This arrangement is favourable to all. Dr Chung noted that building Hong Kong into a Wi-Fi Connected City not only facilitates public access to real-time information and enables users to keep in touch with families and friends, but also helps develop more innovative, efficient and convenient digital services in various sectors in Hong Kong. The move will be conducive to making Hong Kong a smart city. Since , public Wi-Fi service has been available for free usage by local residents and tourists under the Wi-Fi.
HK scheme at various locations across the territory, and the coverage continues to expand. The download rate for Wi-Fi. There are at present over 19 Wi-Fi hotspots provided by some 50 participating organisations, covering places such as campuses of tertiary institutions, tourism attractions, cultural and sports venues, entertainment and leisure venues, government and public organisation offices, shopping centres, telephone booths and restaurants.
To facilitate students in using Internet resources for study after school, the OGCIO launched a subsidy scheme in March this year and invited applications from non-profit-making organisations for providing free Wi-Fi service at their youth service centres and study rooms. Related Wi-Fi service is being gradually launched by these organisations with approved funding.
Many cities and organisations will be participating in this international event to celebrate the significant role of Wi-Fi in getting cities and communities around the world connected. Public Awareness Seminar on WiFi Security concluded in 13 August with internet security experts shared tips about WiFi safety, demonstrated how hackers retrieve data from smartphone. Details of the report can be downloaded at www.
HK Through Collaboration". The event called for the active participation of public and private organisations in promoting free public Wi-Fi service with the Government through the Wi-Fi.
HK scheme to facilitate easy access to the Internet by the public. Speaking at the ceremony, the Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Dr David Chung, said that the numbers of free hotspots, participating organisations and mobile app downloads of Wi-Fi. HK have increased in multiples since the scheme was launched more than a year ago.
It serves as solid proof of the enormous potential in the development of public Wi-Fi service in Hong Kong through public and private collaboration. Dr Chung said, "The result will be limited if the Government is working alone in building a Wi-Fi connected city.
We hope that private organisations will continue to introduce free Wi-Fi service in different private venues other than government venues in future. The findings showed the keen demand for mobile data by the public. The public also recognised the convenience free public Wi-Fi service has brought to them and expected more free Wi-Fi hotspots to be set up at places such as public transport interchanges, tourist spots, parks, hospitals and public rental housing estates.
In light of the implementation of measures to add free hotspots at venues with high patronage, youth service centres and study rooms as announced in the Policy Address and the Budget this year, Dr Chung said he expects that Hong Kong's free Wi-Fi service will better serve the public's needs and, at the same time, encourage various industries in Hong Kong to ride on innovation and technology as the key driving force for new economy development and exploration of business opportunities.
Representatives of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority and telecommunications operators also shared their experience in joining the Wi-Fi. HK scheme. Some of them noted the adoption of server e-certificates to assist users in the validation of the identity of service providers in order to minimise the risk of accessing bogus Wi-Fi.
HK service. Other Wi-Fi. HK participating organisations will gradually adopt the same measure to enhance service security. Hong Kong's common branding of Wi-Fi. HK was launched in August through collaboration of the Government with the industry. There are currently over 17 free hotspots in place. With the recent participation of Ocean Park and some government departments and related organisations, the number of participating organisations has increased to The Hospital Authority launched a pilot project last year to provide one-hour of free public Wi-Fi service at public areas of six public hospitals such as waiting halls of their Accident and Emergency Departments and Specialist Out-Patient Clinics through public and private collaboration.
The service will be extended to all public hospitals in future. HK free hotspot network," Dr Chung added. For details of the Wi-Fi. HK scheme and hotspots, please visit the thematic website www. HK mobile app. Representatives of participating organisations also shared their partnership with Wi-Fi. HK in the event also. The event brought together both private enterprises and public organisations together in an effort to create more freely accessible Wi-Fi hotspots around Hong Kong.
HK hotspots rises to over 12 HK, has risen to over 12 across the 18 districts in the territory, providing convenient and free public Wi-Fi services to the public and visitors. Launched last August, Wi-Fi.
Ngong Ping Limited is also partnering with Wi-Fi. HK hotspots has been increased from the original 5 at the launch of the scheme to the current figure of over 12 Members of the public and visitors can enjoy completely free or at least 30 minutes' free public Wi-Fi services by simply connecting to the Wi-Fi. HK network with their smartphones or mobile devices at venues with the Wi-Fi. HK signage. No prior registration is required.
The spokesman expressed gratitude to the Wi-Fi operators as well as public and private organisations for their enthusiastic support and participation in the Wi-Fi. He noted that the Government will continue to promote and invite more public and private organisations to join the scheme with a view to providing more free Wi-Fi hotspots for the public and visitors and further advancing Hong Kong's position as a highly connected city.
HK scheme and will launch free Wi-Fi service in the park area in the third quarter of this year," he said. For details of the free Wi-Fi hotspots, please download and install the Wi-Fi. HK mobile app or visit the thematic website www. HK Launching Ceremony. John Tsang, Financial Secretary; Mr. Gregory So, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; and representatives of participating organisations officiated at the launching of the Wi-Fi. HK, was officially launched today August 5 to make it easier for the public and visitors to identify free Wi-Fi hotspots in the territory, and to further enhance Hong Kong's position as a highly connected city.
