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Council Members p22

Membership p24

Professional Development and Training p33

Industry Development p51

Community Services p68

Summary of Activities for 2006 p76

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p89 Message from Joseph W P Wong, GBS, JP Secretary for Commerce, Industry & Technology

The computer and the related technological applications have dramatically changed the way we work, live and interact with each other in the society. The Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) is one of the forerunners in the industry, which dedicates its efforts in fostering awareness and partnerships to harness the opportunities opened up by information and communications technology (ICT). The HKCS participates actively in local, regional and international events and is highly regarded both locally and overseas.

The HKCS has worked in close cooperation with the Government in promot- ing the wider use of ICT in businesses and in the community. It has also helped transform Hong Kong into an inclusive, knowledge-based society. It has also pro- vided valuable insights and inputs to the Government in respect of the Digital 21 Strategy, the latest version of which will be published in the latter part of 2007.

I take this opportunity to express the Government's appreciation to the HKCS for its contributions in the past and in the years to come.

Joseph W P Wong Message from Mr. Howard C Dickson, Government Chief Information Officer, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

In the globally connected world, challenges and opportunities abound. Information and communications technology (ICT) is well recognized as an impor- tant tool in responding to the challenges and seizing the opportunities. Indeed the vision of the next release of the Digital 21 Strategy is to continue to build on our strengths through technology across the community. The realisation of the vision President's Message requires the participation and concerted efforts of various sectors, and ICT profes- sional bodies like the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) can play a pivotal role in areas such as promoting advanced technology, innovation and professionalism, as well as building an inclusive, knowledge-based society.

Being one of the longest standing and well respected professional bodies in Hong Kong, the HKCS has provided valuable insight and input during our consul- tation process in formulating the new Digital 21 Strategy. It has also made contri- butions to the initiatives that aimed at enhancing Hong Kong's supply of IT man- power and identifying barriers to adopting e-business technologies among small and medium enterprises. I am confident that the HKCS will continue to be a good source of insight and a great industry partner in the years to come.

Howard C Dickson is becoming more and more influential in the city's vision - building a knowledge-based economy for the future. As we see an increasing number of successful B2B, B2C and C2C business models, we also see people letting ICT into a wider spectrum of their different facets of life. ICT now plays a major role in the development of finance, trading, logistics and tourism, the four economic pillars of Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, while investments continue to be poured into the development of ICT industries and capabilities, the HKCS being a 37-year-old professional body, also becomes a formidable force in the growth of the ICT industry. As a bridge connecting the government, aca- demics and the industry, the HKCS has been providing a neutral, open and communicative platform for the differ- ent parties to work together towards the common goal of elevating professionalism and driving progress for the industry.

Elevating Professionalism

During my three-year tenure as President, one of the pon the completion of the third year of my presi- most notable accomplishments is the finalisation of a Udency, I feel greatly honoured to share the achieve- long-awaited IT professional certification system, the first ments, made possible only by the dedicated efforts of the ever in Hong Kong. In view of the growing importance of members of Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) and IT, there is a critical need for an objective standard for the the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) recognition of qualifications of IT professionals and for the industry over the past year. quality assurance of their work. This is especially crucial

As the earthquake in Taiwan late last year damaged sub- for industries such as transportation, banking and marine cables, and as a consequence impeding Internet finance, as well as healthcare since the systems for these connections, everyone became more aware of ICT in our industries are exceptionally complex and sophisticated; daily lives. The sudden disruption of Internet connections and they play an indispensable role in the society. highlighted the importance, the deep infiltration and the After more than a year of hard work by experts from the wide impact of ICT in our everyday life. ICT industry and academics and coordinated by the

Over the past decade, the world has realised that ICT is a HKCS and funding support from the HKSAR Government, key contributor to the global economy and the advance- we now have launched the Hong Kong IT Professional ment of humanity. ICT has been gaining popularity and Certification System and started to accept applications recognition of its impact in the business world and the for certificates for Project Directors and Systems improve of quality of life. In Hong Kong, the ICT industry Architects. The certification system ensures the assess- ment of IT professionals in a proficient and independent in their career development. We will strive towards the manner, not only on their technology expertise, but com- establishment of an independent certification centre to prehensively also on their abilities and experience in the administer the certification process and system. different technology management disciplines. In the long run, we will continue our efforts in building this It has been encouraging for us to see an enthusiastic programme into a world-class foundation for a chartered response, having received more than double the originally system similar to those found, for example, in the estimated number of applications. This early success accounting profession. reflects a dire need for an IT professional certification in the industry. To reach out to more professionals in our Industry Promotion industry, we will be launching another certification pro- gramme in IT Quality Management in the next few Under the banner of the "IT Matters for Hong Kong" cam- months. The HKCS is also currently working on the recip- paign which was initiated by four IT-related professional rocal recognition of the system with the authorities in and trade organisations including the HKCS, a series of Mainland China and has already seen some promising discussions and seminars were organised to promote IT progress. By setting a professional standard with high as a profession and as an industry, including the well credibility and objectivity, we ultimately aim to achieve attended annual Forum this year with the theme of pro- universal and international recognition. moting and recognising the importance of IT in our pillar industries. The IT Matters also provided relevant and We are gradually growing to become recognised as a for- wide-ranging input and suggestions to the various con- mal profession, the perception of which certainly sultative documents issued by the HK Government, strengthens the industry as a whole and benefits individuals energy and creativity of IT professionals in Hong Kong. We are proud to have played a part in this meaningful programme, a symbol of the rising standards and com- petitiveness of the industry.

We continued to extend our support and participated in other international competitions such as the annual Asia Pacific ICT Award (APICTA), of which the HKCS is a member of its Executive Committee and the only organis- er for submitting entries representing Hong Kong. Every year, APICTA presents an outstanding opportunity for us to promote Hong Kong's ICT product excellence and creative drive. Held in Macau last year and participated by 16 economies in the Asia Pacific region, Hong Kong had once again won the most awards with our products and applications excelled in six out of the 13 categories in which we competed, including e-Government, e- Learning, healthcare and digital entertainment.

Going Global

With eyes set on the global market, IT professionals in including the DG21 Strategy and the Mainland's 11th Hong Kong have all the qualities to go global and suc- Five-Year-Plan. The HK Government generally considers ceed on the international stage. The Hong Kong our recommendations as pertinent and practical, notably International Computer Conference (HKICC) organised by with the acceptance of our recommendations for the the HKCS provides an invaluable opportunity for the Hong establishment of Hong Kong as a strategic regional loca- Kong ICT industry to connect with the world's top profes- tion for data centre services, and the accelerated imple- sionals and industry leaders. Every year, this 30-year-old mentation of Hong Kong as a WiFi city. international event draws around 400 professionals and industry leaders from around the world to discuss the latest IT developments and the best IT practices in various busi- Industry Awards ness fields. During the two-day event this year, outstanding

The Hong Kong ICT Awards, a major award scheme business leaders shared with us their success case studies aims at promoting the ICT innovation and competitive- on how IT has contributed to the improvement of services ness in the industry, was organised by the Office of the for their customers, business partners and employees. Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of HKSAR These inspirational stories provided fresh insights and Government in 2006. Having accumulated immense encouragement to all participating parties. Whether to experience from organising the IT Excellence Awards for inspire or to be inspired, the event certainly stimulates our the past seven years, the HKCS is honoured to be creative thinking and we believe that the relentless efforts of selected by the Government as the leading organiser of the HKCS will continue to do so for our industry. The suc- the e-Business and e-Learning award categories. We are cess of the conference is largely due to its timely and topi- pleased to note that the number of entrants for these cal theme, which is attributed to the continuous efforts of awards is increasing annually, showing the proliferation of the HKCS in building the reputation over the years. exchanges of experience and fruitful networking. While enjoying unique competitive advantages gained from our proximity in distance and culture over other competitors in the region, the ICT industry in Hong Kong will also con- tinue to benefit from our unfaltering support from the HKCS.

Commitment towards the Future

The HKCS, beyond our unfailing support to the industry, is also committed to contributing our expertise to the society. As a leading professional body, we stand for an authoritative voice in influencing the formulation of policies for the benefit of both the ICT industry and the community.

One of the major target groups we are working with is the younger generation. Exposed to IT on a daily basis, youth nowadays have become very Internet- savvy. In the 21st century, the importance of computer literacy is as high as language literacy. However, since the burst of the dot-com bubble, we have seen par- ents being reluctant to let their children join the IT pro- fession. We have therefore made it our mission to attract the young generation into our profession. Through our mentoring programmes, career talks and Business opportunities presented by the burgeoning of course, the annual IT Summer Camp, we have been economy in Mainland China with its 1.3 billion population dedicating persistent efforts in promoting IT among have unveiled limitless possibilities to our ICT industry. youth in Hong Kong. In last year's IT Summer Camp, These exciting opportunities had led to the birth of the 70 students in the 15-17 age group from the Mainland Joint International Computer Conference (JICC) 12 years and Hong Kong were given the opportunity of working ago. JICC, co-organised by the HKCS and local govern- together on IT projects. In a fun-filled environment, ments in the Mainland, offers a golden opportunity and a they gained invaluable experience in enhancing prob- direct channel through which the ICT industry in Hong lem-solving skills by utilising IT. Kong can maintain close contact with our rapidly expanding counterparts in China. The conference had The Digital Divide issue has become one of our top-priori- previously been held in a number of key cities such as ty concerns as Hong Kong moves towards a knowledge- Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Dalian, Ningbo, based economy. Last year, together with the Housing Chongqing and Kunming. In light of our increasing collab- Department, the HKCS hosted a number of exhibitions in oration with partners in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) public housing estates. As IT is getting more and more region, the conference was held in Zhongshan last year. indispensable in everyone's daily life, these exhibitions In conjunction with the JICC, we also organised the CIO were organised to introduce IT and its societal impact to Forum where 50 Chief Information Officers from Hong the public. Kong and the PRD gathered for a full day of rewarding organisations aiming to break into the international Looking Ahead market will continue to receive our support through the

With the evolving changes in the political climate and sys- networks we have established over the years. tems in Hong Kong, and with the HKCS being a leading, Last but not the least, I would like to take this opportuni- professional body and politically neutral but sensitive ty to congratulate our members who have recently been body, I cannot stress more on our objective and profes- elected as members of the IT sub-sector Election sional stance in advocating public policies for the better- Committee responsible for the election of the Chief ment of Hong Kong. As such, we also realise the impor- Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; tance of harmony and believe in open and constructive and also express my sincere thanks to our members and communication for the mutual understanding and respect Fellows, Distinguished Fellows, Council Members, volun- among all parties. An important HKCS goal must be the teers, enterprises and associates for their unwavering fostering of unity across the ICT industry and the com- support to HKCS matters and activities over the past munity. While we aim to encourage a higher level of soci- year. On behalf of the HKCS, I look forward to every- etal involvement and participation from our members, we one's continuous support in the years to come. will also provide more opportunities for our members to exchange views and to share experiences. The HKCS will serve as an open channel for members to voice their opinions on the full range of government policies. Our past achievements allow us to be better equipped to embrace the challenges ahead.

