Operations Branch

• Operations Branch

  Assistant Director

  Mr Wilson LEE
  • Advisory & Spectrum Management Division

    Chief Telecom Engineer

    Mr Ken SIT
  • Enforcement Division

    Senior Controller Telecom

    Mr Henry WONG
  • Licensing and Support Division

    Senior Controller Telecom

    Mr W S HO

Functions:

Advisory and Spectrum Management (ASM) Division

• Managing the radio spectrum including conducting frequency planning studies for a horizon of five years, making available supply of spectrum for different wireless services and applications, update of Spectrum Release Plan and Frequency Allocation Table of Hong Kong
• Assignment of spectrum for use in radiocommunications systems
• Co-ordinating with the Mainland and foreign administrations on the use of spectrum and orbital positions for satellite services
• Coordinating OFCA’s representation in international meetings and conferences on spectrum issues
• Reviewing the efficiency of the use of spectrum by government users
• Handling applications and consents for Outer Space Licence and Space Station Carrier Licence
• Setting technical standards for telecommunications equipment and related policies
• Operation of the Hong Kong Telecommunications Equipment Evaluation and Certification Scheme and the Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• Handling applications and automating the processing for installation of radio base stations for public mobile services
• Reviewing and updating requirements in relation to radiation safety of radiocommunications installations, and handling the relevant enquiries and complaints
• Providing secretariat support to the Radio Spectrum and Technical Standards Advisory Committee

Enforcement Division

• Investigating radio interference
• Providing technical support on radio monitoring to OFCA and other government departments
• Enforcing the law against the illegal use and sale of telecommunications equipment, provision of illegal telecommunications services and commercial use of unauthorised decoders
• Conducting tests of suspected illegal radio apparatus
• Handling prosecution cases on suspected illegal radio apparatus and telecommunications in the Magistrate Court

Licensing and Support (LS) Division

• Licensing telecommunications systems for private services
• Handling licensing related matters in respect of maritime and radio amateur services as well as in-building telecommunications systems (covering satellite master antenna TV and hotel TV systems) and broadcast radio relay systems
• Facilitating in-building access by network operators
• Conducting measurements of non-ionising radiation