。LC Paper No. CB(1)842/19-20(01) 商務及經濟發展局 COMMUNICATIONS AND CREATIVE lNDUSTRIES BRANCH 通訊及創意產業科 COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC 香港添馬添美道二號 DEVELOPMENT BUREAU 政府總部西翼二十一摟 21/F, West Wing Central Government Offices 2 Tim Mei Avenue Tamar, Hong Kong 本函檔號 OUR REF 來函檔號 YOUR REF 電語 TEL. NO. 2810 2708 傅真 FAXLINE· 2511 1458 電子郵件 E - mail Address: [email protected] By Email 3 July 2020 Clerk, Legislative Council Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting Legislative Council Complex 1 Legislative Council Road Central, Hong Kong (Attn.: Mr Daniel SIN) Dear Mr SIN, Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting Follow-up to Meeting on 8 June 2020 At the meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on 8 June 2020, Members requested the Government to provide the following supplementary information on the Subsidy Scheme to Extend Fibre-based Networks to Villages in Remote Areas (Subsidy Scheme): Regarding the rolling out of fibre-based lead-in connections to a total of 235 villages as required under the Subsidy Scheme, selected fixed network operators (FNOs) have made additional service commitments for some of the villages, e.g. providing villagers with broadband services at a speed of 1 000 Mbps or above, installing Wi-Fi hotspots within the common area of villages for provision of free Wi-Fi services and/or providing broadband services to villagers at the prevailing market prices during the first three years upon project completion (see Annex A for details). The two selected FNOs are now undertaking various works /Cont'd .... - 2 - pla画ng and 唧lying for relevant statutory permits and approvals. After the specific works arrangements are confirmed, the relevant stakeholders will be informed. Regarding the network termination points at the entrances of the villages, the Office of the Communications Authority consulted all relevant Rural Committees between November 2噩 and March 2019. The tender documents of the Subsidy Scheme have clearly specified the coordinates indicating the reference location(s) of the network termination point(s) for each village covered under the Subsidy Scheme (see Annex B for details). Selected FNOs are required to establish the network termination points of fibre-based lead-in connections at suitable locations on public streets or on unleased Government land within 15 metres from the reference locations. The actual locations of the network termination points for the villages concerned may be adjusted in the light of the works requirements and the views of villagers concerned. Yours sincerely, (Keith GIANG) for Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Encls. c.c. Director-General of Communications (Attn.: Mr LO Tsz-him, Andrew) (Fax: 2123 2187) Annex A Additional Service Commitments Made b the Selected FNOs Tender Tender Tender Tender Tender Tender Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5 Project 6 HGC Global Telecommunications Selected FNO Communications (HKT) Limited HGC HGC HKT HKT Limited (HGC) (HKT) Additional • Providing • Providing • Providing • Providing • Providing • Providing Service broadband broadband services broadband broadband broadband broadband Comntltments services at a at a speed of I 000 services at a services at a services at a services at a speed of 500 Mbps or above to speed of speed of speed of speed of Mbps or above at least 30% of 1 000 Mbps 1 000 Mbps 1 000 Mbps I 000 Mbps to at least 95% houses under the or above to or above to or above to or above to of houses under project at least 95% at least 95% at least 95% at least 95% the project (in of houses of houses of houses of houses which 70% of under the under the under the under the houses can enjoy project project project project broadband services at a speed of 1 000 Mbps or above) • Installing at least • Installmg at • Installing at • Installing at • Installing at one Wi-Fi least one least one least one least one hotspot witl1in Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi the co1mnon area hotspot hotspot hotspot hotspot of all villages within the withm the within the within the under 山e project common comn1on common cmnmon for provision of area of all area of all area of all area of all free Wi-Fi villages villages villages villages services under 出e under the under the under the project for project for project for project for provision of provision of provision of provision of free Wi-Fi free Wi-Fi free Wi-Fi free Wi-Fi services services services services • Providing • Providing broadband broadband services to services to all villages all villages at 山e at the prevailing prevailing market mru·ket prices prices during the during the first tliree first three years upon years upon project project completion completion Annex B Refe rence Locations of