This e-newsletter provides a glimpse of Smart City Consortium (SCC)’s events and initiatives over the past quarter. Please visit the following links for the previous versions of e-newsletters and more details of upcoming events respectively.
Smart City Consortium (SCC) held the 8th Annual General Meeting and the 33rd Council Meeting on 28 May 2024. Mr Gary Yeung was re-elected President of SCC the for 2024/26 term. The Vice Presidents are Mr Daniel Chun, Ms. Rosana Wong, Prof. K.F. Tsang, Mr Clement Fung and Damien Wu. Mr Sam Fan is the Honorary Treasurer and Mr Stanley Lee is the Honorary Secretary.
In his President Report, Mr Gary Yeung highlighted the Smart City Forum at Digital Economy Summit, and the “SCC Smart City Pavilion” at various prominent events including the InnoEX in Hong Kong and HKTDC’s “Think Business Think Hong Kong” in Bangkok, SCC/Smart City Academy’s training seminars, and various educational activities targeting at tertiary, secondary and primary schools. He told Members that Geospatial Lab core team had organized over 380 activities. Mr Yeung was proud to say that SCC had grown to be one of the most influential IT and Smart City organisations in Hong Kong since its inauguration in 2016.
Mr Gary Yeung felt honored to be elected SCC President again. He pledged to lead the SCC team to enhance smart city development in Hong Kong.
重點活動回顧 Review of Major Events
數字經濟峰會 2024 「能源丶環境與出行論壇」 ASTRI/SCC Forum @Digital Economy Summit (DES)
The Digital Economy Summit 2024, the annual flagship event for innovation and technology in Asia jointly organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and Cyberport on April 12-13, attracted over 4,000 in-person and virtual participants from approximately 40 countries and regions. SCC was one of the Summit co-organisers.
The "Energy, Environment, and Mobility Forum" co-organised by ASTRI and SCC took place on April 12 afternoon, with a focus on how technology can be applied to optimise transportation networks, reduce carbon emissions, and enhancing energy efficiency, so as to promote energy efficiency practices and contribute to a sustainable future.
香港國際創科展「SCC智慧生活展館」 SCC Smart Living Pavilion @ InnoEX 2024
The 2nd edition of InnoEX, co-organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on April 13-16, along with HKTDC‘s HK Electronics Fair Spring Edition, attracted some 88,000 buyers from 139 countries and regions, mainly from mainland China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States. SCC staged a “Smart Living Pavilion” at “InnoEX”, showcasing Smart Building Management, Digital Twin, Metaverse, Network Coding Communication, Smart EV Charger and Food Enzymatic Technologies developed by Hong Kong companies.
The SCC pavilion was visited by senior representatives from government B/Ds, LegCo Members, I&T sectors, professional institutes and academia. The project is funded by the General Support Programme of the Innovation and Technology Fund and sponsored by E-Commerce Association of HK, with HK Software Industry Association and HK Information Technology Joint Council as Supporting Organisations.
"Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/event (or by members of the project team) do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Innovation and Technology Commission or the General Support Programme Vetting Committee of the Innovation and Technology Fund."
東盟智慧城市發展圓桌會議 ASEAN Smart City Development Roundtable @ InnoEX 2024
On the first morning of InnoEX (13 April), an ASEAN Smart City Development Roundtable brought together government officials from Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Laos sharing their experiences in developing and promoting smart cities. Dr Winnie Tang, SCC’s Founder and Honorary President, was again invited to be the moderator.
「塑造智慧城市」專題討論會 "Shaping the Smart City" seminar@ InnoEX 2024
On the second morning of InnoEX (14 April), the "Shaping the Smart City" seminar took place with Dr Daniel Chun, Smart City Consortium's Vice President & Chairman of Research and Blueprint Committee, being the moderator. NEC HK Ltd’s Consulting Director Wong Kam Keung, MTR Lab’s Head of Investments Jing Shi, and Shanghai Smart City Development Institute President Sheng Xue Feng were speakers at the April 14 seminar.
