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Activities
Cyberport
Games Marathon
This event
aims to introduce electronic games developed by Hong Kong
companies to the general public and to promote a positive
and healthy gaming culture in Hong Kong.
Date:
July 1-3 and 9- 10, 2005
Venue: Cyberport Admission: Free
Website: http://games.cyberport.hk
Transport:
Free shuttle-bus service via Admiralty to the Cyberport will
be arranged (bus service runs every five minutes daily on
July 1-3 and 9-10); complimentary ferry shuttle service via
Central Pier No 5 to the Cyberport (twice daily on July 1-3
only)
Co-organizers: The Office of the Government Chief Information
Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
Consultation
paper
Review
on Implementation of Billing and Metering Integrity Scheme
- closing date: 29 Jul
News
Two
tier regulatory framework for IP Telephony
The TA
issued a statement, "Regulation
of Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony", concluding his views
on the regulatory framework for the Internet Protocol (IP)
Telephony Under the two-class licence regime to be introduced,
services under Class 1 are required to meet relevant licensing
conditions applicable to fixed network operators operating
conventional telephone services under FTNS or Fixed Carrier
Licences.
Class
1 services will have all the attributes that consumers now
expected from the conventional telephone services. Services
under Class 2 are only required to meet minimal licensing
conditions in order not to inhibit technological deployment.
Consultation
Period Extended for Regulation of Local Access Charge
The OFTA
announced that the period to respond to the consultation paper
on LAC has been extend to 8 July 2005.
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