ICT Profile - Hong Kong
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| Total population | 6.77 million (mid-2002) |
| Key economic sectors (with percentages of GDP) | Agriculture (0.1%), industry (14.3%), services (85.6%) |
| GDP per capita | US$24,100 (2001) |
| Literacy in the national language(s) | 91.6% |
| Computer ownership per 100 inhabitants | 38.46 (2001) |
| Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants | 58 lines or 73 telephones |
| Internet hosts per 10,000 inhabitants | 573.52 |
| Internet users per 100 inhabitants | 45.86 |
| Cell phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants | 87 (August 2002) |
| National bandwidth to and from the territory | 73,936 Mbps (June 2002) |
Key ICT Information
- In August 2002, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) estimated that there were 1,646,154 registered customer accounts using dial-up modems to access the Internet and 868,753 using broadband access technologies.
- In June 2002, OFTA also estimated equipped capacity via cable at 554,638 Mbps, via satellite 2,458 Mbps (with only 72,256 Mbps and 1,676 Mbps, respectively, activated).
- The Hong Kong telecommunications market was fully liberalized on 1 January 2003. (14.3%), services (85.6%)
- In August 2002, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) estimated that there were 1,646,154 registered customer accounts using dial-up modems to access the Internet and 868,753 using broadband access technologies.
- There is one public Internet exchange point, the Hong Kong Internet Exchange (HKIX). In 2002, it had 71 participating ISPs.
- The Information Technology Services Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong runs HKIX. Participation in the settlement-free, multilateral exchange is open to providers who have a public nonexclusive telecommunications service license and who connect via a dedicated circuit of at least T1 (1.544 Mbps).
- In 2002, the exchange passed about 1,709 Mbps on average, peaking at 3,312 Mbps.
Source: Digital Review for Asia Pacific
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Last modified 2005-08-13 10:29 PM