發揮「中場」角色，協助内地創科企業「走出去」 Help mainland I&T enterprises to develop HK & foreign markets
The rapid development in mainland’s information innovation sectors is expected to create enormous business opportunities to HK; and HK should play the role of “middleman” by helping mainland I&T enterprises to develop HK and global markets. Against this backdrop, SCC, supported by OGCIO, held the “Information Innovation Ecosphere Exhibition cum Seminar” on 26 April. Government Chief Information Officer Tony Wong and Chairman of LegCo Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting Hon Elizabeth Quat were the Guests of Honour. They also witnessed the MoU signing ceremony between SCC and Beijing Knowledge Atlas Co Ltd.
籌備國際標準創科中心落戶香港 Intl Standard Science and T&I Center to be established in HK
International standardization plays a crucial role in driving technological innovation. SCC is preparing to establish an International Standard Science and Technology Innovation Center in HK. The first Guangdong-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area International Standardization Innovation Forum was held in Shenzhen from April 19 to 20. During the forum, the establishment of the "Guangdong-HK-Macao International Standard Innovation Center" and the "Guangdong-HK-Macao Standardization Strategy Think Tank" was announced, with Professor Tsang Kim Fung appointed the Honorary Director of the center. He presented the think tank appointment letters to SCC President Gary Yeung and four other experts.
The forum was hosted by the Asia-Pacific Cognitive Intelligence Society and co-organized by the City University of HK Shenzhen Research Institute and the Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). Experts, technical leaders, and members from renowned universities, academia, institutes, and companies including Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent, Xiaomi, TCL, convened to discuss and exchange ideas on critical issues of international standardization under the new technology scenario. For more details of the Forum, please visit https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qkaQDr7vnnUETSv-8lgirA.
數字絲綢之路所需的新基建 New Infrastructure for the establishment of Digital Silk Road
SCC President Gary Yeung attended the 7th Digital China Construction Summit and was a keynote speaker at Fujian/Hong Kong Digital Economic Cooperation Forum held in Fuzhou on 24 May. His speech focused on the New Infrastructure for the establishment of Digital Silk Road.
Hon Duncan Chiu (Functional Constituency - Technology and Innovation) and Prof Hon William Wong Kam Fai visited Geospatial Lab (GeoLab) on 22 April 2024. Senior representatives from the Development Bureau, TWGHs, SCC and GeoLab briefed the two LegCo members of the Government’s Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) initiatives and SCC’s services.
GeoLab is established by the Development Bureau, operated by TWGHs and supported by SCC.
信報教育網《智SmartCity》欄目 HK Economic Journal / SCA collaboration on Smart City Subjects
Jointly developed by Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) and Smart City Academy (SCA) of SCC, a regular column on various smart city subjects targeting at secondary school students is being published every other Thursday on HKEJ Education Webpage and Facebook. Please visit the above links for the most recent articles.
活動預告 Upcoming Activities
SCC 五課「信息安全」講堂 5 Training Seminars on “Information Security”
活動由SCC主辦，獲政府創新科技署創新及科技基金一般支援計劃資助，及香港電商協會贊助，香港軟件行業協會和香港資訊科技聯會為支持機構。查詢請致電3480 4230或電郵 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 與SCC秘書處聯絡。
SCC has rolled out another series of training seminars on Information Security. The 1st class will be held on May 31 and 2nd class on July 12. Both will take place at 4-6 p.m. at H6 CONET, the Centre, 99 Queen’s Road Central. Enrolment is free of charge, first-come-first-served.
Please visit https://forms.gle/NtyA815jhGaKaEfJ7 or call SCC Secretariat (Tel: 3480 4230 ; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for enquiries or registration.
The project is funded by the General Support Programme of the Innovation and Technology Fund and sponsored by E-Commerce Association of HK, with HK Software Industry Association and HK Information Technology Joint Council as Supporting Organisations.
"Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/event (or by members of the project team) do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Innovation and Technology Commission or the General Support Programme Vetting Committee of the Innovation and Technology Fund."
Geospatial Lab is organizing the CSDI Awards 2024 to create innovative and feasible solutions for existing city challenges through the use of spatial data available on the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (“CSDI”) portal. For more details on GeoLab activities, please visit https://csdigeolab.gov.hk/en/.
The award presentation ceremony will take place on 20 July at Science Park. For more details about the competition and other activities organised by the GeoLab, please visit here or call 3708 7260.
