Office of the Government Chief Information Officer: IT Infrastructure: HKSCS: Download Area

Digital21 Strategy - Common Chinese Language Interface

Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set-2001 (HKSCS-2001)

User should refer to the corresponding vendor's web sites for HKSCS support.

Reference Font & Input Software (ISO 10646 version)

ISO 10646 version
(for ISO 10646-compliant applications running on
Linux platforms)

Step 1

Download and read the Installation instructions and other details
(PDF format)
(for Linux platforms)

Step 2

Download the ISO 10646 version
of HKSCS-2001 reference
font and input software

Mandrake Linux 9.0 platform
(16.3 MB)

Red Hat Linux 8.0 platform
(16.3 MB)

SuSE Linux 8.1 platform
(22.5 MB)

ISO 10646 version
(for the Extension B of the ISO/IEC 10646:2003 enabled applications running on English or Chinese Windows XP)

Step 1

Download and read the Installation instructions and other details
(PDF format)
(for Windows XP platforms)

Step 2

Download the ISO 10646 version of HKSCS-2001 reference font and input software

English or Chinese Windows XP
(1.6 MB)

ISO 10646 version
(for ISO 10646-compliant applications running on
English or Chinese
Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000)

Step 1

Download and read the Installation instructions and other details
(for Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000 platforms)

Step 2

Download the ISO 10646 version
of HKSCS-2001 reference
font and input software

English or Chinese Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000
(8.7 MB)

*	NOTES
1.	Relevant details about the systems requirements and installation instructions can be viewed inside the corresponding "Installation instructions and other details".
2.	User must read and follow the installation instructions before download.
3.	ISO 10646-compliant applications also comply with the Unicode standard. Some examples of the Extension B of the ISO/IEC 10646:2003 enabled software are Windows XP, Office XP, Mozilla 1.5 and above, and Internet Explorer 6.0. For explanation of the relationship between the ISO 10646 and Unicode, please refer to: http://www.ogcio.gov.hk/ccli/eng/structure/unicode.html.
4.	The ISO 10646 version of the HKSCS-2001 reference font and input software (for Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000) is an input utility that runs independently. After the installation, user may go to [Start] / [Programs] / [Chinese Input Utility (for the ISO 10646 Standard)] / [Unicode IME] to start using the input utility. Please refer to the user manual in the installation folder for details.
5.	The ISO 10646 version of the HKSCS-2001 reference font and input software (for Linux platforms) consists of input methods and a font, which is developed according to the "Guidelines on the Song Style (Print Style) Character Glyphs for Chinese Computer Systems in Hong Kong". A standalone version of the reference font (for Linux platforms) only is also downloadable for general reference.