With a plethora of cooperation opportunities with our neighbours in the region, we strongly believe that the industry's competitive edge in Hong Kong lies in its core competencies, which include international sales and marketing expertise, and project and quality manage- ment. Especially at a time when low level technical operations are moving into other less expensive regions, Hong Kong's ICT industry should retain its focus and strengthen its foothold in these strategically important areas in order to continue our vital role in the overall success of Hong Kong and the development of the Mainland. As technology shortens distance and time, IT will remain an essential tool to facilitate cooperation between Hong Kong and the Mainland. We can certain- ly play a part in the successful implementation of the policies from the 11th Five-Year Plan. We will also con- tinue with our endeavours in promoting IT to the com- munity at large, through extending our membership to the young, our efforts in attracting the new generation to the profession and through the assistance we can offer to Small and Medium Enterprises in adopting IT in their business operations. At the same time, local IT With Compliments of

Council Report

With Compliments of Introduction

The Council report of the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) for 2006-2007 covers the activities of the Society during the term of office of the 37th Council.

4 Council Members were re-elected and 5 new Council Members, Dr Winnie Tang, Prof Helen Meng, Mr Robert Mr Sunny Lee Mr Stephen Lau, JP Mr Peter Yan Mr Roy Chan Mr Raymond Chu Fong, Prof Patrick Chau and Ms Patty Wong, were President Vice President (External Affairs) & Vice President (Professional Vice President (Membership) Vice President (Community & appointed. Whilst giving a very warm welcome to the Hon Secretary Development) Communication) new Council Members, we would also like to send the deepest appreciation to Prof K H Lee, Ms Annie Lok, Mr Alfred Yim, Ms Evon Ying and Mr Raymond Yu, for their loyal support to the society over many years.

Mr S F Ching Dr Winnie Tang Prof Helen Meng Mr Robert Fong Dr Johnny Ng

Vice President (Internal Affairs) & Director of Community Services Director of Education & Training Director of Industry Development Director of International / China Hon Treasurer Affairs

Ms Alice Wong Dr Hareton Leung Prof Patrick Chau Mr Sam Lai Ms Patty Wong

Director of Membership Director of Membership Services Director of Professional Director of Publication Director of Public Affairs & Development & Administration Development Sponsorship

