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  Hong Kong - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Hong Kong was a British crown colony until 1997, when it was returned to Chinese rule.
Besides that, Hong Kong is bordering the city of Shenzhen in the north.
Hong Kong is by population the fourth largest metropolitan area of the PRC (see List of cities in China).
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /hong_kong.htm   (1672 words)

  
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Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of religious belief and freedom to preach and to conduct and participate in religious activities in public.
Hong Kong residents shall have the right to institute legal proceedings in the courts against the acts of the executive authorities and their personnel.
Hong Kong's previous system of recruitment, employment, assessment, discipline, training and management for the public service, including special bodies for their appointment, pay and conditions of service, shall be maintained, except for any provisions for privileged treatment of foreign nationals.
www.constitution.org /cons/hongkong.txt   (9348 words)

  
 Wireless Personal Communications in Hong Kong: A University Perspective
Hong Kong's application of wireless communicators is among the most active in the world.
Hong Kong's mobile telecommunications market is one of the most advanced and competitive in the world.
OFTA was given responsibility for the economic and technical regulation of Hong Kong's telecommunication sector and the management of the use of the radio spectrum.
www.comsoc.org /pci/private/1997/apr/Murch.html   (12359 words)

  
 FLEISHMAN-HILLARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Hong Kong office manages many client businesses on a regionwide basis and works closely with the firm's offices across Europe and the United States on projects and programs of international scope.
Innovation is central to the FH Hong Kong spirit, which is embodied in a depth of gifted talent and enriched by a nurturing environment, rewarding client partnerships, and the constant support of the Fleishman-Hillard and Omnicom networks across the region and around the world.
Hong Kong is the media capital of Asia.
www.fleishman.com /global_network/fh_asia/asia_hongkong.html   (312 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Communications in Hong Kong
Phoenix Television (鳳凰衛星電視) is a Hong Kong-based television broadcaster that aims to promote a free flow of information and entertainment within the Greater China region.
Communications in Hong Kong Media in Hong Kong is available to the public conveniently in various forms, namely: television and radio channels, newspapers, magazines and the World Wide Web.
The newspapers of Hong Kong can be categorized by language: English newspapers South China Morning Post The Standard (formerly, the iMail) Eastern Express (now defunct) The three English publications are regarded as neutral towards the government and are mostly serious newspapers.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Communications-in-Hong-Kong   (518 words)

  
 Brocade Communications And Fujitsu Hong Kong To Simplify The Deployment of SANs : FUJITSU Hong Kong
Hong Kong, October 9, 2003 — Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, and Brocade Communications Systems, the world's leading provider of Storage Area Networks (SAN) infrastructure, announced today that they are partnering in Hong Kong to simplify the deployment of next-generation network storage solutions for customers.
Fujitsu Hong Kong, a leading technology company, is one of the largest providers of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications (IT and T) solutions and services for organizations in Hong Kong.
Fujitsu Hong Kong is able to support and optimize world-class IT and T infrastructure for organizations in the region that aim at gaining a global competitive edge for a sustainable future.
www.fujitsu.com /hk/news/2003/san.html   (806 words)

  
 Business Wire: First Virtual Communications, Hong Kong Educati... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Hong Kong Education City is the largest education portal in Hong Kong, servicing 1,300 schools.
Founded in May 2002, Hong Kong Education City Limited (HKECL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Education and Manpower Bureau responsible for managing the Hong Kong Education City (HKedCity) website and to uphold the mission of promoting quality education and IT education in Hong Kong.
HKedCity began as a large-scale education infrastructure project, co-developed by the former Education Department and the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:100050576&...   (983 words)

  
 International Experts in Broadband Communications Meet in Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Experts of industrial and academic research from around the world will come to Hong Kong for the Fifth International Conference on IFIP Broadband Communications'99 - to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 9 - 12 November 1999.
Hong Kong is abreast of the global development, and this is evident in the widespread application of ATM networks, broadband wireless networks, and high-speed Internet access.
Hence, Hong Kong is very well placed to host the Fifth IFIP Broadband Communications '99," said Dr Danny HK Tsang, Chairman of the Conference and Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HKUST.
www.cdnet.edu.cn /mirror/hk_college/www.ust.hk/~webopa/news/1999_News/news1108.html   (242 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Hong Kong's reexport business to and from China is a major driver of growth.
GDP growth averaged a strong 5% from 1989 to 1997, but Hong Kong suffered two recessions in the past six years because of the Asian financial crisis in 1998 and the global downturn in 2001 and 2002.
Although the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak also battered Hong Kong's economy, a boom in tourism from the mainland because of China's easing of travel restrictions, a return of consumer confidence, and a solid rise in exports resulted in the resumption of strong growth in late 2003 and in 2004.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/hk.html   (1171 words)

