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"Microsoft and Hong Kong"
25 November 1999

The New Knowledge Economy - Where Does Hong Kong Fit In ?

Speed by Graham Brant General Manager of Microsoft Hong Kong

Helping local enterprise

• Government as a leader
  • ESD is a good example
• Headline private enterprise projects

• Many examples, but household names help the cross to consumer as well ...

• Industry associations, alliances to spread the word, particularly to the SME sector - encourage ecommerce adoption

Hong Kong: Wellcome Supermarket

• One of largest supermarket chains

• Grocery and household shopping online

• Internet orders coming in 24 hours a day

• Integration with banks for credit cards

• Personalized profiles with Site Server Commerce Edition

• Windows NT platform

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