The 37th Council of HKCS

Mr Dominic Kwong Mr Raymond Tang Mr Andrew Law

Director of Special Interests Hon Auditor Hon Legal Advisor Group Introduction

The Year 2006 was a fruitful one filled with flying colours for the membership function. Distinguished Fellow Thanks to the efforts put together by the Membership Committee, the year registered a Mr John Strickland, JP record number of new members both Fellow, Corporate Member and Full Member class- Mr Stephen Lau, JP es. A full programme of over 60 events was held for our members during the year. The Mr T C Chen following are some highlights: Mr Graham Mead Mr Graham Mead Prof Charles K Kao The number of new members reached a new height last year. There were over 450 individual Mr Richard Li members and corporate members joining HKCS. As a result, a new record of membership fee Dr J T Yu income was achieved to boost the financial position of the Society! Mr Stephen Chung Dr Colin Greenfield Dr Colin Greenfield As an appreciation to all existing members' continuous support over the years, the Society intro- Mr K K Yeung, JP duced for the first time a "Life Payment Scheme", which was a simple, one-off and cost effec- Mr John Tse tive way of maintaining the membership without the hassle of renewal annually. It also helps to Mr Paul Chow, SBS, JP SBS streamline our membership administration in renewal. The response to this was overwhelming Dr C K Wong with most Council Members and Distinguished Fellows taking the lead to join! Furthermore, to Mr K T Yung boost the professional image and HKCS identity, we produced new and smart looking premium Mrs Agnes Mak, JP items like tie, wooden certificate, LED tag and the coming new badges! Mr K H Lau Dr K S Leung The Society embarked on a promotion campaign of the YouthClub@HKCS aiming at the recruit- Dr Ng Nam ment of junior budding IT professionals as our members. The committee hosted many events Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS last year, e.g. Site visit to MTR, Immigration Department, X'mas Party etc. with different IS, IT Societies from the various universities. In 2007 the focus will be on career development. Moving Fellow forward, we plan a major membership drive via other IT or non-IT Professional Societies to Mr Gregory Au Yeung expand the young professional category. Mr Roy Chan With the growing importance of IT being recognised by the society, we were pleased to see Mr Martin Chan more prominent and reputable leaders and individuals attending our events. It also reflect- Mr S F Ching ed the increasing social standing of HKCS and had a positive effect on the professional Mr Peter Chiu Mr Raymond Chu image of our members. Mr Francis Fong Mr Stephen Ho Mr Paul Lam Mr Sunny Lee Dr Hareton Leung Dr Karl Richard Leung Mr Richard Li Dr Louis Ma Mr Michael Ma Dr Edith Mok Mr Muralimohan Narasipuram Mr Muralimohan Narasipuram Mr C S Ng Mr Alvin Tsang Mr Raymond Wong Mr Frank Yam Mr Peter Yan Mr Peter Yeung Ms Evon Ying Honorary Corporate Members New Individual Members 2006-2007 Computer Associates International Limited Computer Associates International Limited FAN YING LUNG LAI SHING HOWE, HOWARD LEE YEUNG WAH EPSON Hong Kong Limited FONG ROBERT LAI SIU SUN, JEFFREY LEE YIP WO Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Limited FONG SUNG KEI LAI Y K, WILSON LEE YIU CHUNG IBM China/Hong Kong Limited FONG Y C, KEN LAM C M, JIMMY LEUNG C W, DICK Microsoft Hong Kong Limited FU MING SUN LAM C W, MAX LEUNG CHEE HUNG, VINCENT Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited FUNG C W, DOUGLAS LAM CHIN YING, HAVIK LEUNG CHEUK MING, ERIC PCCW Limited FUNG CHUNG MING LAM CHUN FAI, LEO LEUNG CHI HONG FUNG MAN CHEUNG, DANNY LAM FAT YIN LEUNG CHI SHING FUNG W Y, ABBY LAM H T, MATTHEW LEUNG CHI YUEN, RAYMOND New Corporate Member 2006-2007 FUNG WIING TAK, ALICE LAM KA CHUN LEUNG CHUN SING, ALBERT Atos Origin (Hong Kong) Limited GONZAGA, ESTHER PAZ LAM KA MING, BENJAMIN LEUNG FU WING BroadLearning Education (Asia) Limited HENDRATA, HARRY LAM KA PO, PATRICK LEUNG HUNG KIT CHRIS Doctor A Security Systems (HK) Limited HO CHUN FEE STANLEY LAM KIT YING, STEPHY LEUNG KA KIT, KENNETH eBroker Systems Limited HO DIXON LAM KONG HO, JOHNSON LEUNG KIM MING, SAM Future Solutions Laboratory Limited HO HON CHU, EVA LAM KWOK WAI LEUNG L K, RICKY HO JANICE LAM LAP MAN LEUNG MAN KIN, LAMY Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co Limited HO K T, RANDY LAM MING KONG, JACKSON LEUNG MING FAI The Hong Kong Jockey Club HO KAR LOK LAM PANG CHING LEUNG PAK HUNG Hospital Authority HO MAN LIK LAM S H, ALEX LEUNG PING SUM, EDMOND IWT Solutions Limited IWT Solutions Limited HO MEE YIN LAM SHIU WING LEUNG S K, JENNY Maxson Network Limited HO SHUN YIU, FRANCIS LAM SIU HANG LEUNG SIN TING NCSI (HK) Limited NCSI (HK) Limited HON WANG LAWRENCE LAM T K, PETER LEUNG SO SHAN, SUSAN SAP Hong Kong Co Ltd SAP Hong Kong Co Ltd HUI CHEUNG SHUI LAM TAK LEUNG, SAMUEL LEUNG VICTOR WAI TO SAS Institute Limited SAS Institute Limited HUI CHIU WAI, ANTHONY LAM TSZ YIN LEUNG W S, IRENE State Street Bank & Trust Company HUI KAM FUNG LAM W T, ANDREW LEUNG W Y, KATE HUI KIN HING LAM WAI HO, CLIFFORD LEUNG WAI LAM HUI KWAN NUNG, PATRICK LAM WAI TONG, THOMAS LEUNG WAI SHAN New Individual Members 2006-2007 HUI P N, PAULINE LAM WANG HOI LEUNG YUNG SHING, SUNNY ANGER, ADAM CHAN MIN MIN, CARRIE CHEUNG KWAN YIN, LEO HUI YING PO LAM WEI KEUNG, LAWRENCE LI CHEUK HANG AU C P, SUNNY CHAN S H, LAURENCE CHEUNG KWOK WAI, STEPHEN HUNG K W, GARRICK LAU CHE KONG LI MAI PONG AU M K, RAYMOND CHAN SHU WING CHEUNG M H, GERMAN HUNG KEI LUCK STEVEN LAU K W, ANGUS LI SHU WING, REID AU O P, RAYMOND CHAN SZE KWOK DEN CHEUNG MEE KUEN AMY HUNG KING FONG LAU KIN KEUNG, VINCENT LI YUE KAI AU K W, ALEX CHAN TAK KONG CHEUNG S H, STEPHANIE IP HO FAN LOUIS LAU M W, LORRAINE LIM VANIA AU KA KEUNG ANSON CHAN TSUN KWONG, KEVIN CHEUNG SAI YIU IP KAM CHEUNG LAU MEI NGOR, IVY LIN CHUN FAI AU PAK MING, HERMIT CHAN TSZ MING CHEUNG SIU CHI, CHRISTINE IP KAM CHUEN LAU PUI FUNG LIN CHUN MING, ANDERSON AU YEUNG Y L, RAINYER CHAN WAI KIT CHEUNG SIU YIN IP, TIMOTHY LAU W F, TERRY LIN HOI YAN AU YEUNG YIU HONG CHAN WAN HEI CHEUNG WAI MAN, TIFFANY IU CHI MAN LAU YUK FAI LING WAI MAN AU YEUNG SAM, SAMUEL CHAN WING KEUNG, CLEMENT CHIK SHEUNG WAI, ANDY JOR MAN PUN, VICTOR LAW DAN LIU C W, DENNY BATRA, AMARDEEP SINGH CHAN WING KWONG CHIN SUET LAI KAN CHUNG YEUNG LAW HEI MAN LIU CHUN TUNG, JACKIE BOSE, INDRANIL CHAN YU KEUNG CHING H W, EDDIE KAN KAM YUEN LAW L W, ANDY LIU KA KEUNG, KELVIN BROWNELL, BRENTON G CHAO RITCHIE CHIU HOI CHUN KAN MENG HANG LEE CHE WAI, WILLIAM LIU WAI CHE TIMOTHY CHAN C W, PATRICK CHAU HO YIN CHIU SEIN TUNG, KELVIN KHAN STEPHEN LEE CHI SHING LO BECKY CHAN K Y, AMY CHAU YUK WA CHOI CALVIN KO CHI SHING, SIMON LEE CHUN HONG LO CHI HO CHAN W F, JASON CHEN HEI CHOI CHOI Y M, NATALIE KO KA LEONG LEE HO KEY, ERIC LO CHO MING, LAWRENCE CHAN W S, GLORIA CHENG C Y, FRANCIS CHONG KENNY KONG CHO HANG, CHRISTOPHER LEE K F, ALFRED LO HOI YEE, JANICE CHAN C H, ALFRED CHENG CHI LUN, JACKSON CHOW KING FAN KONG CHUNG HIM LEE KA CHEONG LO WING YAN, ANGELA CHAN CHI CHUNG, CHRIS CHENG K M, RAYMOND CHOW WAI KIN KONG VICTOR LEE KAI CHIU LO YUET MING CHAN CHI KEUNG, KEVIN CHENG WING CHUNG CHOY MARCUS KUO HSIEW LIN LEE KAI YIU LOU K W, DEWEY CHAN CHI YU CHENG WING SUN, VINCENT CHOY WING KEUNG KWOK CHI MING, BRIAN LEE KAR MAN LUI KWAN FU CHAN CHING CHIN, CHARLES CHENG Y W, CHRISTINE CHOY Y C, SHIRLEY KWOK FOO SHAN LEE KAR WAI, ROSALINE LUI SIU CHUNG CHAN DOUGLAS CHEONG KAM FAI CHU CHI WAI KWOK KWAI KEUNG LEE KWOK FAI LUM LAI WAH CHAN KA FAI, TERRENCE CHEUNG CHUN WAI CHU KA CHUNG KWOK SIU KING, GABBY LEE, LINDA MA CHI WAI TOM CHAN KA HUNG YAT CHEUNG HO YUEN, LOUIS CHU SIU CHUN KWOK WING HEI LEE MEI CHENG MA K M, MANDY CHAN KA SING CHEUNG HOI YAN, LOIS CHUNG ON KI, MANDY KWONG CHUNG KUEN, COLIN LEE MING KAY MA PO YAN, MIKE CHAN KAM HUEN, JOSEPH CHEUNG JUDY CHUNG WAI KWAN, IDA KWONG HOI CHEUNG LEE TING FAI, GARY MA W N, MATTHEW CHAN KIN KONG CHEUNG KA WENG CHUNG YUI HON KWONG LING CHUN LEE TUNG CHING, FRANCIS MA YEE SHING CHAN KONG, LAMSON CHEUNG KAM HUNG, VENOM COOPER, ALEXANDER KWONG LING YAN LEE VINCENT MAK C C, ANDY CHAN MAN NGA CHEUNG KIN KWOK, RICKY DE AQUINO, ALFRED KWONG TSZ HEI LEE W T, PATRICK MAK CHAT FAI, GEOFFREY CHAN MAN TIK, DICK CHEUNG KIN LAI ECHAVES, GAY LAI SAI YIN, PHILIP LEE WING KEE MAK YIU WAI New Individual Members 2006-2007 MENG MEI LING, HELEN TANG YAT SHING WONG TAT YIU MOHD YUSUF, AZMI SHAMSURI TANG YIU CHEUNG WONG TING CHUNG MUI P K, SIMON TANG YUK CHUEN WONG TING HONG, WESTHONG NG CHING WA, DANIEL TESMER, ROLAND WONG W K, ALEX NG CHUN FAI, JEFFREY TING CHAM HO WONG W L, ALAN HKCS 36th Anniversary Gala NG KEE YIN, JOSEPH TO WAI TONG, ERIC WONG WAI KWONG, CHARLES NG KOK MING, JOHNNY TOM WING YEE, SUSANNA WONG WAI MAN Dinner cum HKICC 2006 Dinner NG KWOK SING, ALDOUS TONG CHI LUN, ALAN WONG WAI MAN, CONNIE NG KWONG FAI TONG KAI YAN, ALAN WONG WAI YIP The annual HKCS Gala Dinner was held successfully on the NG W L, WARREN TSAI K T, ERIC WONG WING YAN, PATRICK 14 September. There were over 500 senior executives and NG WING KUM, JENNY TSANG CHIN PANG, BERNARD WONG WOON YAN, BEE professionals from the IT communities all around the world, NG YUEN CHING, PAULINE TSANG KAM MAN WONG YIU CHUNG, FREDY NGAI WAH SING, FRANCIS TSANG PAK LEUNG WOO, JOELLE attending to celebrate the 36th Birthday of HKCS and the NGAI WEI MING, RAYMOND TSANG W K, ROY WU HIN SING, HERRICK success of the Hong Kong International Computer NGAN CHIU FAI TSE, FRANKY WU K K, JOHNNY NGAN WILSON TSE KWOK MING WU KIN WAI Conference (HKICC). NI ZHICHENG TSE SHAN CHEUNG, MARK WU WAI YIP O SIU LAN TSE SHEUNG CHING, CLIFFORD WU YUEN YAN, WINNIE We would like to take this opportunity to specially thank our OBISPO, KAREN TSE WAI CHUN XIA YAN guest of honour - the Hon. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive, OLYMPIA, ROMEO TSE WING FUNG, ANDREW YAN WAI LUN PANG KING FUNG TSE YAT FAI YAU SHUN CHEUNG, BONO Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as well as Mr POON CHIN HO TSE YAU PUI, PAUL YEUNG C T, ARTHUR Eric Tai, Chairperson of the HKICC 2006 Organising POON K M, CATHY TSE YU SING YEUNG C W, WINNIE Committee (OC), Mr Wilson Yeung, Chairperson of POON WING HUNG, RAYMOND TSO H F, ALVIN YEUNG C Y, VIENNA RAHMAN ALAN TSOI KEVIN YEUNG CHI PING Programme Committee (PC), Mr Richard Li, Chairperson of RICAFORT, ALFREDO P TSOI SIU PAN YEUNG GEE GING, AVA the HKCS Gala Dinner Organising Committee and all of the SHEK BILLY TSOI YUET PING YEUNG HOI LAM OC and PC members for their contribution in arranging the SHEK C Y, RUDY TSUI BING KIN YEUNG KIN LAM SHIU CHI ON, STANLEY TSUI M K, ALEX YEUNG S C, ROSS events with much value to our association, colleagues and SHUM KAY LEUNG TSUI YUET HAR, FARINA YEUNG SAN KUEN, ANDY friends. SIN KAR CHUN, ANDREW WAI CHI SHING YI WENREN SIN KWONG CHI, KELVIN WAN CHI HO, JONATHAN YIK CHI CHUNG, LARRY It not only provided an opportunity for IT leaders to build SINN WING SEE, CLAUDIA WAN HOI MING YIK MEI FAN SIU MAGGIE Y WAN T K, JEAN YIM SHUK WA, WENDY personal networks and connections, but also gathered SIU YIU MING WONG ANDREW YIP KA WAI members together to SO MAN CHUN WONG CHUN CHEONG, FRANCIS YIP LING FUNG, PHILIP enlarge their circle of SUEN YIU TAT, TED WONG CHUN MAN, MATTY YIP TAK YU, JANET SY WAI WAH WONG CHUNG HIP, WILLIAM YIP W W, WILLIAM acquaintances. All guests SZE LAP MING, SPENCER WONG CHUNG KUI YIU C H, RAYMOND enjoyed a happy time and TAI PIK FAI WONG H L, HELEN YIU K W, STANLEY TAM CHEUK CHING, DESMOND WONG HOI LAM, HELEN YOW H K, JOHN a precious moment with TAM K C, JOE WONG KA HO, ALAN YU CHUN KIT all the distinguished TAM KAR CHUN, ANTHONY WONG KAM ON, WATER YU KA WAH guests. TAM KUI CHEUNG WONG KIN FUNG YU, SILAS TAM LEONG WANG WONG KIN SHING YU SIU YING, CONNIE TAM WAI HANG, GARY WONG KIN YAN, JOYCE YU YUK HANG, IVAN Again, we would also like TAM WING KI WONG KWOK HUNG YUE CHOI WAN, RAYMOND to thank all the sponsors TAM Y K, JOSEPH WONG L W, SYLVIAN YUE, VIRGINIA for both events. Their TAN S W KENNETH WONG MAN SAU, ALEXANDRA YUEN C K, CHARLES TANG CHEUK YIN WONG MING KEUNG YUEN K H, NICOL generosity enabled the TANG CHI YUEN WONG PIU, BILL YUEN SIU WAI, IVAN success of these events, TANG KIN SHING WONG S Y, FIONA YUEN TAK KEI which were the most TANG S C, EMILY WONG SUET MAN, ANN YUEN TAT YAN, PATRICK TANG SHUK MING, WINNIE WONG TAK NGOR YUNG TAK HING memorable one in the TANG W M, WILLIAM WONG TAK WA history of HKCS.

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Networking activities remained the core events for mem- Making use of the latest technological development in bers to keep in touch and to make new friends with each Internet and digital entertainment, we spent more other. There were 7 networking events conducted in effort in enhancing our e-channels. Our eNewsletter, 2006. We made use of these gatherings to introduce whatsnews@HKCS reached our members' mailbox new-join members as well as Council member. Besides, every week. This service is a key to let members know the Distinguished Speaker's what events are coming up, from site visits and special- Luncheons were held and ist workshops to additional benefits, future conferences provided another platform and open days. We also launched a Podcast version for for members to mingle with the iPOD users who can hear our news anytime and each other in a cozy way. anywhere! On top of this, a Jobcast was under trial as well. More, we revamped the HKCS web site with lot of new interactive features. It was under testing now and we are eager to bring the new look to our members soon.

In order to look refreshed, we adopted a new layout for the Vision. We have the layout built with theme and have the layout looked more user friendly.

Distinguished Speaker's Luncheon

The luncheon aimed to provide a platform for members to meet each other in person and this would be a good chance for grabbing the latest industry information in a leisure way. HKCS conducted two distinguished speak- ers' luncheon in which were hosted by Mr. Michael Leung, Senior VP & CIO, China Construction Bank (Asia). Inspired by the success in 2006, luncheon will be hosted in quarterly based in the year of 2007. Benefits to Our Members

We endeavoured to provide the best benefits to our members. The followings were solicited during the year:

- Timely petrol discount

- Special 3G mobile service plan offer

- More career links via HKCS website

- Free online magazine/publications

- 20% discount on International Computer Driving License examinations that record members' and their family's computer competency

- Discount on numerous seminars, courses and conferences

For up-to-date benefits just go to http://www.hkcs.org.hk/en_hk/membership/b.asp

Introduction

HKCS seeks to promote a framework for professional development and training that focuses on maintaining quality standards and working towards external recognition of member's qualifications. We also believe internal and external activities are an important With Compliments part of professional self-development and we concentrate on arranging a good variety of of events every year that will appeal to members from across the IT profession. IT Professional Certification System and IT Manpower Roster Feasibility Study (ITPCRS)

Being a committed Society advocating professional devel- opment of the Hong Kong IT Industry, the HKCS has undertaken the project IT Professional Certification System and IT Manpower Roster Feasibility Study (ITPCRS) spon- sored by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer since November 2005. We are excited that great strides have been made in this pioneering effort over the year.

