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Cyberport announced the official
opening of its Phases I & II and its Visitor Centre Opening
At the ceremony held at the Cyberport today, officiating
guests Mr. Henry Tang Ying Yen, GBS, JP, Secretary of Commerce, Industry
and Technology, Mr. John E. Strickland, GBS, JP, Chairman of the Board
of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Ltd, and Mr. Jack So Chak-kwong,
JP, Group Managing Director and Deputy Chairman-designate of PCCW celebrated
with over one hundred guests the remarkable progress made in respect of
the Cyberport project.
The Opening Ceremony kicked off a series of programmes
to be held during 27-29 June 2003. Under the overall theme of "Discovering
the New Age of IT", the series of programmes are specially designed
to increase awareness of Cyberport among different target groups. The
programmes include a two-day IT exhibition with participation of Cyberport's
tenants, a two-day IT seminar programme targeted at IT professionals and
students, a reception for public relations consultants and conference
organizers, a reception for the IT industry supported by Invest Hong Kong
and also a half-day seminar co-organized with the University of Hong Kong.
Details of the program:
Date
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Time/Venue |
Event |
Details |
| 27 June (Fri) |
11:00am - 12:30pm
Podium, Level 4, Cyberport 2 |
Opening Ceremony - Discovering the
New Age of IT
(by invitation) |
Guests of Honour include Mr. Henry Tang
Ying Yen, GBS, JP, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology
will officiate the ceremony. |
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3:00pm - 4:30 pm
Lobby, Level 4, Cyberport 2 |
Reception for Public Relations Professionals
and Event Organisers - Networking in the New Age of IT
(by invitation) |
Guided tour for PR Professionals and
event organizers for touring around Cyberport to explore the new venues
for organising events. |
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4:30pm - 6:00pm
Lobby, Level 4, Cyberport 2 |
Reception for IT and Related Industries
(local & overseas) supported by Invest Hong Kong - Investing
in the New Age of IT
(by invitation) |
The cocktail reception will provide
an excellent opportunity for networking among representatives of leading
technology firms |
| 28 June (Sat) |
10:00am - 12:30pm
Lobby, Level 4, Cyberport 2 |
Workshop co-orgainsed with The University
of Hong Kong - Learning in the New Age of IT
(by invitation) |
Top executives from the IT Firms will
discuss the IT Development |
28-29 June
(Sat - Sun) |
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Lobby, Level 4, Cyberport 2 |
Seminars co-organised with Hong Kong
Economic Times - Insights in the New Age of IT
(by registration) |
Seminars for senior executives, IT
practitioners and university graduates with IT background.
For more information: http://www.etbc.com.hk |
28-29 June
(Sat - Sun) |
11:00am - 6:00pm
Lobby, Level 1, Cyberport 2 |
IT Exhibition for Practitioners
and Undergraduates
(free admission)
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Cyberport tenants will share their vision
for the IT industry and an overview of the trends on the required
skills of the industry.
Tenants include: Arctic Cooling, Centro Digital Media, Compuware,
DBTronix, ESRI (HK) China, Hong Kong Institute of High Performance
Computing, Le Meridien Cyberport, Noah, Outblaze, PCCW (e-business
division), Rainbow Technologies and The University of Hong Kong -
School of Professional And Continuing Education (SPACE). Cyberport
will present their upcoming Digital Media Centre and Wireless Solutions
Development Centre at the exhibition. |
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