scheme [in August] to the current figure of over 12,000", said a spokeperson from the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer.

Business analytics solution, provided by SAS, has been used in three key areas: population censuses, general household survey and labour earning surveys.

Through interactive media exhibits, the five-storey City Gallery, with a floor area of over 3200 square metres, showcases Hong Kong’s major planning proposals and infrastructure projects and also presents visions of the city’s future developments.

Hong Kong’s Government intends to create apps that use smartphone functions to personalise public service delivery, it has been announced.

In a public speech, Joey Lam, Deputy Government Chief Information Officer, said that “with the instantaneous and location-sensitive nature of mobile technology, we can provide timely alerts and reminders to citizens.”

Under the theme of ‘Smarter Hong Kong, Smarter Living’, the Government has proposed the following projects:

GovCloud is a large-scale IT infrastructure project initiated by OGCIO last year. In an interview with FutureGov last year, Victor Lam, Deputy Government CIO, explained that the government private cloud would be used to host common apps for shared use for Hong Kong government departments.

The country’s Information Services Department (ISD) has released an iPad application which provides details of government projects, social development and country performance indicators.

The free app, which supports English and Chinese, is quoted as being “a useful reference source” with which to analyse Hong Kong’s social progress over the last year.