Charles Mok

Charles Mok (Chinese: 莫乃光; pinyin: Mò NáiGuang)is a renowned pioneer of Hong Kong’s Internet and information technology industry, and has been actively promoting ICT industry development and digital inclusion in the region. He receive's his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, United States. In 1999, he was awarded as one of Hong Kong’s "Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons”. He is regular Columnist currently appearing in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, The Sun Daily, and CUP magazine, which most of it's written works extensively on technology and management.

He was the co-founder of HKNet in 1994, and was assisting in developing the company from an Internet service provider (ISP) into a leading "next-generation" IP telecommunications operator in Hong Kong. As a founding chairman of Internet Society, Hong Kong Chapter (ISOC HK), and the ex-officio member and immediate past president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation (HKITF). He was also a past chairman and a co-founder of the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association (HKISPA). He has served the community and monitored the government in his various capacities relating to fair competition, media freedom, personal privacy, consumer protection, healthcare, transport, human rights and democracy development in Hong Kong.

Occupation

• Computancy Limited Director
• Globe Technology Development Co Ltd Director
• Piperix Media Limited Director
• Snappa International Limited Chairman
• .mobi TLD Member, Policy Advisory Board

Public Services

• Internet Society Hong Kong Chairman
• Hong Kong Information Technology Federation Ex-officio Member; Past President (2001-05)
• Hong Kong Computer Society Chair, Health Information Technology Special Interest Division
• Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association Past Chairman (1998-00)
• Commission on Strategic Development Member, Economic Development & Economic Cooperation with the Mainland
• Consumer Council Member

Vice Chairman, Competition Policy Committee Chairman, Web-based Services and Computer Network Working Group

• Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee Member

Member, Task Force on Facilitating the Adoption of Wireless and Mobile Services and Technology, and Task Force on Information Security

• Hospital Authority Member

Vice Chairman, Supporting Services Development Committee Member, Information Technology Service Governing Committee

• Transport Advisory Committee Member
• Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board Member
• Radio Television Hong Kong Member, Television Programme Advisory Committee
• Central Policy Unit Part-Time Member (2000-01)
• Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee Member (1998-2004)
• Trade and Industry Advisory Board Member (1998-2005)
• Appeal Board Panel (Consumer Goods Safety) Member (1999-2005)
• Information Technology Subsector, First & Second Election Committees Elected Member (1998/2000)
• HK Human Rights Monitor Founding Member
• Hong Kong Democratic Foundation Director
• SynergyNet Founding Member
• Cyber Senior Network Development Association Member, Management Committee
• Digital Solidarity Fund Committee Member
• Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Convener, Working Group on Creative Industry

Resume

• HKNet Co Ltd Deputy Managing Director (1994-2000)
• Compaq Computer Taiwan Co. Ltd. Chief Technology Advisor (2000-2001)
• Halo Systems Limited CEO (2001-04)
• SunSoft, Inc. System Engineering Manager (USA; 1993-94)
• Digital Equipment Corporation Software Consultant (USA; 1988-93)

Qualifications

• Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China Ph.D. student (Enterprise Management)
• Purdue University, USA MS Electrical Engineering (1987), BS Computer and Electrical Engineering (1985)
• Wah Yan College, Hong Kong (Class of 1981)

• Hong Kong Computer Society Member
• Association of Computing Machinery Member
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Member

Publication

• HK Economic Journal Columnist (since 2000)
• The Sun Columnist (since 2003)
• CUP Columnist (since 2005)
• Blogger (since 2004)

“Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Policy by Government: HKSAR as Example”, “Waiguo Jingji Yu Guanli” (“Foreign Economics and Management”) Journal Vol. 28, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, August 2006

See Also

• HKNet

External links

• HKIRC
• Official Site