HKC International Holdings Limited
Newsletter
June 2014
TOP STORIES
Corporate
Hike for Hospice 2014
30-Hour Famine 2014 "Love Connects"
HKC Group Seminar
Award & Recognization
Award of Caring Company Logo 2010-2014
Promotion
Circle Digital Promotion
 
Case Study
OGCIO - Successful Project of Kiosk Solution
HKC has been awarded Home Automation Project in Sai Wan
HKC has been awarded RFID Library Project for West Anhui University in China
HKC has been awarded Double Cove Facility Booking System & POS System
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Asset Management Solution - Leverage the Business Value of Asset Intelligence

Nowadays elderly living becomes the hot topic as the elderly population keeps increasing in the modern society. Government has heavier burden on elderly medical expenditure, building more costly residential care facilities, providing more community care services and institutional residential care services. In 2013, every working population aged 20-65 has to support about 0.2 senior citizen aged 65 or over in Hong Kong (Data from Census Department Hong Kong Population Project 2012-2041). There exist adverse impacts of high dependency ratio on economy and society. Aging in Place as the Keeping capital and operational budgets tight is one of the significant challenges driven by the continuously changing market nowadays. Almost all the enterprises from the manufacturing to service industry are pursuing more productivity out of their assets at lower cost. To meet the challenges, the enterprises must look into their operations and resource allocation to become more informative and move faster. Asset Management Solution offers an ideal way to streamline the business operation and bring the business value from real time information. With the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and readers applied in the tracking area, the location and information of assets can be identified anywhere, anytime; with the RFID handheld stocktaking device, inventory management will be more effective and accurate. RFID applications reduce the human intervention and provide the real-time data synchronization for the up-to-second needs of asset management nowadays. Further improvement can be taken by the report generation function of the systems. The solution provides the unprecedented visibility, accuracy and security for many application areas such as government, logistics or warehousing, hospital or healthcare institution, education institution, accounting or law firms and so on.

Hong Kong Communications Co., Ltd (HKC) offers a comprehensive Asset Management Solution for our clients. Our solution basically covers the functions of ubiquitous asset tracking, asset visibility and locating, and report generation; however, we also provides the professional suggestion to our clients on the solution application with online booking system and a number of RFID devices including Window Mobile and Android Based Handheld. In the case of Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), we provide the Asset Management System with Online Booking System for over 7,500 AV equipments and 7,000 users to improve the management flow of equipments and the service level for the students. In another prize awarded project for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), we apply the paper roll tracking & inventory system with the existing printing press system for the traceability, accountability and accuracy of the paper roll consumption and achieve not only impressive business outcomes but also environmental-green benefit.

For more details about HKC's (RFID) Asset Management Solution, please visit our website at www.hkc.com.hk or call our service hotline by 852-25202223.

Hike for Hospice 2014

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9 March 2014 - Hong Kong Communications Co., Ltd joined the SPHC's (Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care) flagship fundraising event "Hike for Hospice 2014" in Tai Lam Country Park with short route (8km), standard route (14km) and long route (22km). This great hiking event has come to its 22nd year since 1992. The purpose is to encourage the healthy lifestyle through challenging hiking exercise with a beautiful park view along the hiking route, meanwhile to raise fund and collect donation from event sponsors for different charity projects in our society. To deliver our good willing and contribution to as a social-responsible enterprise, our colleagues formed a hiking team again this year.

HKC are the official system sponsor for this annual hiking event as well by offering the reliable RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Solution, which is applied for the event operation management. By the real time information collected, synchronized and recorded through RFID tags dispatched to the hikers and RFID scanners prepared at each checking points along the hiking route, the organizer can manage the data and run out the hiking competition result accurately and quickly. Our solution shows the great advantages of the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) application to the public in terms of outdoor event management.

30-Hour Famine 2014 "Love Connects"

30-Hour Famine 2014 has held "Love Connects" famine camping on 12th-13th April in Aberdeen Sports Ground with about 5,000 fellow campers to go barefoot and experience hunger. The purpose is to share our love with hungry children afar through our actions in the society. HKC, as a continuous major sponsor has supported this meaningful event and attend the fundraising again this year. All funds raised from 30-Hour Famine and social donation will be used to support World Vision's food security and development projects in Africa.?

HKC Group Seminar

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HKC 2013 Group Seminar was held on April 26, 2014 in HKMA Causeway Bay. We are pleased to have our department heads to share their inspiring insights into different business and market concepts. All the sharing of concept and knowledge provides colleagues with valuable knowledge and direction, and that in fact make the whole event very fruitful.

Announcement to Be the Strategic Partner of TIMES-7

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Hong Kong Communications Co., Ltd is honored to announce that we become the strategic partner of TIMES-7 in Hong Kong and Macau. TIMES-7 was founded in September, 2006, delivers world class RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) products with guaranteed quality and complementary skills. TIMES-7 is specialist in UHF (Ultra High Frequency) RFID antenna design and manufacture. The patented, award winning SlimLine range is the most unique and innovative in the world today and sought by customers who desire superior reliability and optimized performance in a unique aesthetic form. To provide better solution to our clients, HKC's RFID solutions integrate various types of RFID products of TIMES-7, such as the new liner-shape UHF RFID Door Frame Antenna and innovative Ground Mat Antenna. We will work closely with our strategic partner for the same purpose of offering better services and products to the clients and bringing better lives by technologies.

