| data collection index (data | graphs | tables) | project index | quality assessment |
| Table 53
- Hong Kong users of electronic business services 2000-2003 graphs 86a, 86b, and 86c | data collection (tables) |
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| The Internet |
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| Category |
Code1 |
Description |
| Online
searches |
Goods and services |
Searching for information on goods/services
online |
| Employment |
Searching for job vacancies online |
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| Financial |
Searching for financial information online (e.g.
stock prices) |
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| Code |
Description | |
| Business transactions |
Reservations |
Making reservation/booking tickets online |
| Online orders and purchases |
Purchasing/ordering goods and services online |
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| Customer service |
Requesting customer services online (e.g.
arranging product delivery ) |
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| Code | Description | |
| Trading |
Stock trading |
Trading stock online |
| Auction services |
Using auction service online |
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| Code | Description | |
| Banking |
Cyber bankinig |
Using cyber-banking services (e.g. transferring
money) |
| Online settlement | This category of payment differs from online
orders and purchases insofar as it represents payments made on a
regular basis, such as utility bills, ISP service charges, and credit
card payments. |
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| Electronic
Devices |
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| graphs 86a, 86b, and 86c | data collection (tables) | ||
| Code |
Description |
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| Octopus2 |
Octopus |
Using Octopus card for paying fare of transportation and purchasing goods and services |
| Code |
Description | |
| ATM |
ATM bank transactions |
Withdrawing/depositing/transferring money or
checking account balance via Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) |
| ATM bank and nonbank settlements |
Settling payment by ATM |
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| Code |
Description | |
| Other Payment and
Transaction Methods |
EPS |
Using e-cash/Easy Pay System (EPS) |
| PPS |
Using telephone to settle payment by Payment by
Phone Service (PPS) |
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| IVRS |
Purchasing goods or acquiring services via
Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) |
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| ISMS/Mobile transactions |
Making transactions or acquiring services via
interactive short message services of mobile telecommunications network (e.g. banking services, checking stock prices, etc.) |
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| Note
1: These codes correspond to those in the keys of graphs
and charts on webpages accessible under the heading Hong Kong Users of
Electronic
Business Services 2000-2003 (new window). The
information entered under the heading description was taken
directly from the report entitled Hong Kong as an
Information Society (see source below). The codes and major
category and sub-category headings were entered by EARTH
for ease of
understanding. (table | graphs 86a, 86b, and 86c) |
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| Note 2: Octopus is an electronic payment system available to users of public transport. An electronic card carried by individual users is read by machines as they pass through gated entries and exits and vehicle doors. More recently it has become a means of payment for many public facilities, vending machines, and the like. In the report entitled Hong Kong as an Information Society a more detailed breakdown of Octopus usage is provided including transport and nontransport related purchases. (table | graphs 86a, 86b, and 86c) | ||
| Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Chapter 1 - Information technology usage and penetration in households. Table 1.12 Persons aged 15 and over who had used electronic business services in the twelve months before, pp. 21-22. EARTH's copy of corresponding table available on request. | ||
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