Starting from today, the public and visitors can get connected for free if they can access Wi-Fi hotspots under the identifier named "Wi-Fi. HK" with their smartphones or mobile devices, or at places with the Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi service provided is either completely free or free for at least 30 minutes. No registration is required.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr Tsang said that it is important to have convenient and free public Wi-Fi service to enable the use of various types of mobile apps anytime and anywhere.
HK provides precisely this necessary connection. It enables the public and visitors to get easy and convenient access to online information from the Internet and enjoy the efficiency brought about by information and communications technology.
Mr Tsang was encouraged by the enthusiastic support and participation of Wi-Fi operators as well as public and private organisations towards the branding scheme. HK hotspot locations at your current location. HK mobile app and use it to search the nearby Wi-Fi. You can also find hotspot locations in other districts using this mobile app.
It depends on the service provision by respective organisations. Some organisations provide completely free Wi-Fi services without time limit. HK is intended for providing convenience to the public and visitors.
We believe that 30 minutes free Wi-Fi service is sufficient for meeting the general Internet access needs. Therefore, as minimum requirements, each organisation has to provide at least 30 minutes free service to each user device each day.
Organisations can provide service standards above this minimum requirement. In fact, some organisations are offering more than minute free service and some provide completely free Wi-Fi services without time limit.
They either carry the name of the Wi-Fi. HK connections, user should be aware that public free Wi-Fi services are public resources that have to be shared with many other users. HK scheme is established with an aim to meet public's general Internet access needs. Although multimedia contents such as audio and video can be played during Wi-Fi. HK is provided by the organisations that have joined the scheme. HK service at different locations and adjust their overall bandwidth as required to meet the changing user needs.
The free service of Wi-Fi. The backhaul bandwidths and maximum bandwidth allocated to each user if such limit is set depend on the network configuration set up by the organisations and will vary among different organisations.
Organisations can make their own business decisions on the bandwidth to be offered. We encourage the organisations to continuously monitor the usage of the Wi-Fi. However, Wi-Fi signals can be affected by a number of factors, including environmental factors like interference from other wireless devices or network nearby, weather condition, signal blockage by obstacles like moving objects and trees; and other factors like the number of concurrent users, the distance between Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless device, the wireless device capability, direction of antenna, etc..
Therefore, the stability and performance may vary depending on the environment and the location at which the user is watching on-line video. Some on-line video services will adjust the video quality depending on the connection speed or provide options to users for selecting the resolution for optimal watching experience.
User may choose a lower resolution, e. HK and access the free Wi-Fi. HK service. To connect to the Wi-Fi. HK hotspot locations and providing Wi-Fi. HK related information. There is no need to download or install the mobile app for using the Wi-Fi.
The mobile app is a tool for finding and locating Wi-Fi. HK hotspots, auto-connect feature is not available. Some mobile devices remember previously connected Wi-Fi networks to facilitate auto-connect functions. You can add, remove or change the saved networks manually. For Wi-Fi. If you want to avoid connecting to chargeable mobile data services unintentionally, you should turn off the Internet access feature of mobile network service, as well as disable the feature of automatic connection to these networks, if possible.
To avoid dispute on connection service charges, you should be aware of the data services you are using and the characteristics of your mobile devices. HK service, you are recommended to contact the organisations that are providing the Wi-Fi service in the corresponding hotspot locations.
For any problems related to the Wi-Fi. Details of their support contact can be found at the Hotspot Locations page of the website or the mobile app. Email : [email protected]. Please verify if the Wi-Fi connection of your mobile device is turned on and check the Wi-Fi signal. The signal strength may vary at different spots of the location. Some less powerful mobile devices may have a weak connection at some spots. In addition, signal strength may also be affected by environmental factors like network interference.
Please move to areas with stronger Wi-Fi signal. If the Wi-Fi. HK service is still not found, please contact the organisation that provides the service. HK network. If it is not shown, please open an Internet browser to visit any website, the landing page will show up. Some less powerful mobile devices or notebook computers which are working under power saving mode may have a weak connection at some spots.
The signal strength depends on a lot of factors, such as your position in the hotspot location, your mobile device and the orientation of your devices. You may try moving to areas with stronger Wi-Fi signal in order to have a more stable Wi-Fi connection.
Please remember to disconnect and reconnect the service after you have moved to using another nearest hotspot. HK scheme. Organisations that have joined the scheme can make their own decisions whether to provide the content filtering services based on venue characteristics and market needs. Content filtering is not one of the eligibility requirements for joining Wi-Fi.
We encourage organisations to enhance the security of their Wi-Fi services through the use of digital server certificate from trusted certification authority so that the public and visitors can easily check the legitimacy of the Wi-Fi services, that is the service is actually provided by the respective organisation that has joined Wi-Fi.
No personal information will be collected from the users. Nevertheless, some organisations may collect usage information such as the number of connections. It is not recommended to transmit sensitive or personal information over a public Wi-Fi hotspot as the data is unencrypted when transmitted over the Internet. HK mobile apps currently support iOS and Android. They are available in App Store and Google Play respectively. The mobile app stores necessary information in the device, so that hotspot locations information can be browsed without network connection.
Nevertheless, in order to allow users to find out the hotspot locations easier, the address of each hotspot locations are listed. The mobile app currently does not support this function. They will be listed for retrieval in the future.
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