香港—資訊社會 - 「數碼21」資訊科技策略

Major Services Rendered by theTelecommunications Industry5.4 5.4 According to the services rendered, the telecommunications industry can be broadly(1) classified into three sub-groups:(2) (1) Fixed telephone and telegraph services;(3) (2) Mobile phone services;(3) Radio paging and othertelecommunications services.These three sub-groups are rather diversified in theiroperating characteristics.5.5 5.5 For the first two sub-groups, viz. fixedtelephone and telegraph services, and mobile phoneservices, there are only a few large establishments.These two sub-groups constituted only about 5.8% 5.8%of all establishments in the telecommunicationsindustry in 2007. Yet they together constituted60.0%64.2%77.3% 60.0% of persons engaged, 64.2% of the business 5.1 5.15.25.3receipts and other income, and 77.3% of valueadded of the entire telecommunications industry.(Table 5.1 and Charts 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)5.6 5.6 In contrast, establishments in the remainingsub-group, viz. radio paging and othertelecommunications services (including Internetservices and external telecommunications services94.2%etc.) are relatively smaller in scale. While this40.0% sub-group constituted 94.2% of all establishments in35.8%22.7% 5.1 5.15.25.3 the telecommunications industry in 2007, it onlytook up 40.0%, 35.8% and 22.7% respectively ofpersons engaged, business receipts and otherincome, and value added of the entiretelecommunications industry. (Table 5.1 andCharts 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)76Hong Kong as an Information Society 2009