The 18-months project has evolved since the commencement of the indus- try-wide consultation, where a shared supportive attitude was observed. About 50 organisations showed their support to the scheme through contributing input in regular consultation sessions. With the industry's

active participation, the establishment of Hong Kong IT Professional Certification (HKITPC) has been progressively expedited in the third quarter of 2006, from the nomination of its management, namely the Board of Governance (BoG) and the Certification Board (CB), to its operation as a sustaining concern.

Under the leadership of the BoG and the CB consisting of representatives from the profession, academia and employers, a chain of advancement in the HKITPC's exe- cution is witnessed. The certification system proposed by the ITPCRS project has been further developed in detail orienting towards high credibility and recognition, whilst the competency frameworks for three priority competency areas - IT Project Management, Systems Architecture, and Quality Assurance Management - are devised.

The strategic planning and certification system enhance- ment have structured a solid foundation for the Launch of HKITPC initiated on 2 December 2006. The first two certi- fied titles offered in the Launch - Certified IT Project Director (CITPD) and Certified Systems Architect (CITSA) Site Visits and Speakers' Meetings - have attracted over a hundred of applications from the As IT experts we are all aware that many everyday happen- industry. The overwhelming response reaffirms the ings rely intimately on computer technology. Therefore, we industry's need and demand for professional recogni- held a number of site visits and speakers' meeting that tion. The profession's collective support has erected a gave our members new insights into the IT market. significant milestone for the industry's professional development. Site Visit to Maritime Services The ITPCRS management has spontaneously explored Training Institute (MSTI) opportunities for materialising the envisioned develop- ment of the HKITPC. It seeks to build the ground for The Professional Development and Training (PD&T) reaching a cross-recognition agreement with the respec- Committee of Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) tive certification system in the Mainland. Through the organised a Site Visit to Maritime Services Training Institute constructive dialogue with the official counterpart in the (MSTI) on 11 February, 2006. The HKCS visit team Mainland, preliminary understanding in cooperation explored the training facilities of the Institute with a special opportunities has been built. highlight on its Radar and Shiphandling Simulation Centre. Meanwhile, the team had a chance to watch on spot a We are confident that the success-to-be of the ITPCRS practical training of ship fire-fighting. Some basic knowl- project will be another milestone for the profession, bring- edge of fire-fighting was also briefly presented. ing the Hong Kong IT professionals from local to the Mainland and eventually to the international recognition. Asia Pacific ICT Awards Winner Sharing Sessions at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Introduction Hong Kong won 6 major awards in the 2006 Asia Pacific Given the increasing convergence of trends and technology across the IT industry, HKCS ICT Awards (APICTA) and the winners exhibited their win- specialised the functions into 4 Special Interest Divisions (SIDs). We believe this will facili- ning projects and shared tate better cross-fertilisations of ideas and given members a broader perspective on how their experience with stu- particular specialisms and IT developments are being implemented on the ground. dents of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 26 January, 2007 at the campus. EBSID - E-Business SID

EBSID focuses on activities and events relating to e-busi- ness infrastructure and applications and work towards greater collaboration between industry and professional bodies in order to enhance promotion and adoption of e- business applications.

ETSID - Emerging Technologies SID

ETSID embraced the previous Linux, XML and multimedia "IT Professional Development in technologies SIGs. ETSID focuses on the digital art and Hong Kong" at The Chinese entertainment and enterprise architecture design areas. University of Hong Kong ISSID - Information Security SID

The talk, "IT Professional Development in Hong Kong" was ISSID provides a forum for sharing practical knowledge held on 8 February, 2007 at The Chinese University of Hong and experience relating to security issues such as informa- Kong. Presented by Mr Peter Yan, Vice President tion security governance, ISMS, computer forensics, busi- (Professional Development) introduced in general the recent ness continuity planning and risk management. IT professional devel- opment situation of QMSID - Quality Management SID

Hong Kong and QMSID focuses on all aspects relating to quality manage- specifically the current ment, including software processes, development status and the future methodology, project management, process and quality development of the IT improvement, and improvement models such as Professional Certification CMM/CMM1, ISO9001, and six sigma. Scheme.

Our success would not have been achieved without the support from our members. We keep counting on the support and appreciation, and we certainly welcome the idea and suggestion from members. Emerging Technologies Special Interest Division (ETSID)

E-Business Special Interest ETSID brings together Linux, XML and multimedia tech- Division (EBSID) nologies with a new remit centred on digital art and enter- tainment and enterprise architecture design- all up-and- EBSID has aimed to strive to broaden the adoption of e- coming trends that deserve more attention than has been business in Hong Kong so as to establish it as the absolute possible in the past. The union of the arts and technology e-business hub and global gateway to China. In order to is now big business whilst enterprise growth is creating achieve this, EBSID will seek to develop closer cooperation increasing challenges for managing information systems. with industry affiliates, academic institutions and industry ETSID will address these and other issues as they emerge experts. onto the global scene.

At the 1st quarter of 2006, a site visit to Hong Kong Air In the year of 2006, HKCS organised a series of seminars Cargo Terminal Ltd gave 20 members an overview of the allowing members to share knowledge and experience. A concept and design of IT systems in air cargo and logistic white paper on the issue of Enterprise Architecture (EA) has operations and how these are integrated with automation been planned to complete at the end of the 3rd quarter control systems. On 24 February, The Hong Kong and with contributions for industry experts and ETSID mem- Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Standard bers. Chartered Bank representatives spoke at a seminar on "How e-commerce optimises financial supply chain" while The first EA seminar with the theme of "Enterprise the representative of Bolero shared the products they offer Architecture: Strategy to Building a Scalable and Agile soft- customers to create open account.

The third event was a survey on "Barrier to E-Business in SMEs" which was conducted with Go-Business, a record of over 250 valid replies were received. The analysed report has been posted on HKCS website where it is easily accessible to members.

Looking ahead to 2007, the economic environment will truly be inspiring and focused more intensely to explore more effective e-business recommendations by partnership with various experts and industries sectors for working on the survey, such as Hong Kong Productivity Council, trade organisation and academic institutions. Information Security Special Interest Division (ISSID)

With the support and effort of the Executive Committee Members, ISSID has become an opinion leader in the area of information security and governance. Members of our Executive Committee have been actively promoting information security awareness, and proper security pro- tection methods through various public seminars and media interviews. We also actively assist the HKSAR gov- ernment and the community in developing information- security related policies and guidelines. For example, we have recently assisted the Hong Kong Council of Social Services to develop a set of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Guidelines for use by its over 320 agency members. We are also in the process of working with the OGCIO and other professional associ- ations to develop crisis management and business conti- ware development World" was held last year, in which nuity guidelines for SMEs in response to the Internet infra- more than 30 professionals have been attended. There structure damages caused by the Taiwan earthquake on are 3 highly experienced IT veterans, Mrs Agnes Mak, Mr 26 December, 2006. In 2007 and beyond, we will contin- Alvin Tsang and Mr David Wong. They have share their valuable experiences on applying EA disciplines in their organisations from the perspectives of business manage- ment, IT management and research and development during the seminar. The audiences responded with great enthusiasm and have dynamic discussion with the speakers by sharing their personal experiences.

The success in 2006 brings greater vision for 2007; there are two focuses for the upcoming events. ETSID will con- tinue to spend more effort on EA issue and there will be 2 more EA speakers' sessions in planning. Besides, a spe- cial forum dedicated to EA will be held to coincide with the release of the White Paper currently being prepared. In addition to this, HKCS will also reinforce the members to have a deeply understanding and to raise the aware- ness of the importance for fully assessing the potential impacts on professionalism in two particular areas "Digital Arts and Entertainment" and "Usability Design and User Interface Design of Software". Quality Management Special ue to look for opportunities to encourage the collaboration Interest Division (QMSID) of ideas, synergies and linkages with fellow HKCS mem- QMSID aims to provide a forum for exploring all areas of IT bers and professionals of the IT industry. quality management; to advance disciplined IT manage- ment and system engineering practices, IT process In the past year, Information Security continues to be one improvement, systems quality improvement, and effective of the hottest topics in the business world. This is evi- project management; and to arrange networking activities, denced by the increasing number of media coverage on seminars, visits and the publishing of materials as a means security incidents as well as a record number of confer- to achieve recognition of excellence, mutual support and a ences on this subject. Among various security incidents, higher level of professional understanding and skills. many of you will certainly remember the IPCC case involv- ing the leakage of thousands of confidential and personal In October, QMSID has organised a speakers' meeting in data to the public domain. In response, the Executive which Dr Hareton Leung and Mr Geoffrey Rose gave two Committee of the Information Security Specialist Group presentations on the topics of "CMM Fast Track had organised a number of seminars and workshops to Programme for Hong Kong" and "Defining a Successful highlight areas of concern and to provide opportunities for Programme & its Benefits". the exchange of information among information security professionals in Hong Kong. The timely seminar held on 31 Looking ahead in 2007, we have two main goals to achieve, March, 2006 titled "Data Privacy & IT Security Governance the first one is to continue the focus in sharing knowledge - What has the IPCC incident taught us?" was a great suc- and lessons learned by organising speakers' meetings and cess and attracted over 120 participants, including many publishing practical advice in software engineering, software media reporters. quality, project management, and other related topics in the society's newsletter. The second will be to further promote Once again, the fourth annual 2006 Information Security the two specialist groups, PMSG and HKSPIN who are plan- Summit and Workshops was successfully held from 27-30 ning to participate in the ICT Expo 2007. November. With the theme of "IT Fraud, Forensic, and Security Controls", this 2006 Summit was supplemented by a number of full-house workshops. It is amazing to be able to assemble such a group of high-caliber information security experts in Hong Kong for the fourth consecutive year. This is definitely favourable and beneficial for local practitioners!

