High Performance Computing

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) is a public health agency established in June 2004 under the Department of Health. the mission is to achieve effective prevention and control of diseases in Hong Kong in collaboration with local and international partners.  CHP is committed to protecting the health of the community, promoting healthy living in the community, and partnering with stakeholders.

In fighting communicable diseases, CHP focus on the ‘3Rs’ – real-time surveillance, rapid intervention and responsive risk communication. Meanwhile, we continue to strengthen the surveillance system, infection control and laboratory diagnostic capacity; implement vaccination programmes; draw up emergency response plans; conduct risk communication and health promotion activities; and develop applied research and training programmes. For non-communicable diseases, CHP puts emphasis on promoting healthy living in the community, and the ‘Strategic Framework for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases’ has set out a comprehensive strategy and goals.

The Hong Kong Institute of High Performance Computing (HKHPC), a Cyberport tenant, was recently awarded the certificate of excellence in intellectual capital management (ICM) by a consultancy programme jointly organised by the Intellectual Property Department, the Innovation and Technology Commission and the Trade and Industry Department.

The Intellectual Capital Management Consultancy programme is a free consultancy service that helps small and medium sized businesses to further their understanding of ICM, and help them maximise their potential in this area.

The HKHPC is one of three participating companies awarded the certificate in excellence for its intellectual capital report published in May 2009 to shareholders.  The report summarised the core value and innovative capacity of the knowledge based enterprise and documented its entire ICM process.

明年1月起，深圳户籍居民赴港过关即将告别排队等候。香港入境处昨日宣布，持有一年多次赴港签注的内地居民可以使用e道（自助过关通道）赴港，符合资格的内地居民只需简单登记，15分钟后即可e道自助过关。

须持有一年多次签注

香港8个出入境管制站12月5日起开始陆续给予符合资格内地居民登记个人资料。下月起，首批开通内地居民“e道”自助通关的是罗湖、落马洲支线（福田口岸）两个管制站，深圳湾、落马洲（皇岗口岸）、文锦渡、香港国际机场、港澳客运码头、中国客运码头（中港城）等6个管制站将分阶段开通。预计每日可受理约2000人次登记服务。

香港入境处助理处长周康道说，符合使用“e道”的内地居民必须18岁或以上，持有效往来港澳通行证，且附有效的一年多次赴港签注（包括探亲、个人旅游或商务）；刚过去12个月内（以登记日计算）访港3次以上，以及在香港无不良纪录。 Read more…

北京时间3月23日凌晨3时零3分，谷歌公司(Google Inc.)高级副总裁、首席法律官大卫德拉蒙德公开发表声明，宣布停止对谷歌中国搜索服务的“过滤审查”，并将搜索服务由中国内地转至香港。谷歌停止在华网络搜索和新闻服务审查，这一公然对抗中国政府的冒险而惹人关注的举动在互联网上引起了很大的反响。 Read more…

时光荏苒，弹指一挥间，在一国两制的方针政策下，香港回归已经十二年了，澳门回归也已然十年了。今天全国人民都在庆祝澳门回归祖国10周年。

十年前，说起澳门，只隐隐地有着赌场的模糊印象，一脸稚嫩的小姑娘唱着“七子之歌”步入舞台，缓缓升起的五星莲花的区旗……

十年后，澳门的赌场不再一家独大，小姑娘变成了大学生，特首换届……时间悄然改变着一切。为了庆祝澳门回归祖国10周年特撰文纪念，其实也写不出什么好文章，只是在网上搜集了一些资料，展示一下澳门回归祖国十年来的变化以及澳门的基本概况。

澳门的地理位置
澳门特别行政区是中国领土的一部份，位于中国大陆东南沿海，地处珠江三角洲的西岸，毗邻广东省，与香港相距60公里，距离广州145公里。本地时间比格林威治子午线时间早8小时。澳门位于广东省珠江口西岸，东邻珠江口，西接磨刀门，南对南中国海，北以关闸为界与珠海经济特区的拱北接壤。如以附近的重要城市为座标，它以距中山市(石岐)4 0 公里，东北距广州1 4 5 公里；东距香港6 1 公里；西面则隔江与珠海市湾仔镇相望。以经纬度定位，则在东经1 1 3 °3 4 ’4 7 ”～1 1 3 °3 5 ’2 0”、北纬2 2 °0 6 ’4 0 ”～2 2 °1 3 ’0 ”(以东望洋山灯塔为准)。 Read more…