專題講座 - 揭開發展香港動態數碼分身的奧秘 Feature Talk - Unveiling the Secrets Behind Building a City-scale Dynamic Digital Twin
Organised by the GeoLab, this talk will explore the technical architecture and key technologies used in creating the City Digital Twin. Mr Kenneth Sung will introduce how they successfully managed an enormous amount of data following the CSDI schema, and the discovery of the design principles that made the digital twin platform dynamic and practical for real-world applications. For more details, please visit https://csdigeolab.gov.hk/en/upcoming-events/feature-talk-240601.
智慧建築亞洲高峰會 buildingSMART International - Asia Summit 2024
Themed “accelerating openBIM Adoption for Smart City and Sustainability”, the “buildingSMART International – Asia Summit 2024” is organized by the HK Alliance of Built Asset & Environment Information Management Associations (HKABAEIMA) and the HK Chapter of buildingSMART International and will be held on 17-18 June 2024 in Crowne Plaza HK Kowloon East, Tseng Kwan O. SCC is a Supporting Organisation.
As BIM adoption gets more popular, the demand for open standards increases. Gradually and steadily, Governments, regulatory bodies, and clients recognise the need to embrace openBIM to ensure seamless information exchange throughout the entire value chain.
The scheme, co-organised by The Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and ISACA China Hong Kong Chapter (ISACA) with SCC as a Supporting Organisation，aims to recognise organisations that are aware of the importance and have implemented suitable measures to enhance cybersecurity staff awareness within their organisations in the past 12 months. All Hong Kong companies or organisations with local address are welcome to apply the recognition scheme. Deadline of application is 31 Aug 2024 at 23:59. Please visit https://cyberhub.hk/#/en/recognition-scheme for more details.
Best regards, Smart City Consortium
Please visit SCC website for details of the ‘Smart City’ concept, SCC’s role, vision and mission: http://smartcity.org.hk/
About Smart City Consortium Smart City Consortium (SCC) is formed by a group of professionals from different corporations and organizations to provide opinions and suggestions to the Government for formulating related policies and standards in the development of Hong Kong as a world-class smart city. We encourage worldwide collaboration with different stakeholders to create the right ecosystem which fosters innovation and sustainable economic growth for Hong Kong.
Dear SCC Members and Friends,
This e-newsletter provides a glimpse of Smart City Consortium (SCC)’s events and initiatives over the past quarter. Please visit the following links for the previous versions of e-newsletters and more details of upcoming events respectively.
Smart City Consortium (SCC) held the 8th Annual General Meeting and the 33rd Council Meeting on 28 May 2024. Mr Gary Yeung was re-elected President of SCC the for 2024/26 term. The Vice Presidents are Mr Daniel Chun, Ms. Rosana Wong, Prof. K.F. Tsang, Mr Clement Fung and Damien Wu. Mr Sam Fan is the Honorary Treasurer and Mr Stanley Lee is the Honorary Secretary.
In his President Report, Mr Gary Yeung highlighted the Smart City Forum at Digital Economy Summit, and the “SCC Smart City Pavilion” at various prominent events including the InnoEX in Hong Kong and HKTDC’s “Think Business Think Hong Kong” in Bangkok, SCC/Smart City Academy’s training seminars, and various educational activities targeting at tertiary, secondary and primary schools. He told Members that Geospatial Lab core team had organized over 380 activities. Mr Yeung was proud to say that SCC had grown to be one of the most influential IT and Smart City organisations in Hong Kong since its inauguration in 2016.
Mr Gary Yeung felt honored to be elected SCC President again. He pledged to lead the SCC team to enhance smart city development in Hong Kong.
重點活動回顧 Review of Major Events
數字經濟峰會 2024 「能源丶環境與出行論壇」 ASTRI/SCC Forum @Digital Economy Summit (DES)
The Digital Economy Summit 2024, the annual flagship event for innovation and technology in Asia jointly organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and Cyberport on April 12-13, attracted over 4,000 in-person and virtual participants from approximately 40 countries and regions. SCC was one of the Summit co-organisers.
The "Energy, Environment, and Mobility Forum" co-organised by ASTRI and SCC took place on April 12 afternoon, with a focus on how technology can be applied to optimise transportation networks, reduce carbon emissions, and enhancing energy efficiency, so as to promote energy efficiency practices and contribute to a sustainable future.
