Fifth round of Electronic Service Delivery scheme roving show
09 - 03 - 2001

Members of the public will be able to familiarise themselves with the Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) scheme and the use of the ESD public kiosks at a number of Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) stations starting from tomorrow (March 10).

The fifth round of the ESD roving show will be held at four KCR stations between March 10 and 30.

Jointly organised by the Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau and the Information Technology Services Department, the roving show is aimed at promoting to the public the benefits brought about by the ESD scheme.

The ESD scheme, which was formally launched on 19 January this year, is one of the major initiatives under the "Digital 21" Information Technology (IT) Strategy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Currently, the ESD scheme provides more than 60 types of public services offered by more than 20 government departments and public agencies through a single portal which is accessible 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

These services can be accessed through personal computers with Internet connection; public computer facilities at district offices, community halls, public libraries and post offices; or over 70 public kiosks installed in Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and KCR stations, shopping malls, supermarkets, and government premises.

More public services, including booking of public sports facilities, registration for public examinations, booking marriage registration dates and enhancement of business registration procedures will be available in the second half of this year.

ESD public kiosks will be set up at the roving show where simulations of the ESD services will be available for members of the public to experience the ease of use and convenient way of obtaining public services on-line.

Apart from using display panels, a video will be presented to introduce the general concept of the ESD scheme. Information leaflets introducing the scheme will also be distributed.

The schedule of the roving show is as follows:

- from 10 am to 8 pm on March 10-12 at Hung Hom KCR station (will start at noon on March 10 and end at 7 pm on March 12);

- from 10 am to 8 pm on March 14-16 at Fo Tan KCR station (will start at 11 am on March 14 and end at 7 pm on March 16);

- from 10 am to 8 pm on March 19-21 at University KCR station (will start at 11 am on March 19 and end at 7 pm on March 21); and

- from 10 am to 8 pm on March 28-30 at Tai Wai KCR station (will start at 11 am on March 28 and end at 7 pm on March 30).

Since June 1999, four rounds of the ESD scheme roving show have been held at various MTR stations, shopping centres, shopping arcades in public housing estates and government offices.

Further information on the ESD scheme can be obtained at the web site of the "Digital 21" IT Strategy at <http://www.digital21.gov.hk/eng/ecommerce/esd/esd.html>.

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