the Network Termination Points Near All Villa~e Entrances Tender Project 1: North District (60 villages) Reference Locations of Network Termination Point No. District Sub-district Village Name (indicated by Global Positioning System Coordinates) 22.484965, 1 North Sheung Slmi Cheung Lek 114.101073 22.527567, 2 North Sheung Shui Liu Pok 114.104643 Ma Tso Lung Shun Yee San 22.522793, 3 North Sheung Shui Tsuen 114.098519 22.527862, 4 North TaKwu Ling Tak Yuet Lau 114.109716 22.529377, 5 North TaKwu Ling Lo Wu 114.114128 22.52776061, Ping Che (including Ping Che 114.159935435 6 North TaKwu Ling and Ping Che Kat Tin) 22.525196, 114.161971 22.535106, 7 North TaKwu Ling Lei Uk 11 4.149210 22.536528, 8 North TaKwu Ling Chow Tin Tsuen 114.145073 22.536270, 9 North Ta Kwu Ling Wo Keng Shan 114.169848 22.536174, 10 North TaKwu Ling Ping Yeung 114.162915 22.540575, 11 North TaKwu Ling Nga Yiu Ha 114.160491 22.536725, 12 North TaKwu Ling Tong Fong 114.151243 22.539345, 13 North TaKwu Ling Kan Tau Wai 114.149574 22.541192, Nga Yiu (including Muk Wu 114.137688 14 North TaKwu Ling Nga Yiu and Nga Yiu) 22.539163, 114.132838 Reference Locations of Network Termination Point No. District Sub-district Village Name (indicated by Global Positioning System Coordinates) 22.545278, 15 North TaKwu Ling Chuk Yuen 114.155000 22.553557, 16 North TaKwu Ling Heung Yuen Wai 114.163013 22.552243, 17 North TaKwu Ling Tsung Yuen Ha 114.156459 Kai Kuk Shue Ha 22.525188, 18 North Sha Tau Kok and Nam Hang Mei 114.219325 22.528602, 19 North Sha Tau Kok Fung Hang 114.224777 22.529947, 20 North Sha Tau Kok Wo Hang Tai Long 114.197725 22.532583, 21 North Sha Tau Kok Yim Tso Ha and Pok Tau Ha 114.206925 22.534819, 22 North Sha Tau Kok Wu ShekKok 114.211382 22.534021, Shek Chung Au 114.205683 23 North Sha Tau Kok (including Lap Wo Tsuen) 22.536976, 114.209937 Tong To 22.541304, 24 North Sha Tau Kok (including Tong To Ping 114.211882 Tsuen) 22.543960, 25 North Sha Tau Kok San Tsuen 114.215371 22.548643, 26 North Sha Tau Kok Shan Tsui 114.220337 22.503476, 27 Notih Sha Tau Kok Kau Tam Tso 114.247170 WuKau Tang (including San Uk Tsuen, San 22.506924, 28 North Sha Tau Kok Uk Ha, Sam Ka Tsuen, Ho 114.242174 Pui, Leng Pui, Lo Wai and Tin Sam) 22.526788, 29 North Sha Tau Kok Lai Chi Wo 114.260256 22.516899, 30 No1ih Sha Tau Kok Kap Tong 114.259533 22.517780, 31 North Sha Tau Kok Sam A 114.270877 Reference Locations of Network Termination Point No. District Sub-district Village Name (indicated by Global Positioning System Coordinates) 22.524782, 32 North Sha Tau Kok Sai Lau Kong 114.285694 22.518545, 33 North Sha Tau Kok Mui Tsz Lam 114.256414 22.552245, 34 North Sha Tau Kok Lin Ma Hang 114.181589 22.520068, 35 North Sha Tau Kok Wang Shan Keuk San Tsuen 114.172067 Sha Tau Kok Market (West 22.545557, 36 North Sha Tau Kok Upper) 114.221923 Sha Tau Kok Market (West 22.545557, 37 North Sha Tau Kok Lower) 114.221923 Ma Tseuk Leng 22.532733, (including Ma Tseuk Leng 114.200319 38 North Sha Tau Kok Sheung and Ma Tseuk Leng 22.531604, San Uk Ha) 114.201841 Nam Chung (including Luk Keng Lam Uk, 22.524227, Nam Chung Lo Uk, Nam 114.210543 39 North Sha Tau Kok Chung Cheng Uk, Nam 22.518319, Chung Yeung Uk, Nam 114.207620 Chung Lei Uk, Nam Chung Cheung Uk and Tai Wan) 22.519169, 40 North Sha Tau Kok Luk Keng Chan Uk 114.216268 22.521815, 41 North Sha Tau Kok Luk Keng Wong Uk 114.216129 22.520648, 42 North Sha Tau Kok Tai Tong Wu 114.175597 22.551582, 43 North Sha Tau Kok Ap Chau 114.270053 22.547252, 44 North Sha Tau Kok KatO 114.291334 22.533672, 45 North Sha Tau Kok Kuk Po 114.236097 22.509962, 46 No1th Fanling Sz Tau Leng 114.178062 Tan Chuk Hang 22.513930, 47 North Fanling (including Tan Chuk Hang Lo 114.175724 Wai) Reference Locations of Network Termination Point No. District Sub-district Village Name (indicated by Global Positioning System Coordinates) 22.515314, 48 North Fanling Leng Pei Tsuen 114.176498 Leng Tsui 22.515314, 49 North Fanling (including Ma Mei Ha Leng 114.176498 Tsui) 22.509962, 50 North Fanling San Uk Tsai 114.178062 22.515877, 51 North Fanling Kan Tau Tsuen 114.173518 22.510223, 52 North Fanling San Tong Po 114.166451 22.500726, 53 North Fanling Lau Shui Heung 114.168837 Hok Tau Wai 22.502988, 54 North Fanling (including Hok Tau Pai) 114.176045 Ko Po 22.5 10236, 55 North Fanling (including Ko Po and Tai Wo) 114.167353 Shung Him Tong (including 22.496726, 56 North Fanling Shung Him Tong (East) and 114.148203 Shung Him Tong (West)) 22.48 1634, 57 Notih Fanling Wa Mei Shan 114.140741 22.514546, 58 North Fanling Hung Leng 114.167501 22.518260, 59 North Fanling Ma Mei Ha 114.176330 22.512682, 60 North Fanling Kwan Tei North 114.158539 Tender Project 2: Part of Tai Po District and part of Sai Kung District (30 villages) Reference Locations of the Network Termination Points No.