Tag: OGCIO

Hong Kong – Police and OGCIO jointly host Inter-departmental Cyber Security Drill to enhance Government’s cyber defence capability (with photos)

Police and OGCIO jointly host Inter-departmental Cyber Security Drill to enhance Government’s cyber defence capability (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB) of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Government Computer Emergency Response Team Hong Kong under the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) co-organised the 7th Inter-departmental Cyber Security Drill today (March 22).  The Drill aimed to strengthen the preparedness and the overall incident response capability of government departments to cyber attacks.             In their opening remarks, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), Ms Chung Wing-man, and the Assistant Government Chief Information ... Read more

Hong Kong – OGCIO statement

OGCIO statement ***************      In response to a media report claiming that a facial recognition function has been found in the “LeaveHomeSafe” mobile app, a spokesman for the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO)  made a solemn statement today (May 3) to emphasise that the operation of the “LeaveHomeSafe” mobile app has never used nor requires any facial recognition function since its launch. After following up with the contractor responsible for the development and maintenance of the app, the OGCIO learned that the contractor had adopted a readily available module in the market for the development of app in order to operate the ... Read more

Hong Kong – OGCIO introduces new functions to Hong Kong Health Code website and announces setting up of 15 additional mobile support stations from tomorrow

OGCIO introduces new functions to Hong Kong Health Code website and announces setting up of 15 additional mobile support stations from tomorrow ******************************************************************************************      The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) today (January 2) announced that 15 additional mobile support stations (making a total of 25 support stations) will commence service in MTR stations across the 18 districts starting from tomorrow (January 3) to assist citizens in need to make applications for the Hong Kong Health Code.      The OGCIO arranged outreach teams to set up Hong Kong Health Code mobile support stations in 10 MTR stations late ... Read more