As always, we look forward to serving the Society's mem- bers and the community in the coming year, by continuing to offer high quality seminars, workshops and social events. Amongst all launched events, wine-tasting nights and golf trips both received great reviews. In order to cre- ate a friendly and collaborative community for information security professionals, our Program Director, Mr To Ka- Lun, welcomes suggestions and ideas for special seminar topics. Sub-Division: Hong Kong Software Process Improvement Network (HKSPIN) EBSID Executive Committee Members

HKSPIN hosted the APSEPG conference in Hong Kong Dr Edith Mok last November, a truly Asian representation since its incep- tion in 2000. Many speakers are invited from all around the world including Australia, Mainland China, India, Japan, Mr Benedict Lam Macau and Malaysia. The event delivered a very well-bal- Mr Dennis Lee anced perspective with presentations from the govern- Mr Simon Tam ment, quasi-government organisations, academia and pri- vate sectors. Mr Chris Chung Sub-Division: Project Mr Alex Kwan Management Specialist Group (PMSG) Mr K H Lau PMSG is proud to hold the inaugural ceremony on 13 June. Many special guests and IT leaders attended this Mr Leo Yeung memorial event and provided valuable advice on the man- dates and activity plan. By year-end, an extensive network- ing event was organised with Mr Pregmon of QAI as the Mr Godwin Chan special guest. Mr William Chan Mr K C Fung Mr Simon Ha Mr Patrick Hui Dr Alex Kean Mr Lester Li Mr Daniel Ma Mr Mohan Narasipuram Mr Mohan Narasipuram Mr Raymond Ng Mr S H Ng Mr Ritchie Poon Mr Brian Siu Mr Andy Tse Mr Michael Wong Mr William Wong

Prof Patrick Chau Dr Louis Ma Dr Ng Nam Mr Christopher To ETSID Executive Committee Members QMSID Executive Committee Members

Dr C K Wong Dr Hareton Leung

Mr William Kwan Dr Clarence Lui

PMSG Committee Members

Mr Wilson Ko

Mr Dominic Kwong Ms Rose Chu Mr Thomas Lee Mr Alvin Tsang Mr David Wong Mr William Kwan Mr Benedict Lam

ISSID Executive Committee Members Mr Alan Wong Mr Andrew Lai Mr Frank Yam Mr Eric Moy Mr Lester Li Mr Simon Shiu Mr Allan Dyer Mr William Ng Mr Winston Wong

Mr Roy Ko HKSPIN SG Committee Members

Mr Simon To Dr Hareton Leung

Mr Vincent Chan Ms Yvette Lui

Mr Benedict Lam Mr To Ka-lun Mr Patrick Lo Mr Cecil Siu Mr Daniel Wong Mr Savio Chan

Mr Roy Ko Mr Arthur Wong Mr George Leung Mr David Cheung Ms Rita Leung Mr David Walker Mr David Walker Mr K H Li Mr Paul Jackson Mr Winston Wong Introduction

HKCS recognises the importance of having strong contacts between the IT profession, related organisations and government departments. This not only keeps us in touch with

EBSID specialists from across the ICT community at large but also ensures we exchange ideas Jan Site Visit to HACTL and opinions frequently and learns from each other. The ICT industry is moving very fast Feb Speaker's Meeting "How e-Commerce Optimises Financial Supply nowadays. Besides, two-way traffic in IT skills and knowledge, and research and imple- Chain" mentation is growing between the mainland and Hong Kong. Maintaining an open mind Mar Seminar of "Power Up your eBusiness using Customer Relationship and a wide circle of friends benefits both our members and the society as a whole. Management (CRM)"

ETSID Jan Seminar of "Enterprise Architecture - Strategy to Building a Scalable and Agile Software Development Workforce"

ISSID Jan Networking Hours

Workshop "Discovery of IT Security and Forensic Skill"

Mar Workshop on "Effective Computer Forensics in an MS Windows Environment"

Special Forum "Data Privacy & IT Security Governance - What has the IPCC incident taught us?"

Jun Seminar of "IT's Growing Contribution to Business: Trends and Predictions for 2006 and Beyond"

Oct Seminar of "Exploration of Ultimate Data Leakage Prevention Methodology"

Dec Networking Hours "Wines, Bits, Bytes and Forensic"

Mar Networking Hours "Chinese New Year Resolution"

QMSID Jun Opening Ceremony in celebrating the formation of PMSG

Oct Seminar of "CMM Fast Track Programme for Hong Kong" & "Defining a Successful Programme & its Benefits"

HKSPIN May Seminar of CMM Fast Track Programme for Hong Kong

Nov Asia Pacific Software Engineering Process Group (AP-SEPG) Conference 2006

Mar Speaker's Meeting "Hong Kong Software Process Improvement Network Specialist Group"

PMSG Jul Seminar of "Project Failure & Requires No Preparation"

Dec Networking Hours and Seminar of "The Importance of Quality Assurance for China IT Export & Outsourcing" included six keynote speeches by some of the biggest users and suppliers of ICT in Hong Kong and the world. In addition, there were presentations focusing on Banking and Financial Services, Logistics, eGovernment and Digital Entertainment. Moreover, the panel discussions were took placed to look into ways for further strengthening the four pillars of ICT industry: Technological Development, ICT Human Capital, ICT Industry and ICT Leadership. Topics discussed include investment in research and develop- ment, regulatory framework of the ICT business and indus- try, education and development of ICT talent and the gov- ernment's role in ICT development.

HKCS would like to express our gratitude to the members from both Organising Committee and Programme Committee, as well as the supporting organisations and financial sponsors for their dedicated efforts and contribu- tion in making the HKICC 2006 a success.

The Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2006 (HKICC 2006)

The Hong Kong Computer Society's annual conference, the HKICC 2006 was held in September 2006 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre featuring a theme of "A Vision for a Sustainable ICT Industry". It attracted experts from different sectors to share the insights on how to achieve sustainable growth for the ICT industry against the backdrop of a favourable economic climate.

This year, HKICC 2006 was honoured to have Mr Joseph Wong, GBS, JP, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology of the Government of the HKSAR; together with Mr Sunny Lee, President of HKCS, Mr Eric Tai, Chairperson of HKICC 2006 Organizing Committee and Mrs Satti Wong, Deputy Chairperson of HKICC 2006 Program Committee, to officiate the opening ceremony.

Organised for the 29th consecutive year, the Conference ners of the two categories of eBusiness and eLearning were successfully selected among a total of 69 entries. The Category Award Presentation Ceremony, together with the Winners Showcase and the Grand Award Presentation Ceremony and Dinner, were held at the HK Convention and Exhibition Centre on 22 November, 2006, with The Hon Henry Tang, Financial Secretary of the HK SAR Government, as the guest of honour.

We gratefully acknowledge the funding from the HK Government and the coordinating efforts from OGCIO in supporting the effective and successful implementation of the Awards by the HKCS teams.

Hong Kong ICT Awards 2006

During 2006 the HK Government for the first time took the helm to organise, with the cooperation of the IT-related trade and professional organisations in the community, a comprehensive Hong Kong ICT Awards to showcase HK's latest innovative products and services provided by our ICT sector. HKCS was responsible for two of the seven cate- gories of awards, being eBusiness and eLearning. Other categories included Digital Entertainment, Digital Inclusion, eGovernment, eYouth and Wireless Technology.

With the enlightened guidance of the Organising Committee Chairperson Mrs Agnes Mak JP, HKCS Distinguished Fellow, and the distinguished members of the Panel of Judges chaired by Professor Edward Chen, President of Lingnan University, and supported by many HKCS members, other collaborative IT-related industry and professional organisations, and financial sponsors, the win- Award of the Year ALTAI Technologies Limited / Hong Kong Applied Science A8 WiFi Cellular Base Station and Technology Research Institute Company Limited Category Award Company / Organization Product Most Innovative Gold Award Hong Kong Police Force Third Generation Command and Control Communications System (CC3) Category Award Company / Organization Product Most Innovative Silver Award Immigration Department, the Government of the HKSAR Control Point System Digital Entertainment Grand Award Intelligence Frontier Media Laboratory Limited Moving Music

Best Transformation Gold Award Immigration Department, the Government of the HKSAR Smart Identity Card System (SMARTICS) Digital Animation Feature Film Award Jidou Limited Jidou Games Best Transformation Silver Award Hong Kong Police Force Third Generation Command and Control Digital Animation Short Film Award aniPLUS Production Limited Hunters Communications System (CC3)

Student Feature Film Award Chang Shu Hung, Billy (The Hong Kong Polytechnic Hui Most Environmental Conscious Tseung Kwan O Hospital / Pamela Youde Nethersole Filmless Hospital University) Gold Award Eastern Hospital / Digital Inclusion Grand Award Lingnan Dr. Chung Wing Kwong Memorial IT Inclusion Community Project Most Environmental Conscious Geotechnical Engineering Office/ Civil Engineering Slope Information System (SIS) Secondary School IT Silver Award and Development Department

Most Environmental Conscious Census and Statistics Department Teacher / Student Gold Award Lingnan Dr. Chung Wing Kwong Memorial IT Inclusion Community Project Hong Kong Statistical Bookstore Bronze Award Secondary School IT

Gold Award Gowell Software Limited GoChinese Online Chinese Learning Teacher / Student Silver Award Maryknoll Fathers' School Sound Walker Platform

Teacher / Student Bronze Award Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College Blue Tooth Q - Navigation system for the Bronze Award HHCKLA Buddhist Wong Cho Sum School e-Learning Courseware vision impaired

Q eYouth Grand Award Leung Chi Yiu, Vicker Flaber, A Flash - based Web Builder Flaber Flash Open Gold Award KanHan Technologies Limited Chinese JAWS Screen Reader Software Gold Award Leung Chi Yiu, Vicker Flaber, A Flash - based Web Builder JAWS Flaber Flash Hardware Gold Award Wong Ka Wai, Chiu Leung Retrodirective Arrays for Mobile Communication Systems Open Silver Award Caritas District Elderly Centre - Yuen Long Elderly Acquiring Information Technology and Serving the Community Project Wireless Technology Grand Award ALTAI Technologies Limited / Hong Kong Applied A8 WiFi Cellular Base Station Science and Technology Research Institute Open Bronze Award Hong Kong Blind Union Easy Dots A8 WiFi Company Limited / Hongkong International Terminals eBusiness Grand Award Next Generation Terminal Management Innovative Technology Gold Award ALTAI Technologies Limited / Hong Kong Applied A8 WiFi Cellular Base Station System (nGen) Science and Technology Research Institute A8 WiFi Company Limited Product Gold Award MSC Limited MSC RFID WIP Management System for / the Apparel Industry Innovative Technology Silver Award AvantWave Limited BlueTron (tm) BTR300S MSC Innovative Technology Bronze Award Bee Switching Limited / Sengital Limited ZigBee Power Socket Application Gold Award Hongkong International Terminals Next Generation Terminal Management System (nGen) Innovative Technology Bronze Award VIEW Laboratory mVOTETM VIEWStickTM Application Bronze Award Hong Kong Housing Authority / Housing Housing Construction Management Enterprise Solution Gold Award MyClick Media Limited MyClick Department Enterprise System (HOMES) Click / Enterprise Solution Silver Award Autotoll Limited GPS - Data Logger GPS eGovernment Grand Award Immigration Department, the Government of the e-Channel Automated Passenger Clearance Enterprise Solution Bronze Award ETI Consulting Limited 3G RFID Property Inspection Management HKSAR and Automated Vehicle Clearance Systems e- System