香港國際創科展「SCC智慧生活展館」 SCC Smart Living Pavilion @ InnoEX 2024
The 2nd edition of InnoEX, co-organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on April 13-16, along with HKTDC‘s HK Electronics Fair Spring Edition, attracted some 88,000 buyers from 139 countries and regions, mainly from mainland China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States. SCC staged a “Smart Living Pavilion” at “InnoEX”, showcasing Smart Building Management, Digital Twin, Metaverse, Network Coding Communication, Smart EV Charger and Food Enzymatic Technologies developed by Hong Kong companies.
The SCC pavilion was visited by senior representatives from government B/Ds, LegCo Members, I&T sectors, professional institutes and academia. The project is funded by the General Support Programme of the Innovation and Technology Fund and sponsored by E-Commerce Association of HK, with HK Software Industry Association and HK Information Technology Joint Council as Supporting Organisations.
"Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/event (or by members of the project team) do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Innovation and Technology Commission or the General Support Programme Vetting Committee of the Innovation and Technology Fund."
東盟智慧城市發展圓桌會議 ASEAN Smart City Development Roundtable @ InnoEX 2024
On the first morning of InnoEX (13 April), an ASEAN Smart City Development Roundtable brought together government officials from Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Laos sharing their experiences in developing and promoting smart cities. Dr Winnie Tang, SCC’s Founder and Honorary President, was again invited to be the moderator.
「塑造智慧城市」專題討論會 "Shaping the Smart City" seminar@ InnoEX 2024
On the second morning of InnoEX (14 April), the "Shaping the Smart City" seminar took place with Dr Daniel Chun, Smart City Consortium's Vice President & Chairman of Research and Blueprint Committee, being the moderator. NEC HK Ltd’s Consulting Director Wong Kam Keung, MTR Lab’s Head of Investments Jing Shi, and Shanghai Smart City Development Institute President Sheng Xue Feng were speakers at the April 14 seminar.
發揮「中場」角色，協助内地創科企業「走出去」 Help mainland I&T enterprises to develop HK & foreign markets
The rapid development in mainland’s information innovation sectors is expected to create enormous business opportunities to HK; and HK should play the role of “middleman” by helping mainland I&T enterprises to develop HK and global markets. Against this backdrop, SCC, supported by OGCIO, held the “Information Innovation Ecosphere Exhibition cum Seminar” on 26 April. Government Chief Information Officer Tony Wong and Chairman of LegCo Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting Hon Elizabeth Quat were the Guests of Honour. They also witnessed the MoU signing ceremony between SCC and Beijing Knowledge Atlas Co Ltd.
籌備國際標準創科中心落戶香港 Intl Standard Science and T&I Center to be established in HK
International standardization plays a crucial role in driving technological innovation. SCC is preparing to establish an International Standard Science and Technology Innovation Center in HK. The first Guangdong-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area International Standardization Innovation Forum was held in Shenzhen from April 19 to 20. During the forum, the establishment of the "Guangdong-HK-Macao International Standard Innovation Center" and the "Guangdong-HK-Macao Standardization Strategy Think Tank" was announced, with Professor Tsang Kim Fung appointed the Honorary Director of the center. He presented the think tank appointment letters to SCC President Gary Yeung and four other experts.
The forum was hosted by the Asia-Pacific Cognitive Intelligence Society and co-organized by the City University of HK Shenzhen Research Institute and the Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). Experts, technical leaders, and members from renowned universities, academia, institutes, and companies including Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent, Xiaomi, TCL, convened to discuss and exchange ideas on critical issues of international standardization under the new technology scenario. For more details of the Forum, please visit https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qkaQDr7vnnUETSv-8lgirA.
數字絲綢之路所需的新基建 New Infrastructure for the establishment of Digital Silk Road
SCC President Gary Yeung attended the 7th Digital China Construction Summit and was a keynote speaker at Fujian/Hong Kong Digital Economic Cooperation Forum held in Fuzhou on 24 May. His speech focused on the New Infrastructure for the establishment of Digital Silk Road.
Hon Duncan Chiu (Functional Constituency - Technology and Innovation) and Prof Hon William Wong Kam Fai visited Geospatial Lab (GeoLab) on 22 April 2024. Senior representatives from the Development Bureau, TWGHs, SCC and GeoLab briefed the two LegCo members of the Government’s Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) initiatives and SCC’s services.