For more details about HKC's RFID solutions, please visit our website at www.hkc.com.hk or call our service hotline by 852-25202223.

Award of Caring Company Logo 2010-2014

We are pleased to announce that Hong Kong Communications Co., Ltd. has been awarded the 5 Years Plus Caring Company Logo by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. It has been the 9th consecutive year for us to keep this honor as a social-responsible corporate caring for the community, caring for the employees and caring for the environment.

Since 1st of March, the awarded logo bearing the year 2014-2015 will be used in all our marketing collaterals and activities. This logo is surely a significant recognition of our enduring efforts as a corporate citizen in our society.

Circle Digital Promotion

From 23 May to 29 June 2014, Circle Digital offers Promotion to every member by purchasing specific mobile phone model of $4,000 or above, Circle Digital will offer customer with a Transcend 8GB OTG USB. Limited quantity is available.

OGCIO - Successful Project of Kiosk Solution

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Hong Kong Communications Co., Ltd has successfully implemented the Information Kiosk Solution for OGCIO (Office of the Government Chief Information Officer) in early March. With the integration of touching technology and interactive communication technology, OGCIO offers a user-friendly experience to every visitor. The information kiosk has the simple but modern design with multiple functions. By touching screen, visitor can easily get the latest OGCIO information and the up-to-date event schedule. The Information Kiosk offers Digital Menu Board including rich information by graphics and videos, and with the simple design of supporting system, it is easy for the staff to update and maintain the content for the kiosk. With the WayFinder function, the visitor will get one 3D floorplan marked with venue details after they select the destination. Those functions help to reduce the workload for reception staff that can deliver better customer service or focus on other tasks. With this successful project with OGCIO, we are expecting to implement the similar interactive solution to more government and enterprise clients to make profit from more effective operation and to upgrade their informative public image.

HKC has been awarded Home Automation Project
in Sai Wan

With the sophisticated implementation experience of award-winning Home Automation Solution, the tenants in those residential units will enjoy an ultimate automated living environment with a greater sense of convenience, comfort and peace of mind. Through our Video Door Phone System, tenants can interact with visitors face-to-face and unlock the door for the access granted. The self-developed one-touch device- HA-Pad, offers the easy control for the tenants on all lighting, curtain and air-conditioning at their homes (Same functions are provided via tailor-made application on iPad as well). Door contact device detects the open/close status of the main entrance of your home for the careless unlocking or abnormal opening situation. Whatever staying at home or leaving for outdoor activities, the tenants can have the great peace of mind for the home security level. In addition, the residential units are equipped with our Lift Control (Call Lift) feature which enables calling lift function to offer an extremely good timing experience.

List of Basic Functions in Project:
Intelligent Home Automation Solution
  • Video Door Phone System
  • Lighting control
  • Curtain control
  • Air-conditioning control
  • Lift control
Safety and Security Solution
  • Door Contact
Multiple Platforms
  • iPad
  • HA-Pad

 

HKC has been awarded RFID Library Project for West Anhui University in China

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January, HKCT (Shanghai) has awarded the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Library Solution Project for West Anhui University in China. The library of West Anhui University has about 23,300 square meters, consisting of one main hall (20,300 square meters) and the other hall in eastern campus (3,000 square meters). The modern university library has 18 reading rooms and book chambers for patrons. The library collection including books and digital resources is being developed for the university education and research requirements. Now, the library has a collection of about 1.53 million library items including 1.06 million books and 475,000 digital books. To improve the library management and services, the library has leveraged the library automation technologies based on Internet construction for one-stop management of library collection, circulation and patron enquiry service.

HKC RFID Library Solution connects the RFID hardware devices and other devices based on the platform construction of the library management system and software. Our solution will provide Self Check-In/Out Station and RFID security gantry for the library. The Self Check-In/Out Station leverages RFID technology to identify multiple books in once time and transfer the circulation information to library management system in real time. The security gantry has not only simple and aesthetical design but reliable performance. HKC's Library Solution improves the library operation and makes circulation management more efficient; in all, it benefits library staff and patrons.

HKC has been awarded Double Cove Facility Booking System & POS System

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Hong Kong Communications Co., Ltd (HKC) has honorable been awarded to be the Clubhouse Facility Booking System & POS System provider for Double Cove. Double Cove is the new residential community located in Lok Wo Sha, Ma On Shan, with the luxury residential design and modern living concept with art and technology. HKC has provided the smart Home Automation Solution in the first stage and now, we will provide our easy-to-use online booking system with aesthetic and user-friendly features for Double Cove's tenants. The booking system will be integrated with Clubhouse membership system and provide 7/24 clubhouse services. Up to eight different clubhouse facilities booking are open to all tenants who are sharing the membership account based on their residential unit information. Tenants can check the available booking timeslot easily by the system and make booking, changing and cancellation. The Octopus card is widely encouraged as one of the payment methods and the membership identification card when using the clubhouse facilities. With the thoughtful design of booking system, it is easier for the clubhouse to manage all the booking appointments in real time and update the clubhouse facility information from time to time, thus provide better services to the tenants.