Mobile Game Gold Award MAS Technology Company Limited Mobile Multiplayer On-line Game Most Popular ePublic Service Gold Award Immigration Department, the Government of the e-Channel Automated Passenger HKSAR Clearance and Automated Vehicle Mobile Game Silver Award M-Gen Mobile Technology Limited Impossible Team Clearance Systems e- Mobile Game Bronze Award Mocha Multimedia Company Limited Mochaland

Most Popular ePublic Service Silver Award Hong Kong Observatory Hong Kong Observatory Website Mobile Infotainment Gold Award Golden Dynamic Enterprises Limited / Hong Kong 3G Mobile TV CSL Limited 3G TV Most Popular ePublic Service Bronze Award Buildings Department Building Records Management System / (BRMS) Mobile Infotainment Silver Award PCCW Limited Mobile TV Service HKCS response to IT Matters in Hong Kong Unsolicited Electronic Since its inception in 2004, HKCS with the coopera- Messages (UEM) Bill tion of different organisations, including academic and trading sections, hosted a string of events concerning At the beginning of 2006, the Government announced the government's policies. The events aim at encour- its proposals for legislation to control "Unsolicited aging the participation of the members to be part of Electronic Messages" (UEM - commonly called spam) the consulted party. and invited public consultation. Having already fol- HKCS response to the public lowed this issue for some time, the ISSID prepared a DG21consultation document response on behalf of HKCS. The response balanced HKCS response to the public DG21 consultation docu- both business and technical considerations and high- ment issued by the HK Government Since the launch of lighted areas of concern in the proposals. The ISSID the Digital 21 (DG21) Strategy and updates to the Vice Chairperson, Allan Dyer, represented the HKCS Strategy made in 2001 and 2004, the HK Government at the LEGCO Panel on Information Technology and issued a public consultation document on DG21 in Broadcasting which discussed the Bill on 17 March. November 2006 for positioning HK as a leading digital city. HKCS has reviewed carefully the draft 2007 Digital The actual "Unsolicited Electronic Messages (UEM) Bill" 21 Strategy and submitted a 11 pages long detailed was published on 6 July, and the ISSID prepared response with far reaching and constructive comments detailed comments on it that were approved by the on major areas to the HK Government including: Promoting advanced technology and innovation; HKCS Council and sent to the Bills Committee. HKCS Developing HK as a hub for technological cooperation was invited to give an oral presentation to the Bills and trade; Enabling the next generation of public servic- Committee, and Mr Allan Dyer represented the Society es; and, Building an inclusive, knowledge-based society. there on 10 October. The Bills Committee is still working on the law, and it is to be hoped that Hong Kong will The role of HK and China 11th finally get effective anti-spam legislation. Five-Year Plan

With the issue of the 11th Five-Year Plan by the central government of China, the HK Government organised the 11th Five-Year Plan Economic Summit to discuss and for- mulate the role of Hong Kong in its participation and the implementation of the 11th Five-Year Plan. HKCS was involved in the relevant discussions through our President, Mr Sunny Lee, who was a member of the Sub-group on Innovation and Information Services formed under the Summit's Focus Group on Professional Services, Information, Technology and Tourism. Under the banner of "IT Matters for HK Campaign", which is co-organised by HKCS, HKITF, ISIA and WTIA, providing recommendations on HK-based IT initiatives for the development of HK and the 11th Five-Year Plan were submitted in a report to the Sub-group on Innovation and Information Services for its consideration. It is heartening to know that one of the rec- ommendations, to establish HK as a strategic location for data centre services, has already been adopted by the Administration as announced in early 2007 on the official report on "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong." With 6 Grand Award winners and 4 Merit Awards, Hong Kong was by far the biggest winner of Awards among the participating economies.

The "Asia Pacific Information There were five judges, who are all distinguished experts in and Communication Technology the ICT industry, to assist in the judging processes. They Awards (APICTA) 2006" were Dr Wong Chung-Kiu, Mrs Agnes Mak, JP, Mr Daniel Lai BBS, JP, Professor Jimmy Lee, Mr John Chiu and Mr APICTA, an internationally recognised award, aims at stim- Stephen Lau, JP. ulating ICT innovation and creativity in the Asia Pacific region. It also aims at promoting economic and trade rela- Aside from the awards competition, APICTA 2006 also held tions, facilitating technology transfer and offering business- a number of parallel activities, including networking ses- es matching opportunities via exposure to venture capital- sions and knowledge sharing sessions on hot topics such ists and investors. Participants of the awards program as Communications, Media and Entertainment, Finance, comprise 16 members of the APICTA Alliance, which eGovernment and Healthcare. We were delighted to have include Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Mr John Chiu, Managing Director of AT Group Limited and Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Dr Lawrence Cheung, Principal Consultant of Hong Kong Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Productivity Council, to share their views on global and regional trends in communications and media technology. With Macau SAR as the host economy, APICTA 2006 was held on November 2006 with a total of 15 award cate- Last but not least, the HKCS wishes to thank OGCIO of gories, ranging from eGovernment to Industrial the Hong Kong Government for its generous support for Applications, from Healthcare to R&D and many others. the APICTA 2006. The Society would also like to appreci- With a total 178 entries from all regional economics, Hong ate the Hong Kong judges and entry participants for all Kong represented in 13 categories with 28 entries from 26 their enthusiastic commitment and hard work to fulfill their organisations. The performance of our Hong Kong entries mission-related responsibilities at Macau. in 2006 surpassed our splendid results of previous years. The next APICTA will be hosted by Singapore in 2007. The HKCS is confident that it will also be a great success for Hong Kong.

Introduction

Besides working on the programs for developing IT industry and strengthening the rela- It is so encouraging that the Tai O Cyber Learning Project tionship between Hong Kong, China and international affairs, HKCS also launches the has recently received the " Outstanding Partnership" of the events to promote IT awareness amongst community, especially the youth within our Caring Company 2006/2007 Award from the Hong Kong society. During the last year, HKCS hosted several events, including Robocon 2006 Hong Council of Social Services. This project was completed by Kong Contest, IT Summer Camp and Tai O Cyber Learning Project. And in the midst of the our Community Services Committee (CSC) in the end of events, the Tai O Cyber Learning Project has received an award of Caring Company 2005 and was selected as one of the five winning projects Scheme. among 47 participants. With sponsorships from the PCCW and Microsoft (HK) Limited, the centre was now well equipped to provide local residents with computer facilities and internet access in an area where such links are severe- ly restricted due to physical constraints. Since its opening, the centre has been visited by over 2,200 users and volun- teer tutors are also recruited to teach the IT classes.

Our effort in promoting Digital Solidarity is not only recog- nised by professionals but it is truly endorsed by users and evidenced from a member's testimony:

Mrs Poon: "I know How to use PC now!" Mrs Poon who worked as a cleaner, after a family quarrel with her son about computer issues, she decided to join the PC courses at the Tai O Cyber Learning Centre. Now, Mrs Poon has become computer literate and would study continuously as she believes PC skills could enrich her life and improve family communication.

Looking forward, we hope the "New Generation of Cyber in Tai O programme" can further narrow the "IT Gap" between Tai O residents and outsiders. Once again, "The Robocon 2006 Hong Kong Contest" In order to connect students from different cities and instill assigned "Building the World's Tallest Twin Towers" as the interests in the future of IT, a youth IT summer camp was theme, generated great excitement and enthusiasm from successfully incorporated. The "Shanghai - Hong Kong - the undergraduate creative generation. The contest Qingdao Youth IT Summer Camp 2006" organised by assignment was to design and construct a handmade HKCS, Shanghai Computer Society, China Welfare Institute Manual Machine and / or Automatic Machine for building Children's Palace and Qingdao Computer Society and co- skywalk towers and stacking the builder blocks at 3 levels. organised by the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hong Kong, was successfully held from 9-14 Altogether 9 teams from 5 local universities participated in August, 2006 in Hong Kong. During the six-day camp of the competition for a winning ticket to the 5th annual ABU this year, we invited a total of 70 elite students aged 15 to Robocon 2006 in Malaysia. 17 from three cities, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Qingdao to join and provide a learning platform for them to share and Finally, "Sapientia" from The University of Hong Kong won exchange IT experience, to understand more about IT and the Champion Award and other winners were: to probe into the progress of IT development of these three cities. Champion: "Sapientia" from The University of Hong Kong The theme of the camp was "Sharing Your Love in 1st Runner-up: Summer" this year, hoping students could build a caring "Zero Infinity" from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University society and bridge the digital divide by showing their love to 2nd Runner-up: those in need by using their IT knowledge. "Polymorphic Unit" from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Best Artistic Design Award: "Reborn" from The University of Hong Kong The Best Engineering Award: "Sapientia" from The University of Hong Kong

In fact, exploring the creativity of young people and edu- cating the importance of teamwork were the key motives of the contest. There is no doubt that the success of this contest was a testimony to HKCS's effort to heighten IT awareness amongst both community and young people. We would like to express our thanks to the contest work- ing team members including Mr Raymond Chu, Chairperson of the Panel of Judges, Mr Federick Wu and Ms Kylie Fung, Organising Committee member, Ir Steve Sung, Dr George Sze and Ir HW Leung for their dedication . Besides, in order to raise the students' awareness of men- tally challenged people and those who were in need, stu- dents needed to visit the Spastics Association of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Blind Union as part of the activi- The "IT Symposium on Bridging the Digital Divide 2006" ties. Students were very creative and gave a lot of interest- was co-organised by the Hong Kong Computer Society ing ideas in the assignment that showed how to use IT to and the Hong Kong Council of Social Services in January. improve the quality of life for those in need. HKCS, as one There were three main platforms for hosting the event, the of the organisers, aims to reinforce the drive of IT interest of first one was the Symposium Programme incorporating youth through this annual activity, in turn, fostering more presentations & panel discussions; the second one was the young elites for Hong Kong. Mr Sunny Lee, HKCS Exhibition covering both IT products and services with a President, said "The IT industry had undergone different supporting organisation serving the elderly, physically dis- stages of development in the past few years, there was a abled and the NGOs. The third one was the Press big demand in locally trained IT professionals. It is hoped Conference by "The Seniors' Sky" and six workshops. the youth could seize on the advantage of IT development in Hong Kong to drive the IT to new heights." The purpose of the event was to foster the sharing of expe- rience in serving the disadvantaged groups in Hong Kong, "The camp was more meaningful to me than just sitting at to raise awareness to the general public on the IT needs of home with nothing to do. I had learnt the project skills and these groups, to keep up with the quest to bridge the team spirit. An unforgettable experience!" ~ Yang Li, Digital Divide in our society. Shanghai student.

Government officials and the public showed support and "A memorable camp for me! I deeply appreciated the pas- sion and vitality of friends from Hong Kong." ~ Lu Ning, Qingdao student.

