Demography
| Population |
Population (Note 1) |
7.528 Million |
| Households |
Households (Note 1) |
2.700 Million |
Telephone Network
| Main telephone lines in operation |
Main telephone lines in operation |
3.44 Million |
| >% digital main lines |
% digital main lines |
100% |
| % residential main lines |
% residential main lines |
52.72% |
| Public payphones |
Public payphones |
1,586 |
Mobile Services
| Public mobile subscriptions |
Public mobile subscriptions |
25.35 Million |
| Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) |
Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) |
328% |
| Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps |
Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps |
1.80 Million |
Other Services
| ISDN subscriptions |
ISDN subscriptions |
4,061 |
| ISDN B channel equivalents |
ISDN B channel equivalents |
79,564 |
Traffic
| International outgoing telephone (minutes) |
International outgoing telephone (minutes) |
0.807 Billion |
| International incoming telephone (minutes) |
International incoming telephone (minutes) |
0.506 Billion |
| International bothway telephone (minutes) |
International bothway telephone (minutes) |
1.313 Billion |
Staff
| Full-time telecommunications staff |
Full-time telecommunications staff |
18,814 |
Tariffs
| Connection fee for residential telephone service (HK$) |
Connection fee for residential telephone service (HK$) |
0 |
| Connection fee for business telephone service (HK$) |
Connection fee for business telephone service (HK$) |
0 |
| Monthly subscription for residential telephone service (HK$) |
Monthly subscription for residential telephone service (HK$) |
60 |
| Monthly subscription for business telephone service (HK$) |
Monthly subscription for business telephone service (HK$) |
190 |
Revenue
| Total telecom services revenue (HK$) |
Total telecom services revenue (HK$) (Note 1) |
124,962 Million |
Capital Expenditure
| Annual telecom investment (HK$) (Note 1) |
Annual telecom investment (HK$) (Note 1) |
5,807 Million |
Broadcasting
| Terrestrial Multi-channel TV subscribers |
Terrestrial Multi-channel TV subscriptions |
2.177 Million |
| Home satellite antennas |
Home satellite antennas |
- |
Note 1: Figures for the calendar year ending 31 December 2023.
Remarks:
See Annex 1 for the definition of the indicators.
Telecommunications Indicators in Hong Kong for the fiscal years 2004/2005 to 2023/2024
