To focus and stimulate technology transfer and development of respective critical components industries, a series of free half-day seminars are being organized monthly by TechMart of HKPC and co-organized by Hong Kong Critical Components Manufacturers Association (HKCCMA),  America Hong Kong Electronics Association (AHKEA) and Hong Kong Optoelectronics Association (HKOEA).

The first seminars was conducted on June 9, 2003 at Techmart Hall of HKPC, over 35 executives and professionals from industry attended this seminar.

The MC, Dr. Michael Hui announced the start of seminar at 3:35 pm, Dr. Stephen Lee, Branch Director of HKPC delivered a opening speech,  Mr. Mark Lam - President of HKCCMA, Mr. Robert Li - Chairman of AHKEA and Mr. William Yim - Sr. Vice  President of HKOEA also delivered a short speech about their support to this program.

The following three talks were presented:
1) Topic: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks "Soft Infrastructure"
Guest Speaker: Ir SW Cheung, Vice President, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks

It is important to facilitate Hong Kong to become a major center of innovation and technology, and a hub for high value-added, skill-intensive production and related services facilities in Asia. To cope with this challenge, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks provide world-class facilities like IC Data Centre, IC EDA Centre, IC Probe and Test Development Centre, Photonics Development Support Centre, Reliability Lab and Product Analysis Lab, to innovation and technology development and the upgrading of industry and related service capabilities.
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2) Topic: Smartcard Design Centre
Guest Speaker: Dr LM Cheng, Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong

The rapid adoption of smart cards in Banking Sector and Identity Card (ID) applications has created a huge potential market and wealth for semiconductor, electronic and Information Technology (IT) industries. The increasing interest of using Smart Card as a web based authentication and ID providing device has speeded up the commercial transaction, in particular the launching of Smart ID Card project which provides an important IT infrastructure for the expansion of eCommerce business.
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Topic:3)Topic: Virtual Singers and Newsreaders and Their Applications to Education and Entertainment System
   Guest Speaker: Prof Hong Yang, Professor (Chair), City University of Hong Kong

Virtual singer and newsreader system has been developed recently by CityU and can generate virtual human characters that can sing songs and read stories and news. The system performs speech signal analysis, voice and lip synchronisation and human face expression production and animation. It has numerous applications in education and entertainment, such as for virtual classrooms, multimedia messages on smart mobile phones, MTV, Karaoke, and graphics and animation on computers and the web.

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Seminars were finished at 5:00 pm, a networking time was followed. Dr. Keung - Acting President of HKPC welcome the participants and conduct a lucky draw.

The first seminar was successfully ended at 5:45, the second seminar will be conducted on July 14, 2003 Monday.

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