"The camp not only ignited the kind-heartedness of stu- dents from Hong Kong, Shanghai and Qingdao, it also linked the hearts of the youth and the community." ~ Sandi Li, Hong Kong student.

With the end of the camp in sight, a gala dinner held on August 13th gave students even more opportunities to net- work with each other. After interacting for five days, rela- tionships were built and students were reluctant to part at the end of the dinner. The camp turned out to be a resounding success! And we are looking forward to the 7th annual Youth IT Summer Camp to be held in Shanghai. interest in this event, there were 1046 people and 13 Non Government Organisations (NGOs) participating. The Honorable Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Communications and Technology), Mr Francis Ho was the Guest of Honor to officiate the Symposium. Mr Ronald Fung was invited to chair the panel discussion with HKCS President Mr Sunny Lee, HKCSS Chief Executive Ms M S Fong, IT Legislator Mr C K Sin, and HKPC General Manager K T Yung. The discussion was finally summarised in three key areas: Continuity, Infrastructure and Culture Change. Mr Ho will further pro- Summary of Activities for 2006-2007 ceed to submit to the government a recommendation poli- cy to bridge the digital divide in Hong Kong.

A brief summary of the three key areas:

Continuity - to consider a more holistic and sustainable approach with consideration to the continuity aspect in formulating initiatives and granting resources in the ongoing effort to build a digi- tally inclusive society.

Infrastructure - to provide more resources and funding to support volunteer groups in setting up more and easily accessible points and cyber centers for those who need it.

Cultural Change - to consider and address the culture change aspect while offering support and assistance to communities to overcome the digital divide. January 11 CSC: IT Symposium on Bridging the Digital Divide 2006 July 14 YouthClub: Happy Hours Gathering

12 ISSID: Networking Hours 27 PMSG: Seminar of "Project Failure & Requires No Preparation"

14 EBSID: Site Visit to HACTL

21 ISSID: Workshop "Discovery of IT Security and Forensic Skill"

August 9-14 CSC: IT Summer Camp 2006

February 9 Distinguished Speaker's Luncheon: Mr Savio Kwan, ex-Chief Operation Officer of 31 Networking Hours: "Getting Started with Service Oriented Architecture"

Alibaba and currently Senior Advisor to CEO Mr Jack Ma of Alibaba

11 PD&T: Site Visit to Maritime Services Training Institute

16-19 Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Awards 2005 (APICTA) in September 8-10 SEARCC' 2006 Conference (Sri Lanka)

Chiangmai, Thailand 13-14 Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2006 (HKICC2006)

23 Joint Spring Dinner 14 Gala Dinner and HKICC Conference Dinner

24 EBSID: Speaker's Meeting "How e-Commerce Optimises Financial Supply Chain" 23 YouthClub: Site Visit to MTR

March 3 Welcome Luncheon for Mr Joseph WONG Wing-Ping, GBS, JP, Speech: "Promoting

the development of the IT Industry - opportunity and challenges" October 10 QMSID: Seminar of "CMM Fast Track Programme for Hong Kong" & "Defining a

11 ISSID: Workshop on "Effective Computer Forensics in an MS Windows Environment" Successful Programme & its Benefits"

23 Networking Hours: Meet with APICTA 2005 Delegation 17 ISSID: Seminar of "Exploration of Ultimate Data Leakage Prevention Methodology"

30 YouthClub: SPIRIT Kick off Ceremony 23-24 Official Beijing Visit and Study Mission

31 ISSID: Special Forum "Data Privacy & IT Security Governance - What has the IPCC incident

taught us?"

November 2-5 Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Awards 2006 (APICTA) in Macau

April 7 Hong Kong ICT Award 2006: eBusiness and eLearning Launching Ceremony 16 Distinguished Speaker's Luncheon: Mr Raymond Cheng, Head of IT, HSBC Hong Kong

14 ICAC: Site Visit to Zhuhai Southern Software Park 20-21 Asia Pacific Software Engineering Process Group (AP-SEPG) Conference 2006

21 Networking Hours: Exciting Update on ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 22 Hong Kong ICT Awards 2006: eBusiness and eLearning Presentation Ceremony

27 HKCS Annual General Meeting 24 Networking Hours: Meet with Mr Joseph Telafici, Director of Operations, McAfee Avert

Labs "Keeping a step ahead of the threat landscape"

May 16 Networking Hours: Meet with Mr Paul Henry, Vice President of Secure Computing 30/11-2/12 Joint International Computer Conference 2006 (JICC 2006) in Zhongshan

25 HKSPIN: Seminar of CMM Fast Track Programme for Hong Kong

December 4 PMSG: Networking Hours and Seminar of "The Importance of Quality Assurance for

June 13 QMSID: Opening Ceremony in celebrating the formation of PMSG China IT Export & Outsourcing"

25 CSC: Robocon 2006 7 Networking Hours: Meet with Mr William A. Bautista and PPN

27 ISSID: Seminar of "IT's Growing Contribution to Business: Trends and Predictions for 13 ISSID: Networking Hours "Wines, Bits, Bytes and Forensic"

2006 and Beyond" 15 Joint ICT X'mas Networking Party 2006

29 Networking Hours: "BT - Peer to Peer" 16 YouthClub: Christmas Party 2006 January 16 ETSID: Seminar of "Enterprise Architecture - Strategy to Building a Scalable and Agile

Software Development Workforce"

17 YouthClub: Site Visit to Immigration Department

February 1 Networking Hours: Welcome New Members 27 Networking Hours: "Greetings for Chinese New Year together with the elected represen- Acknowledgments tatives from IT for the HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee!"

March 1 ISSID: Networking Hours "Chinese New Year Resolution"

9 Distinguished Speaker's Luncheon: Dr C K Wong, "The Role of Hong Kong in the

Mainland IT Industry"

15 HKSPIN: Speaker's Meeting "Hong Kong Software Process Improvement Network

Specialist Group"

16 HKCS Spring Dinner & Dance 2007

27 EBSID: Seminar of "Power Up your eBusiness using Customer Relationship

Management (CRM)"

28 HKCS Seminar of "Creative Computing - Technology of Entertainment" by Professor

Robert Zimmer, Head of Department of Computing, Goldsmiths College, University of

