IT Projects of the Government
The following project lists are tabulating the government IT projects approved recently for IT suppliers locally and worldwide to seek business opportunities with the government.
Approved Major Projects (Recent 3 Financial Years)
|
Financial Year |
Approval Date |
Government Bureau / department |
Project Name |
Project Description |
Project Estimate ($M) |
Planned Start Date1 |
Planned Live-run Date1 |
FC Paper 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024-25 |
12.07.2024 |
Health Bureau |
Transformation of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHealth) into a comprehensive healthcare information infrastructure (eHealth+) |
To tie in with and support the development of various healthcare policies, including public and private healthcare, primary healthcare, and cross-boundary healthcare services, it is necessary to upgrade the hardware and software configurations of the existing eHealth system, develop new functions, and expand its scope of services to transform the eHealth system into an effective and comprehensive healthcare information infrastructure (i.e. eHealth+ system). |
1,395.8 |
2024-25 2nd Quarter |
2028-29 4th Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f24-26e.pdf |
|
2024-25 |
28.06.2024 |
Hong Kong Police Force |
Development of Centralised Digital Image Platform for the Hong Kong Police Force |
The Hong Kong Police Force needs to develop a Centralised Digital Image Platform (CDIP) to store, process, retrieve and share digital images with evidential or intelligence value in order to enhance its operational efficiency, investigative and intelligence capabilities, as well as to improve information security. |
358.9 |
2024-25 2nd Quarter |
Phase 1: |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f24-23e.pdf |
|
2024-25 |
28.06.2024 |
Hong Kong Police Force |
Development of Third Generation of Personnel Information Communal System |
The Hong Kong Police Force needs to develop the Third Generation of Personnel Information Communal System to continue supporting and maintaining the existing functionalities of the Second Generation Personnel Information Communal System, as well as incorporating new features to enhance efficiency in human resources management. |
141.5 |
2024-25 2nd Quarter |
Phase 1: |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f24-24e.pdf |
|
2024-25 |
21.06.2024 |
Transport Department |
Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Integrated Data System Infrastructure and Application Enhancement Project |
The Transport Department needs to enhance the infrastructure and application of the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Integrated Data (VALID) V System and replace its ageing database system and architecture, with a view to meeting operational needs and improving system functionality and performance. |
312.9 |
2024-25 2nd Quarter |
Phase 1: |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f24-20e.pdf |
|
2024-25 |
14.06.2024 |
Digital Policy Office |
Setting up of the 'Digital Corporate Identity' Platform |
To strengthen digital infrastructure and accelerate the digital economy development in Hong Kong, it is necessary to facilitate corporations in Hong Kong to undergo corporate identity authentication and make use of digital signature in a secure, convenient and efficient manner when using e-government services or conducting online business transactions, simplifying the complicated procedures and thus accelerating their digital transformation. |
300.0 |
2024-25 2nd Quarter |
2026-27 3rd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f24-17e.pdf |
|
2024-25 |
31.05.2024 |
Judiciary |
Provision of Information Technology Infrastructure in the New District Court Building at Caroline Hill Road and Upgrading of Information Technology Infrastructure of the Judiciary |
There is a need for the Judiciary to provide the necessary information technology (IT) infrastructure in the new District Court Building (DCB) at Caroline Hill Road to enable the latter's commissioning in 2027. To tie in with this timeframe, the Judiciary also needs to upgrade its overall IT infrastructure to cater for the anticipated needs in the next two decades for hosting more servers, network equipment and other shared IT services in all court premises of the Judiciary. |
780.8 |
2024-25 1st Quarter |
2027-28 3rd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f24-11e.pdf |
|
2023-24 |
19.01.2024 |
Census and Statistics Department |
Information Technology Equipment and Services for the 2026 Population Census and Implementation of the Departmental Data Collection Platform of the Census and Statistics Department |
The next population census will be conducted in 2026. Given the sizable scale and complexity of the operation, the Census and Statistics Department needs to develop an integrated information technology (IT) system to support the re-engineering initiatives, data collection, processing and dissemination work involved in the 2026 Population Census (26C). Moreover, it is necessary for the C&SD to transform the IT system to be used in the 26C into a departmental IT platform to digitalise the data collection process of all other surveys conducted by the C&SD. |
249.7 |
2024-25 1st Quarter |
Phase 1: |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/fc/fc/papers/f23-62e.pdf |
|
2023-24 |
23.06.2023 |
Labour Department |
Development of the Government Subsidy Scheme Information System to Support the Abolition of the Offsetting Arrangement under the Mandatory Provident Fund System |
