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APT Satellite Holdings, via wholly owned subsidiary APT Satellite Company Limited ("APT Satellite" or "APSTAR") owns and operates five in-orbit satellites: APSTAR-7, APSTAR-9, APSTAR-5C, APSTAR-6C and APSTAR-6D satellite (“APSTAR Satellite Fleet”), covering regions in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and Pacific island which contain approximately 75% of the World’s population.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the seventh-largest in the world, with a market capitalisation of HK$30.4 trillion (US$3.87 trillion) as of December 2018. [225] Hong Kong is ranked as the 18th most innovative territory in the Global Innovation Index in 2024, [ 226 ] and 3rd in the Global Financial Centres Index . [ 227 ]
The Census and Statistics Ordinance amended, enhancing protection of confidentiality of data supplied by individual persons and firms in surveys. 1991: Hong Kong 1991 Population Census conducted. 1992: Ho Wing-huen, Frederick appointed Commissioner for Census and Statistics. 1995: First set of Gross National Product estimates for Hong Kong ...
From the website's launch in 1999 to 2003, the average number of monthly page views for its maps increased from 0.1 to 4 million. [11] In November 2003, Centamap was the first mapping service licensed by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department to disseminate census data at the building group level in addition to other GIS functions. [12]
A multi-modal data collection approach will be used in the 2021 population census. In the first phase, all households may provide the required information through the following means: online questionnaire; postal questionnaire with pre-paid return envelope ("Short Form" only); and; telephone interview via the hotline 18 2021.
This realization prompted the expansion of the sub-committee's focus to include preventing unfair data collection practices in the business sector, ensuring principles like due collection means and purposes, good accuracy and retention of the data, openness and security of data, data access and correction, and fostering a culture of personal ...
The airport opened its third runway in July 2022 as part of a HK$141.5 billion expansion project that would increase its land footprint by 50%. [221] On the other hand, there exists only one airway between Hong Kong and mainland China, and this single route is often and easily backed up causing delays on both sides.
Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline at night, taken in June 2019. Hong Kong has over 9,000 high-rise buildings, of which over 4,000 are skyscrapers standing taller than 100 m (328 ft) with 554 buildings above 150 m (492 ft), according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.