GeoLab is established by the Development Bureau, operated by TWGHs and supported by SCC.
信報教育網《智SmartCity》欄目 HK Economic Journal / SCA collaboration on Smart City Subjects
Jointly developed by Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) and Smart City Academy (SCA) of SCC, a regular column on various smart city subjects targeting at secondary school students is being published every other Thursday on HKEJ Education Webpage and Facebook. Please visit the above links for the most recent articles.
活動預告 Upcoming Activities
SCC 五課「信息安全」講堂 5 Training Seminars on “Information Security”
活動由SCC主辦，獲政府創新科技署創新及科技基金一般支援計劃資助，及香港電商協會贊助，香港軟件行業協會和香港資訊科技聯會為支持機構。查詢請致電3480 4230或電郵 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 與SCC秘書處聯絡。
SCC has rolled out another series of training seminars on Information Security. The 1st class will be held on May 31 and 2nd class on July 12. Both will take place at 4-6 p.m. at H6 CONET, the Centre, 99 Queen’s Road Central. Enrolment is free of charge, first-come-first-served.
Please visit https://forms.gle/NtyA815jhGaKaEfJ7 or call SCC Secretariat (Tel: 3480 4230 ; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for enquiries or registration.
The project is funded by the General Support Programme of the Innovation and Technology Fund and sponsored by E-Commerce Association of HK, with HK Software Industry Association and HK Information Technology Joint Council as Supporting Organisations.
"Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/event (or by members of the project team) do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Innovation and Technology Commission or the General Support Programme Vetting Committee of the Innovation and Technology Fund."
Geospatial Lab is organizing the CSDI Awards 2024 to create innovative and feasible solutions for existing city challenges through the use of spatial data available on the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (“CSDI”) portal. For more details on GeoLab activities, please visit https://csdigeolab.gov.hk/en/.
The award presentation ceremony will take place on 20 July at Science Park. For more details about the competition and other activities organised by the GeoLab, please visit here or call 3708 7260.
專題講座 - 揭開發展香港動態數碼分身的奧秘 Feature Talk - Unveiling the Secrets Behind Building a City-scale Dynamic Digital Twin
Organised by the GeoLab, this talk will explore the technical architecture and key technologies used in creating the City Digital Twin. Mr Kenneth Sung will introduce how they successfully managed an enormous amount of data following the CSDI schema, and the discovery of the design principles that made the digital twin platform dynamic and practical for real-world applications. For more details, please visit https://csdigeolab.gov.hk/en/upcoming-events/feature-talk-240601.
智慧建築亞洲高峰會 buildingSMART International - Asia Summit 2024
Themed “accelerating openBIM Adoption for Smart City and Sustainability”, the “buildingSMART International – Asia Summit 2024” is organized by the HK Alliance of Built Asset & Environment Information Management Associations (HKABAEIMA) and the HK Chapter of buildingSMART International and will be held on 17-18 June 2024 in Crowne Plaza HK Kowloon East, Tseng Kwan O. SCC is a Supporting Organisation.
As BIM adoption gets more popular, the demand for open standards increases. Gradually and steadily, Governments, regulatory bodies, and clients recognise the need to embrace openBIM to ensure seamless information exchange throughout the entire value chain.
The scheme, co-organised by The Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and ISACA China Hong Kong Chapter (ISACA) with SCC as a Supporting Organisation，aims to recognise organisations that are aware of the importance and have implemented suitable measures to enhance cybersecurity staff awareness within their organisations in the past 12 months. All Hong Kong companies or organisations with local address are welcome to apply the recognition scheme. Deadline of application is 31 Aug 2024 at 23:59. Please visit https://cyberhub.hk/#/en/recognition-scheme for more details.
Best regards, Smart City Consortium
Please visit SCC website for details of the ‘Smart City’ concept, SCC’s role, vision and mission: http://smartcity.org.hk/
About Smart City Consortium Smart City Consortium (SCC) is formed by a group of professionals from different corporations and organizations to provide opinions and suggestions to the Government for formulating related policies and standards in the development of Hong Kong as a world-class smart city. We encourage worldwide collaboration with different stakeholders to create the right ecosystem which fosters innovation and sustainable economic growth for Hong Kong.
