The document presents an update on ICT and smart city initiatives in Hong Kong, highlighting key infrastructure projects such as the electronic identity (EID) system and smart lampposts aimed at enhancing city data collection. It outlines new ICT initiatives including increased funding for research and development, technology talent acquisition, and legislative reviews to support the technology sector. Additionally, the document emphasizes the importance of data transparency and personal privacy in the context of smart city development.

1. ICT and Smart City
initiatives in Hong Kong:
An Update
Charles Mok
Legislative Councillor （IT）
HKGCC DIT Committee Meeting 19 June 2018

2. Published Mid Dec 2017
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3. Key infrastructure projects - eID
Provide all residents by 2020 a free electronic identity
(eID) -
a single digital identity for authentication when
conducting government and commercial transactions
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4. Key infrastructure projects -
Multi-functional Smart Lampposts 4

5. Key infrastructure projects -
Multi-functional Smart Lampposts
The 3 year pilot scheme is expected to replace and
install about 400 new lampposts with smart
devices to collect various city data for
Government departments:
× Transport Department
× Hong Kong Observatory
× Environmental Protection Department
5G development
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6. Key infrastructure projects -
Next Generation GovCloud and
Big Data Analytics Platform
Infrastructure as
a Service (“IaaS”)
Servers, storage,
network
resources, cloud
management
platform and
related services
for operation,
maintenance and
support
Platform as a Service
(“PaaS”)
On top of IaaS,
providing system
software, application
servers, database
management system
software and related
services for
operation,
maintenance and
support
Application
Architecture
Agile development
technologies, including
central application
programming interface
management,
containerisation,
continuous integration
and continuous delivery
technologies, etc.
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7. New ICT initiatives in 2017 Policy Address
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8. 8 Major areas
1. Increasing resources for research and development
(“R&D”);
2. Pooling together technology talent;
3. Providing investment funding;
4. Providing technological research infrastructure;
5. Reviewing existing legislations and regulations;
6. Opening up government data;
7. Government to lead changes to procurement
arrangements
8. Strengthening popular science education
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9. × Tax deduction
the first $2 million eligible R&D expenditure will enjoy a 300% tax
deduction with the remainder at 200%
× R&D in universities
Set aside no less than $10 billion as funding for university research
× Groom and attract R&D talents
Inject $3 billion into the Research Endowment Fund for non-means-
tested studentships fully covering the tuition fees for all local
students of UGC-funded research postgraduate programmes
Incentivize R&D investment
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10. Nurture Tech Talents
 a $500 million “Technology Talent Scheme”
 “Postdoctoral Hub”
 Technology Talent Admission Scheme10

11. Review outdated laws
× “Policy Innovation and Co-ordination
Unit” (PICO)
to work with all bureaux to proactively
review the policies and legislation
within their policy purview
× To bring them up to date and remove
red tape in order to foster the
development of a new economy
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12. STEM Education
Computational thinking and coding education
will also be strengthened in primary schools
Intensive training programmes on STEM
education will be organised for school leaders
and middle managers
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13. Smart City
Smart for whom, city for whom?
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14. Open Data
Transparency
Personal Privacy
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15. “As the development of a smart city
involves large-scale data collection,
this Council urges the Government to increase
the transparency of smart city public-private
partnership projects, formulate a comprehensive
policy on data management and open data to
enhance civic participation
and accountability of governance,
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16. and review and update the Personal Data
(Privacy) Ordinance to strengthen
the regulation of the collection, processing as
well as use of personal data
and devise information security standards,
so as to strike a balance between promotion of
technology and protection of people’s personal
privacy.”
Proposed amendment to Motion debate
“Expediting the promotion of smart city
development”
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17. Charles Mok 莫乃光
charlesmok@charlesmok.hk
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Thanks!