  
 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. - Hong Kong
Our Hong Kong office is uniquely positioned to provide a wide range of services to companies and governments operating in Hong Kong and the region, particularly mainland China with its burgeoning role in the global marketplace.
Locally licensed to practice Hong Kong law, our lawyers support and advise clients in diverse matters, including communications, energy, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and technology, corporate finance and Greater China investment, as well as private and high net worth individual issues.
The Hong Kong office is one of the few local firms to provide comprehensive local, US and international tax advice.
www.ssd.com /offices/office_detail.aspx?officeid=1544   (252 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Hong Kong
Hong Kong has been further integrating its economy with China because China's growing openness to the world economy has increased competitive pressure on Hong Kong's service industries, and Hong Kong's re-export business from China is a major driver of growth.
GDP growth averaged a strong 5% in 1989-1997, but Hong Kong suffered two recessions in the past 6 years because of the Asian financial crisis in 1998 and the global downturn of 2001-2002.
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak also battered Hong Kong's economy, but a boom in tourism from the mainland because of China's easing of travel restrictions, a return of consumer confidence, and a solid rise in exports resulted in the resumption of strong growth in late 2003.
www.brainyatlas.com /geos/hk.html   (1147 words)

  
 » PCCW Ltd. considering a return to mobile communications in Hong Kong :: TechWhack News :: Tech Stuff and ...
Hong Kong has six cellular operators, which face intense competition from each other.
Sunday Communication is owned by companies like Distacom Communications Ltd., USI Holdings Ltd., and Chinese telecoms gear maker Huawei Technologies and they are having a hard time in the market as the profits are falling massively.
Disney enters China with Hong Kong Disneyland Disney has made their biggest entry into the rather lucrative Chinese market with their Disneyland, which just opened in Hong Kong on the Lantau Island.
news.techwhack.com /1410/pccw-mobile-communications-hong-kong   (707 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
HONG KONG, Aug 8 (Apple Daily) -- Falun Gong practitioners around the world have initiated a large scale communication [campaign] to voice their discontent at Hong Kong police's accusation against 16 practitioners who were charged with public obstruction and assaulting police.
The 16 - four Swiss nationals, a New Zealander and 11 Hong Kong residents - are accused of causing a public obstruction and assaulting police officers during a protest of China's persecution of Falun Gong outside of Beijing's main representative office in Hong Kong on March 14.
A survey of over 1000 Hong Kong residents conducted by Hong Kong University's Public Opinion Study in mid-July shows that the residents' degree of satisfaction towards the freedom of demonstration has decreased.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2002/8/9/25029.html   (429 words)

  
 Time Warner - Newsroom - Print This
Tegic Communications produces T9® Text Input software, which enables users of text-enabled mobile devices, including mobile phones and PDAs, to write and send SMS text messages, mobile instant messages and e-mails more quickly and efficiently.
The new Hong Kong office will offer expanded customer and marketing support for Tegic’s family of T9 software licensees in Greater China, including Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan.
Tegic Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of America Online, Inc., was founded in 1995 to develop and market communication technologies for the telecommunications and computing industries.
www.timewarner.com /corp/print/0,20858,785748,00.html   (516 words)

  
 Penn: Office of University Communications: Penn and Hong Kong Engineering Schools Form Alliance
PHILADELPHIA -- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science will collaborate in their technology-management master programs.
Hong Kong plays an important role in China's economic development, and this alliance opens the door for Penn students with aspirations in China," said Lyle Ungar, director of Penn Engineering Executive Master in Technology Management Program, which is co-sponsored by Penn Wharton School.
The MTM at HKUST and Penn's EMTM are firsts in Hong Kong and the U.S. Combining the study of emerging technologies with management principles, the programs are designed for technology professionals who are or will be in management positions requiring an understanding of business and technology.
www.upenn.edu /pennnews/article.php?id=319   (232 words)

  
 Research and Markets - Market Research Reports - Communications Markets in Hong Kong - Printer Friendly
Hong Kong is one of the most advanced telecommunication networks in the world with a very high level of access.
By the end of 2003, fixed and mobile phone penetration reached 55% and 98%, respectively, and 58% of Hong Kong residents had Internet access, one of the highest levels in the region.
This 19-page report takes a comprehensive look at the Hong Kong market, covering immediate issues facing the market, in the context of the political, economic, regulatory, and competitive environments.
www.researchandmarkets.com /reports/4765/4765.htm   (276 words)

  
 Hong Kong - Mobile Communications - Market Overview, Hong Kong telecommunications market research
Growth in Hong Kong?s mobile phone market has been continuing at a pace.
This penetration level put Hong Kong clearly into first place in the Asian mobile market (ahead of previous leader, Taiwan).
This report provides details of Hong Kong?s dynamic mobile market and takes a look at what Hong Kong is doing with its roll-out of Third Generation services.
www.totel.com.au /asian-telecommunications-research.asp?toc=1547   (399 words)

  
 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS AND FUJITSU HONG KONG TO SIMPLIFY THE DEPLOYMENT OF SANS
HONG KONG—9 October 2003— Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, and Brocade Communications Systems, the world's leading provider of Storage Area Networks (SAN) infrastructure, announced today that they are partnering in Hong Kong to simplify the deployment of next-generation network storage solutions for customers.
With more than 50 years of experience and as part of the Fujitsu Group -- a global family of IT and T infrastructure experts — Fujitsu Hong Kong extends its expertise across the enterprise and throughout the region.
All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.
www.shoutasia.com /brocade/brocade_fujitsu.htm   (838 words)