The Government has announced that the abolition of using the accrued benefits of employers' mandatory contributions under the Mandatory Provident Fund System to offset the severance payment (SP) and long service payment (LSP) (Offsetting Arrangement) will take effect on 1 May 2025. To implement the Government Subsidy Scheme (GSS) in support of the abolition of the Offsetting Arrangement, the Labour Department (LD) needs to develop an information technology system to support the disbursement of government subsidy (GSS System). |
41.4 |
2023-24 2nd Quarter |
2025-26 1st Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2023/english/fc/fc/papers/f23-33e.pdf |
|
2023-24 |
12.05.2023 |
Digital Policy Office |
Upgrading 'iAM Smart' to Realise 'Single Portal for Online Government Services' |
The Chief Executive announced in his 2022 Policy Address the initiative to expedite the building of a smart government, including turning all government services online in two years (i.e. by 2024) and providing one-stop digital services by fully adopting “iAM Smart” within three years (i.e. by 2025), so as to realise the goal of “single portal for online government services”. Moreover, key performance indicators for the promotion of “iAM Smart” are also set out in the 2022 Policy Address, aiming to increase the annual usage (total transactions) of “iAM Smart” from 5 million times in 2021 to 17.5 million times in 2025. |
193.4 |
2023-24 1st Quarter |
2025-26 3rd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2023/english/fc/fc/papers/f23-12e.pdf |
|
2022-23 |
24.06.2022 |
Customs and Excise Department |
Smart Customs Information Technology Infrastructure |
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) needs to develop the Smart Customs Information Technology Infrastructure (SCITI) so that C&ED can migrate its information technology (IT) infrastructure to cloud, enhance its capability in data analysis, and strengthen its IT security. |
315.6 |
2022-23 2nd Quarter |
2026-27 3rd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2022/english/fc/fc/papers/f22-25e.pdf |
|
2022-23 |
17.06.2022 |
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau |
Implementation of Phase 3 of the Trade Single Window System |
The Government is committed to establishing the Trade Single Window (TSW) of Hong Kong in three phases to provide a one-stop platform for lodging Business-to-Government trade documents for trade declaration and cargo clearance. Phase 1 of the TSW has been in full service and well received by the trade. The information technology (IT) system of Phase 2 is being developed, and we expect the services will be rolled out progressively starting from mid-2023. The Government needs to develop the IT system required for the implementation of Phase 3 to fully establish the TSW. |
1,404.6 |
2022-23 2nd Quarter |
2027-28 2nd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2022/english/fc/fc/papers/f22-22e.pdf |
|
2022-23 |
10.06.2022 |
Immigration Department |
Relocation of Information Technology Infrastructure and Systems of the Immigration Department to the New Immigration Headquarters and Related System Enhancements |
The Immigration Department (ImmD) needs to relocate the information technology (IT) infrastructure and systems currently housed in the existing Immigration Headquarters (ImmD HQ) and the leased Data Centre for System Production (PDC) to the new ImmD HQ in Tseung Kwan O and take forward various system enhancements in order to sustain ImmD's provision of public services, enhance system reliability and handling capacity, and cope with the growing service demand and future business needs. |
710.2 |
2022-23 1st Quarter |
2025-26 2nd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2022/english/fc/fc/papers/f22-18e.pdf |
|
2022-23 |
10.06.2022 |
Immigration Department |
Development and Implementation of the Advance Passenger Information System |
The Immigration Department (ImmD) needs to implement the Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Hong Kong in order to meet the requirement and recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), bring Hong Kong on par with other aviation hubs around the world, as well as further enhance ImmD's passenger clearance and enforcement capabilities to prevent the undesirables from boarding the flights heading to Hong Kong. |
296.1 |
2022-23 1st Quarter |
2024-25 3rd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2022/english/fc/fc/papers/f22-17e.pdf |
|
2022-23 |
27.05.2022 |
Correctional Services Department |
Relocation of Information Technology Systems to the New Correctional Services Department Headquarters and Related System Enhancements |
The Correctional Services Department (CSD) needs to relocate and re-provision its information technology (IT) systems to the new CSD Headquarters (HQ) in Chai Wan to tie in with the relocation plan of the new CSD HQ, and enhance the related systems for improving the efficiency of correctional services and level of security. |
213.7 |
2022-23 1st Quarter |
2025-26 3rd Quarter |
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2022/english/fc/fc/papers/f22-07e.pdf |
11st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter and 4th Quarter refer to the four quarters of a financial year, i.e., April - June, July - September, October - December and January - March respectively.
2The relevant Finance Committee Papers for which the project is approved.
Approved Small/Medium Projects (Recent 3 Financial Years)
Enquiries
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Digital Policy Office
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