London The Hong Kong Computer Society would like to warmly thank the following individuals Sponsors of Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2006 and organizations for their loyalty and support throughout the whole of 2006: Hong Kong Trade Development Council Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, The Government of the HKSAR Distinguished Fellows Sponsor of CMM Fast-Track Programme Mr John Strickland, JP Mr Stephen Lau, JP SME Development Fund, Trade & Industry Department, The Government of the HKSAR Mr T C Chen Sponsor of Hong Kong Computer Society Scholarship Mr Graham Mead Mr Graham Mead Prof Charles K Kao Epson Foundation Mr Richard Li Dr J T Yu Sponsors of Hong Kong Computer Society Office Equipment Mr Stephen Chung Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd. Dr Colin Greenfield Dr Colin Greenfield PCCW Limited Mr K K Yeung, JP Symantec Hong Kong Limited Mr John Tse Mr Paul Chow, SBS, JP SBS Sponsor of Hong Kong ICT Awards 2006 - eBusiness & eLearning Dr C K Wong Mr K T Yung Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, The Government of the HKSAR Mrs Agnes Mak, JP Mr K H Lau 12th Joint International Computer Conference (Zhongshan) Dr K S Leung Organising Committee from Hong Kong (JICC 2006) Dr Ng Nam Honourary Chairperson Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS Mr Sunny Lee Honorary Corporate Members Organising Committee Mr Raymond Chu (Chairperson) Epson Hong Kong Limited Mr Henry Chan Microsoft Hong Kong Limited Mr Roy Chan PCCW Limited Mr S F Ching Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Limited Ms Kylie Fung Computer Associates International Limited Computer Associates International Limited Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS IBM China/Hong Kong Limited Mr Jimmy Lam Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited Mr Leo Lam Platinum Sponsors of HKICC2006 Mr Stephen Lau, JP Dr Johnny Ng IBM China/Hong Kong Limited Mr Amen Tang Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd. Mr Frederick Wu Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited Mr Frankie Yung PCCW Limited Programme Committee Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd. Prof Helen Meng (Chairperson) VIP Sponsors of HKCS Gala Dinner 2006 Prof David Cheung Dr Louis Ma Prof Shi Yuan-chun Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited Dr Winnie Tang Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd. Mr Paul Tsui IBM China/Hong Kong Limited Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd. Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2006 Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Executive Committee PCCW Limited Mr Roy Chan Mr Stephen Lau, JP Sponsors of International/China Affairs Committee Judges from Hong Kong Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited Mrs Agnes Mak, JP Symantec Hong Kong Limited Dr C K Wong Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS Sponsors of Community Services Committee Prof Jimmy Lee CA CA Mr John Chiu Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd. Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd. Distinguished Speaker's Luncheon PCCW Ltd. Mr Michael Leung (Host) Sponsors of 12th Joint International Computer Conference Mr Raymond Cheng (Speaker) Dr C K Wong (Speaker) IBM China/Hong Kong Limited NCSI (HK) Limited NCSI (HK) Limited Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited PCCW Solutions Limited Symantec Hong Kong Limited HKCS 36th Anniversary Gala Dinner cum HKICC2006 Dinner Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2006 (HKICC2006) Programme Committee Organising Committee Dr Louis Ma Mr Richard Li (Chairperson) Mr Charles Mok Mr George Fok (Vice Chairperson) Prof Joseph Ng Mr Michael Leung (Advisor) Prof Simpson Poon Mr Johnson Cheng Mrs Satti Wong Mr S F Ching Mr Sinko Choy IT Matters For Hong Kong Campaign Mr Michael Chue Mr Stephen Lau, JP Mr Robert Fong Dr C K Wong Mr Sam Lai Ms Alice Wong IT Symposium on Bridging the Digital Divide 2006 Hong Kong ICT Awards 2006 - eBusiness Organising Committee Hong Kong ICT Awards 2006 - eLearning Mr Raymond Chu (Council Sponsor) Mr Frederick Wu (Chairperson) Organising Committee Mr Arthur Cheung (Program-in-charge) Mrs Agnes Mak, JP (Chairperson) Mr Eric Fung (Logistics-in-charge) Mr Alan Chan Mr F S Pok (Liaison-in-charge) Mr S F Ching Mr Jimmy Lam (Treasurer) Ms Gilda Chung Mr S F Ching (Treasurer) Prof Horace Ip Ms Kylie Fung (Marketing & Communication-in-charge) Mr Stephen Lau, JP Ms Lisa Chan Mr Sunny Lee Mr Kevin Chow Dr C K Wong Ms Loretta Ho Mr Alfred Wong Ms Alice Wong Robocon 2006 Hong Kong Contest Mr Raymond Yu Organiser Mr K T Yung Radio Television Hong Kong Chief Assessor Other Co-organiser eLearning Award The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Dr C K Wong Organising Committee eBusiness Award Mr K T Yung Ms Kylie Fung Mr Frederick Wu Panel of Judges (eLearning and eBusiness) Panel of the Judges Prof Chen Kwan-yiu, Edward (Chairperson) Mr Raymond Chu Ir Dr C L Chan Mr Arics Poon Prof Roland Chin Technical Advisory Committee Mr John Chiu Ir Michael Leung Mr Paul Chow, SBS, JP SBS Ir Steve Sung Mr Carlos Genardini Dr George Sze Mr Sunny Lee Mr Daniel Ng Shanghai - Hong Kong - Qingdao Youth IT Camp 2006 Mr Stephen R. Selby Mr Nicholas Yang Organising Committee Mr K K Yeung Mr Raymond Chu (Council Sponsor) Mr Raymond Yip Mr Alfred Wu (Chairperson) Mr Eric Fung (Co-chairperson) Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2006 (HKICC2006) Mr S F Ching (Treasurer) Organising Committee Mr John Lee Mr Eric Tai (Chairperson) Ms Grace Lo Mrs Satti Wong (Vice Chairperson) Mr Rex Ma Mr Johnson Cheng Mr S F Ching Community Services Committee 2006 Ms Kylie Fung Mr Raymond Chu (Chairperson) Ms Janice Ho Mr Jimmy Lam (Vice Chairperson) Mr Jeffrey Lai Mr Frederick Wu (Vice Chairperson) Mr Stephen Lau, JP Mr John Lee (Treasurer) Ms Karman Lee Mr Eric Fung Ms Judy Leung Ms Kylie Fung Mr Joe Locandro Mr Paul Kwan Mr Wilson Yeung Mr Michael Ma Programme Committee Mr Rex Ma Mr Wilson Yeung (Chairperson) Mr Pok Fook-sun Ms Nataile Chew Mr Alfred Wu Ms Marisa Kwok Ir Prof Wanbil Lee Mrs Leung Yiu Lai-ping International / China Affairs Committee 2006 IT Professional Certification System and IT Manpower Roster Feasibility Study (ITPCRS) Dr Johnny Ng (Council Sponsor) Mr Gregory AuYeung Project Management Office Mr Roy Chan Dr Edith Mok (Project Owner) Mr S F Ching Mr Raymond Wong (Project Manager) Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS Editorial Team Mr Paul Lam Prof Patrick Chau (Chief Editor) Mr Daniel Lee Mr C K Lok Mr George Leung IT Project Manager & Certification System Team Mr Clement Tong Mr Paul Mau (Leader) Mr Steve Tsui Mr Jason Ho Mr Masaaki Yasukawa Mr Alex Kwan Mr Peter Yeung Mr Lester Li Mr Frankie Yung Dr Vincent Ng Membership Committee 2006/07 Mr Alex Sin Mr Thomas Wong Mr Roy Chan (Chairperson) Systems Architect Team Ms Emily Chan Mr K C Fung (Leader) Mr Mike Chan Mr Chan Cheung Wai Ms Chulene Cheung Prof David Cheung Mr Eric Fung Mr C H Leung Mr Wilson Ko Dr Kent Leung Mr Sam Lai Mr Patrick Yee Ms Iris Lam Quality Assurance Manager Team Dr Hareton Leung Mr William Leung Mr Raymond Tang (Core Team Leader) Ms Ruth Ma Ms Susanna Chiu (Convener) Mr Raymond Ng Mr Ricky Chan Mr Leo Tong Mr Alan Kan Ms Alice Wong Mr Roy Ko Mr Sam Wong Mr William Kwan Ms Winnie Wu Prof K H Lee Mr Daniel Wong Professional Development & Training Committee 2006 Advisory Committee Mr Peter Yan (Chairperson) Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof Patrick Chau Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Prof K H Lee Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong Dr Louis Ma Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong Dr Edith Mok Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ms Mei Mei Ng DHL Express (Hong Kong) Limited Mr Brian To Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Ms Evon Ying Hong Kong Information Technology Federation Hong Kong Productivity Council YouthClub@HKCS Committee 2006/07 YouthClub@HKCS Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Ms Chulene Cheung (Chairperson) IEEE (HK Section, Computer Chapter) Mr Den Chan Information and Software Industry Association Ms Kristie Chan Information Systems Audit & Control Association Mr Yat Chan Information Technology and Telecommunication Industry Training Advisory Committee, Mr Hysan Lee Qualifications Framework, Education and Manpower Bureau Mr Chris Leung InfoTech Services (Hong Kong) Limited Mr Edward Leung Internet Professionals Association Mr Tom Ma Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR Mr Andrew Sin MTR Corporation Limited Mr Westhong Wong PCCW Solutions Limited IT Professional Certification System and Project Management Institute (Hong Kong Chapter) Sin Chung Kai Cyber Office IT Manpower Roster Feasibility Study (ITPCRS) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Steering Committee The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong Mr Peter Yan (Chairperson) Consultation Participating Organisation Prof Patrick Chau Automated Systems Holdings Ltd. Mr Raymond Cheng China Information & Technology Industry Association Prof David Cheung CSL New World Mobility Group Mr Stephen Lau, JP ELM Computer Technologies Ltd. Mr Sunny Lee Hewlett-Packard HKSAR Limited Prof K H Lee Hong Kong Linux Industry Association Linux Mrs Agnes Mak, JP Hong Kong Logistics Association Dr Edith Mok Hong Kong Retail Technology Industry Association Dr C K Wong IT Professional Certification System and Hong Kong IT Professional Certification IT Manpower Roster Feasibility Study (ITPCRS) Assessor - IT Systems Architect Consultation Participating Organisation Mr Ron Baillie Mr Ron Baillie IBM China/Hong Kong Limited Mr K C Fung Information Security and Forensics Society Mr Wilfree Ho Innovation and Technology Association Mr Colin Lam IT Accountants Association Dr Kent Leung Jardine OneSolution (HK) Limited Mr Vincent Ngan Linux Professional Institute (Hong Kong Chapter) Linux Ms Cecia Wong Oracle Systems Hong Kong Ltd. Dr Chris Yeung PA Consulting Group Limited PA Expert Group - IT Project Management Professional Professional Information Security Association The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education Mr Tony Buckham Mr Tony Buckham Mainland Liaison Committee Prof Keith Chan Prof Chen Chung Dr Samson Tam (Chairperson) Dr Edith Mok Mr Cao Guo Ying (Advisor) Mr Chris Chung Expert Group - IT Systems Architect Dr C K Wong Prof David Cheung Mr Clement Yeung Mr John Flood Mr John Flood Mr K T Yung Dr Sin Kwai Sang IT Manpower Roster Study Taskforce Mr Charles Mok (Chairperson) Reciprocal Recognition on Professional Qualifications for Prof David Cheung membership between the HKCS and the HKIE, Ir Dr P T Ho Board of Governance Mr Stephen Lau, JP Professional Assessment Panel Dr C K Wong Prof K S Leung (Chairperson) Mr Peter Yan Prof Patrick Chau Prof Horace Ip Hong Kong IT Professional Certification Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS Board of Governance Dr Hareton Leung Mr Stephen Lau, JP (Chairperson) Mr Stephen Mak, JP Mr Raymond Cheng (Deputy Chairperson) Dr Edith Mok Ir Dr C L Chan Mr Peter Yan Prof David Cheung Quality Assurance Committee Ms Susanna Chiu Mr Peter Yan (Chairperson) Mr Andy Ho Mr Stephen Lau, JP Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP BBS Ir Prof Wanbil Lee Prof K H Lee Prof Helen Meng Ms Judy Leung Ir L K Tsang, JP Mr C S Ng Dr Winnie Tang Others Dr C K Wong Ms Patty Wong Hon Auditor Mr Anthony Yeung Mr Raymond Tang Mr K T Yung Hon Legal Advisor Certification Board Mr Andrew Law Prof David Cheung (Chairperson) Staff of Hog Kong Computer Society Mr Raymond Wong (Deputy Chairperson) Mr Raymond Cheng Mr K C Fung Prof Horace Ip Ir Dr C M Ng Dr Vincent Ng Mr Edwin Tam Mr Alvin Tsang Mr Daniel Wong Mr Frank Yam Assessor - IT Project Management Professional Mrs Patty Farh Mrs Rosanna Ho Ms Karen Ip Mr Lester Li Mr Paul Mau Dr Vincent Ng Mr Roland Tesmer Mr Roland Tesmer Mr Alvin Tsang Mr C K Wong Dr Jimmy Wong Mr Raymond Wong Mr Clement Yeung Hong Kong Computer Society continued to serve the community by tendering profes- With Compliments sional advice on various advisory boards and committees.

of Government, Quasi-government Institute and NGOs Advisory Committee of the Office of the Hon Sin Chung Kai, Legislative Councillor (IT) Advisory Committee for the Code of Practice for Recognised Certification Authority, Office of the Government Chief Information Officer Advisory Committee of the HKSAR Digital 21 Strategy 21 HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee Audit Committee of the Hong Kong Housing Society Advisory Committee of the Information Technology, Hospital Authority Information & Communications Technology Industry Training Advisory Committee, Qualifications Framework, Education and Manpower Bureau Assessment Committees of Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission Sub-group on Innovation, Technology and Information Services, Innovation and Technology Commission Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council ICT Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Cyberport Digital Media Centre and Digital Entertainment Incubation cum Training Centre (Cyberport IncuTrain Centre) Vetting Committee of the Cyberport IncuTrain Centre Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Management Association IT Management Club Committee of the Hong Kong Management Association IT Management Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Continuous Professional Development Alliance Board of Director of Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Advisory Committee of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Hong Kong Information Technology Industry Council Joint Committee on Student Finance, Education and Manpower Bureau Council of the Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association

Advisory Board of the PMI Hong Kong Chapter Task Force of the International ICT Expo HK-side Working Group, Hong Kong / Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference Expert Group on Co-operation in Informatisation Grand Judging Panel of the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Excellence Award Panel of Judges of the Hong Kong Management Association 37 37th Distinguished Salesperson Award Judging Panel of the PCM Best of I.T. Award PCM IT

Educational Institute Advisory Committee of the School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University Advisory Board of the Continuing Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Advisory Board of Centre of the Advancement of Information Technology in Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Advisory Board of CUHK Engineering Elite Club, Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Divisional Advisory Committee of the Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong Divisional Advisory Committee of the Higher Diploma in Computer Studies, City University of Hong Kong Departmental Advisory Committee of the Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong Departmental Advisory Board of the Computer Science and Information Systems, The University of Hong Kong Mentorship Programme of The University of Hong Kong Advisory Peer Group of the School of Business & Administration, The Open University of Hong Kong Advisory Committee of the Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department Assessment for Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Advisory Committee of the School of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Course Validation Panel of the HD in Business Information Systems, HC in Business Information Systems and Certificate in Business Information systems, Vocational Training Council Advisory Committee of the Department of Computer Science, Caritas Francis Hsu College Joint Universities Computer Association Joint Universities Computer Association Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Computer Institute