2000
/ 2001 |
2001
/ 2002 |
2002
/ 2003 |
2003
/ 2004 |
2004
/ 2005 |
2005 / 2006 |
2006 / 2007 |
2007 / 2008 |
2008 / 2009 |
2009 / 2010 |
2010 / 2011 |
2011 / 2012 |
2012 / 2013 |
2013 / 2014 |
2014 / 2015 |
2015 / 2016 |
2016 / 2017 |
2017 / 2018 |
2018
/ 2019 |
2019
/ 2020 |
|
DEMOGRAPHY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Population (million) (Note 1) |
6.712
|
6.73
|
6.726
|
6.764
|
6.798
|
6.838 | 6.904 | 6.938 | 6.964 |
6.996
|
7.052
|
7.110
|
7.171
|
7.211
|
7.253
|
7.310
|
7.377
|
7.413
|
7.486
|
7.521
|
Households (million) (Note 2) |
2.037
|
2.055
|
2.081
|
2.114
|
2.141
|
2.197 | 2.221 | 2.250 | 2.279 |
2.297
|
2.325
|
2.359
|
2.386
|
2.407
|
2.432
|
2.471
|
2.499
|
2.535
|
2.571
|
2.614
|
TELEPHONE NETWORK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Main telephone lines in operation (million) |
3.93
|
3.90
|
3.83
|
3.81
|
3.76
|
3.80 | 3.85 | 4.12 | 4.10 |
4.19
|
4.27
|
4.25
|
4.28
|
4.31
|
4.30
|
4.22
|
4.20
|
4.14
|
4.09
|
4.03
|
% digital main lines |
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
% residential main lines |
55.81%
|
55.17%
|
55.58%
|
55.59%
|
56.16%
|
55.81% | 55.57% |
56.07%
|
55.59%
|
56.33%
|
56.47%
|
56.77%
|
56.94%
|
57.30%
|
57.31%
|
55.94%
|
56.05%
|
55.80%
|
55.79%
|
55.90%
|
Public payphones |
11, 273
|
9,683
|
9,059
|
8,374
|
7,358
|
6,769 | 6,182 |
5,593
|
5,513
|
4,797
|
4,724
|
4,501
|
4,403
|
4,276
|
4,155
|
3,648
|
3,500
|
3,225
|
2,806
|
2,571
|
MOBILE SERVICES | ||||||||||||||||||||
Public mobile subscriptions (million) |
5.45
|
5.78
|
6.40
|
7.35
|
8.21
|
8.69 | 9.36 |
10.75
|
11.58
|
12.59
|
13.79
|
15.29
|
16.39
|
17.10
|
16.96
|
16.72
|
17.58
|
18.40
|
22.7
|
23.21
|
Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) |
81%
|
86%
|
95%
|
109%
|
121%
|
127% | 136% |
155%
|
166%
|
180%
|
196%
|
215%
|
229%
|
237%
|
234%
|
229%
|
238%
|
248%
|
276%
|
275%
|
Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps (million) | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.09 |
2.82 |
2.87 |
OTHER SERVICE | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISDN subscriptions |
13,513
|
12,915
|
11,821
|
13,376
|
12,780
|
12,009 | 13,121 |
11,713
|
11,727
|
10,899
|
10,179
|
10,374
|
9,884
|
9,204
|
8,879
|
8,728
|
7,955
|
6,838
|
6,582
|
6,681
|
ISDN B channel equivalents |
84,287
|
82,362
|
79,946
|
90,340
|
93,331
|
75,493 | 79,458 |
78,736
|
77,592
|
80,074
|
83,931
|
91,486
|
101,107
|
104,573
|
110,487
|
112,739
|
112,716
|
110,353
|
106,774
|
105,531
|
TRAFFIC | ||||||||||||||||||||
International outgoing telephone (minutes in billion) |
3.142
|
3.632
|
3.981
|
4.400
|
5.068
|
5.909 | 6.747 |
7.322
|
7.716
|
7.757
|
7.470
|
7.355
|
6.879
|
5.940
|
5.355
|
4.582
|
3.510
|
2.880
|
1.971
|
1.351
|
International incoming telephone (minutes in billion) |
1.883
|
1.920
|
1.745
|
1.692
|
2.151
|
2.122 | 2.291 |
2.287
|
2.300
|
2.305
|
2.700
|
2.916
|
2.483
|
2.300
|
2.175
|
1.935
|
1.567
|
1.295
|
0.971
|
0.783
|
International bothway telephone (minutes in billion) |
5.026
|
5.551
|
5.726
|
6.092
|
7.219
|
8.031 | 9.038 |
9.609
|
10.016
|
10.062
|
10.170
|
10.271
|
9.362
|
8.240
|
7.530
|
6.517
|
5.077
|
4.175
|
2.942
|
2.134
|
STAFF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Full-time telecommunications staff |
27,378
|
23,979
|
15,897
|
18,413
|
17,045 | 16,738 | 15,862 |
16,054
|
15,995
|
17,437
|
17,039
|
18,048
|
18,372
|
18,209
|
18,177
|
19,670
|
20,807
|
19,923
|
20,037
|
19,835
|
TARIFFS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connection fee for residential telephone service (HK$) |
475
|
475
|
475
|
475
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Connection fee for business telephone service (HK$) |
475
|
475
|
475
|
475
|
0
|
0 | 0 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monthly subscription for residential telephone service (HK$) |
90
|
110
|
110
|
110
|
90
|
90 | 65 |
65
|
55
|
66
|
66
|
66
|
66
|
110
|
110
|
110
|
110
|
80
|
80
|
78
|
Monthly subscription for business telephone service (HK$) |
109
|
129
|
129
|
129
|
112
|
112 | 106 |
106
|
58
|
88
|
78
|
78
|
81
|
124
|
144
|
144
|
124
|
94
|
105
|
83
|
REVENUE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total telecom services revenue (million in HK$) (Note 2) |
58,328
|
51,687
|
48,789
|
47,535
|
49,264 | 51,094 | 52,811 |
56,323
|
60,550
|
57,093
|
57,333
|
69,211
|
78,958
|
89,202
|
102,035
|
112,360
|
104,025
|
103,270
|
108,490
|
113,911
|
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Annual telecom investment (million in HK$) (Note 2) |
7,008
|
9,256
|
8,307
|
8,057
|
7,709 | 9,346 | 6,047 |
7,098
|
7,397
|
6,273
|
7,673
|
8,918
|
8,544
|
8,686
|
8,394
|
8,498
|
7,357
|
6,102
|
8,765
|
5,528
|
BROADCASTING | ||||||||||||||||||||
Terrestrial multi-channel TV subscriptions (million) (Note 3) |
0.529
|
0.564
|
0.615
|
0.850
|
1.120
|
1.387 |
2.331
|
2.676
|
2.898
|
2.983
|
3.179
|
3.307
|
3.267
|
3.262
|
3.228
|
3.219
|
3.177
|
3.044
|
2.982
|
2.960
|
Home satellite antennas |
1,818
|
1,929
|
1,918
|
1,840
|
1,796
|
1,837 |
8,944
|
9,685
|
8,000
|
14,200
|
19,946
|
19,479
|
21,685
|
27,976
|
27,302
|
20,944
|
19,552
|
13,000
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
See Annex 1 for the definitions of the indicators.