Issue No.: 34 Date: 3 May 2006

Professionals' Perspective on Information Secuirty Development in Hong Kong 2006 Dear friends, You are cordially invited to participate the “Survey on Professionals’ Perspective on Information Security Development in Hong Kong 2006”. This is an annual survey jointly conducted by my office and 5 information security related professional bodies, namely, Hong Kong Computer Society (Information Security Specialist Group), Information Security and Forensics Society, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (Hong Kong Chapter), Information Systems Security Association (Hong Kong Chapter), and Professional Information Security Association. The objective of this survey is to collect opinions from the information security industry elites to foster a picture for the development of Information Security in Hong Kong.  Please contribute your valuable 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire. For detailed results of the Survey conducted in 2005, please visit here. Thank you. CK Sin Panels Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting 8 May 2006 Agenda Report on the Cyberport Project (2005) Progress report on promoting the development of the digital entertainment industry in Hong Kong - strategy and measures Bills Committees Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2006 [LegCo Brief] [Content of the Bill] Next meeting: 8 May 2006 Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill [LegCo Brief] [Content of the Bill] Next meeting: 2 May 2006 Motions 3 May 06 The 4 June incident Maintaining the competitive edge of Hong Kong 10 May 06 Reinstating the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and Social Security Allowance rates for the elderly and the disabled Reviewing the development of sub-degree courses

News Register as an IT Voter before 16 May The Election Committee (EC) Subsector elections will be held in late 2006. There are 20 seats for IT subsector. The key function of the EC is to elect the Chief Executive. Your participation in the EC election is very important! Please register as an IT voter before 16 May so that you can cast your vote at the EC Subsector election! Detailed procedures for IT voter registration and the related registration forms are available at the dedicated website http://www.sinchungkai.org.hk/ITvoter For enquires, please call my office at 25093211. Activities The 7th Info-Security Conference 2006 The annual Info-Security Conference, which gathers more than 1,000 industry professionals and decision makers, will be the most promising occasion for the leading security vendors to capture the potentials. The main theme of this year's conference is "Seamless Security Management for Today's Banking and Financial Services" Date: 9 May 2006 (Tuesday) Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Venue: Room 601, Level 6, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre Admission Fee: Free Admission Registration Contact: Ms. Grace Wu (Tel.: 2186 8725 or grace.wu@e21mm.com )  Event website: www.infosecurityproject.com My column @ Wen Wei Po Rebuild public confidence on IPCC – 14 April New amendments on Copyright Ordinance -21 April Investment performance of HKMA - 28 April If you like to comment on my articles, please drop me a few lines of words. (column@sinchungkai.org.hk) As an elected legislator, I always love to know your views. If you have anything would like to share with me, please email me or make an appointment for an office visit or home visit. Please leave your name, contact number, and discussion topic via email, and my office will follow up your request with phone calls accordingly.

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