  
 ABC News: Hong Kong to Gain New 3G Mobile Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
HONG KONG Nov 2, 2004 — Hong Kong's SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings announced Tuesday it will roll out its third-generation mobile phone network in December, making it the territory's second provider of 3G services.
Li also said his company has struck a deal with Hong Kong's subway train operator MTR Corp. to build a 3G network covering its routes starting next year.
Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., controlled by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, is currently the only 3G operator in the territory.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=218285   (261 words)

  
 Hong Kong launches powerline broadband - Communications - News - ZDNet Asia
Monday, December 23 2002 04:45 PM After a two-year trial, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) has launched a new type of broadband service for residences using the electricity supply network.
In August, Cheung Kong Enterprises, a joint venture between Cheung Kong and its associate Hongkong Electric Holdings, bought 81 percent of PowerCom Network Hong Kong from CLP Telecom.
As of the end of October, Hong Kong had 872,000 residential broadband users, up 46 percent from the beginning of the year.
asia.cnet.com /newstech/communications/0,39001141,39103280,00.htm   (384 words)

  
 Interactive Intelligence - Powering the World of Business Interaction
As a first-of-its kind implementation in Hong Kong, EIC will provide OUHK with full web functionality including email, web chat, web callback, and Voice over IP (VoIP), in addition to traditional communications capabilities such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), voice mail and fax services.
Continuous Technologies International Limited (CTIL), a leading Hong Kong-based customer interaction and e-business solution provider, implemented EIC and expects the university's call center to be fully operational by the second quarter of this year.
The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), formerly the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong (OLI), is the first university offering open and distance education in Hong Kong.
www.inin.com /News/PressReleases/PressReleaseArchive.asp?id=109&print=y   (1113 words)

  
 Speech - Communications Technology and Hong Kong
Hong Kong must have its eyes set on a bigger market.
Hong Kong should continue to play the role of an honest broker between China and the West and focus on value-added businesses that neither China nor the West can do it alone.
Perhaps then Hong Kong one day will become a virtual global business hub.But in terms of what exactly will happen, that's our challenge as we look forward to the future.
www.chamber.org.hk /info/speech/99120206.htm   (1179 words)

  
 FindLaw - RMB $5 Billion Syndicated Loan Agreement - China Mobile (Shenzhen) Ltd., Bank of China, Construction Bank of ...
China Mobile (Shenzhen) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited incorporated in mainland China, registered at Shenzhen Administrative Bureau of Industry and Commerce, with a registered address of 10th Floor, Guotong Building, 9023 Binhedadao, Futian District, Shenzhen, acting as the Borrower (hereinafter referred to as the "Borrower"); 2.
The Borrower is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited, which holds 100% of its equity interest.
Currently, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited directly or indirectly holds 100% of the equity interest of each of the guarantors listed in Schedule Two.
contracts.corporate.findlaw.com /agreements/chinamobile/loan.5b.2000.10.07.html   (5289 words)

  
 The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Commission's 1996 report recommended that interception of communications should be prohibited unless carried out pursuant to a warrant granted by the court.
The Commission considered that the existing law did not provide sufficient protection against unlawful or arbitrary interference with the individual's right to privacy and that a statutory framework was necessary.
The report recommended that it be an offence intentionally to intercept or interfere with a telecommunication, a sealed postal packet or a transmission by radio.
www.hkreform.gov.hk /reports/rintercept-e.htm   (248 words)

  
 Communications in Hong Kong - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Communications in Hong Kong - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Communications in Hong Kong contains research on
Communications in Hong Kong, Telephone, Radio, Television, Internet, See also, Telephone, Radio, Television, Internet and See also.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Communications_in_Hong_Kong   (221 words)

  
 Hong Kong Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
This line is the first dedicated train line for a Disney theme park anywhere in the world and will offer Hong Kong Disneyland guests an exciting and convenient journey from any MTR station in Hong Kong.
As the CEO of MTR said, "The 3.5-minute train journey is not to be missed for Hong Kong Disneyland guests wishing to enjoy the full theme park experience.
As summer approaches and the temperature rises, Hong Kong’s home grown Ocean Park will offer you the best solution to cool off from the heat.
www.hong-kong-travel.org   (264 words)

  
 Johnson Stokes & Master's Technology and Communications Group - Hong Kong - OFTA Issues Consultation Paper On The ...
Johnson Stokes & Master's Technology and Communications Group - Hong Kong - OFTA Issues Consultation Paper On The Creation Of A Class Licence For The Provision Of Public Wireless Local Area Network Services, and Announces a Proposed Exemption From Licensing for "Private" Telecommunications (20/08/2002) from Mondaq
Hong Kong: OFTA Issues Consultation Paper On The Creation Of A Class Licence For The Provision Of Public Wireless Local Area Network Services, and Announces a Proposed Exemption From Licensing for "Private" Telecommunications
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