Frequently Asked Questions

<p>Wi-Fi.HK is a common Wi-Fi brand established in 2014 by the Government of HKSAR and a number of public and private organisations for providing free Wi-Fi service to the public and visitors in Hong Kong and facilitating them in locating and accessing the free public Wi-Fi services in Hong Kong.&nbsp; Through this scheme, organisations from both the public and private sectors are joining hands in providing time-limited free of charge or completely free of charge Wi-Fi service to the public and visitors.&nbsp; Participation to the scheme is voluntary and the Government welcomes more organisations to <a href="https://wi-fi.hk/en/Join">join the scheme</a>.</p><p>For the users, the Wi-Fi service under this brand can easily be found by searching the SSIDs of hotspots offered by the respective organisation.&nbsp; Each device can enjoy at least 30-minute free Wi-Fi service offered by each organisation.&nbsp; To use the service, a user will need to indicate his/her agreement to the terms and conditions of usage.&nbsp; The user will NOT be required to register or to provide any personal information.&nbsp; The Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations (and also their respective SSIDs) can be located at the <a href="https://wi-fi.hk/en/HotspotLocation">Wi-Fi.HK website</a> or the <a href="https://wi-fi.hk/en/Download">mobile app</a>.&nbsp; A complete list of organisations that have joined the scheme can be found in the <a href="https://wi-fi.hk/en/Organization">Organisation Lists page</a> of Wi-Fi.HK website.</p>

Wi-Fi.HK is a common Wi-Fi brand established in 2014 by the Government of HKSAR and a number of public and private organisations for providing free Wi-Fi service to the public and visitors in Hong Kong and facilitating them in locating and accessing the free public Wi-Fi services in Hong Kong.  Through this scheme, organisations from both the public and private sectors are joining hands in providing time-limited free of charge or completely free of charge Wi-Fi service to the public and visitors.  Participation to the scheme is voluntary and the Government welcomes more organisations to join the scheme.

For the users, the Wi-Fi service under this brand can easily be found by searching the SSIDs of hotspots offered by the respective organisation.  Each device can enjoy at least 30-minute free Wi-Fi service offered by each organisation.  To use the service, a user will need to indicate his/her agreement to the terms and conditions of usage.  The user will NOT be required to register or to provide any personal information.  The Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations (and also their respective SSIDs) can be located at the Wi-Fi.HK website or the mobile app.  A complete list of organisations that have joined the scheme can be found in the Organisation Lists page of Wi-Fi.HK website.

<p>The Wi-Fi.HK brand is meant for Hong Kong residents and visitors to Hong Kong, aiming to make it easier for them to find the free Wi-Fi service in the territory and to gain access to online information on the Internet.</p><p>The Government continues to invite more public and private organisations to join the scheme, thereby meeting the public demand for free Wi-Fi services in more places.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This will help develop Hong Kong as a Wi-Fi Connected City, as well as enhance Hong Kong&#39;s image as a world-class city. &nbsp;Providing free Wi-Fi services extensively in public areas will also be an integral part of smart city development.</p>

The Wi-Fi.HK brand is meant for Hong Kong residents and visitors to Hong Kong, aiming to make it easier for them to find the free Wi-Fi service in the territory and to gain access to online information on the Internet.

The Government continues to invite more public and private organisations to join the scheme, thereby meeting the public demand for free Wi-Fi services in more places.    This will help develop Hong Kong as a Wi-Fi Connected City, as well as enhance Hong Kong's image as a world-class city.  Providing free Wi-Fi services extensively in public areas will also be an integral part of smart city development.

<p>Wi-Fi.HK is a voluntary scheme. &nbsp;Organisations that are interested to join the scheme will bear the cost (including the cost of installation and operations) of provision of Wi-Fi.HK service whether the Wi-Fi service is installed at government venues or not. &nbsp;However, for the free Wi-Fi.HK service provided at government venues under the public and private collaboration arrangement, organisations may be allowed to operate permitted value added services as a source of revenue for supporting the Wi-Fi service and operations.</p>

Wi-Fi.HK is a voluntary scheme.  Organisations that are interested to join the scheme will bear the cost (including the cost of installation and operations) of provision of Wi-Fi.HK service whether the Wi-Fi service is installed at government venues or not.  However, for the free Wi-Fi.HK service provided at government venues under the public and private collaboration arrangement, organisations may be allowed to operate permitted value added services as a source of revenue for supporting the Wi-Fi service and operations.

<p>Organisations are required to meet a set of basic service requirements of Wi-Fi.HK, like at least 30-minute free service is provided per day per device and no prior-registration is required to use the free service, etc.&nbsp; Organisations can provide service standards above the minimum requirements.&nbsp; Organisations wishing to join the Wi-Fi.HK scheme by providing Wi-Fi service at their venues&nbsp;can complete a simple process to&nbsp;provide information of their related&nbsp;service.&nbsp; For more details, please visit the <a href="https://wi-fi.hk/en/Join">Joining Wi-Fi.HK page</a> of Wi-Fi.HK website or send an email to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>

Organisations are required to meet a set of basic service requirements of Wi-Fi.HK, like at least 30-minute free service is provided per day per device and no prior-registration is required to use the free service, etc.  Organisations can provide service standards above the minimum requirements.  Organisations wishing to join the Wi-Fi.HK scheme by providing Wi-Fi service at their venues can complete a simple process to provide information of their related service.  For more details, please visit the Joining Wi-Fi.HK page of Wi-Fi.HK website or send an email to [email protected].

<p>Better branding effect can be achieved through Government&#39;s continuous promotion of Wi-Fi.HK as a single brand of free Wi-Fi services provided to the public and visitors in Hong Kong via various local and overseas channels.&nbsp; Organisations that join the scheme are our precious partners and contributors in building up Hong Kong as a Wi-Fi connected city for residents and a world-class city for visitors. &nbsp;These organisations and their services are shown on the <a href="http://wi-fi.hk/en/Organization">website</a> and publications on Wi-Fi.HK.</p><p>The Government opens up government venues for the private sector to install equipment to provide free Wi-Fi.HK services (together with other value-added services) under a public-private collaboration model.&nbsp; This enables the private sector, in particular the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, to expand their network coverage and to provide value-added services and more e-services to the public in more public locations, thereby creating more business opportunities to both the ICT industry and venue owners and at the same time providing more convenience to the public and visitors.</p>

Better branding effect can be achieved through Government's continuous promotion of Wi-Fi.HK as a single brand of free Wi-Fi services provided to the public and visitors in Hong Kong via various local and overseas channels.  Organisations that join the scheme are our precious partners and contributors in building up Hong Kong as a Wi-Fi connected city for residents and a world-class city for visitors.  These organisations and their services are shown on the website and publications on Wi-Fi.HK.

The Government opens up government venues for the private sector to install equipment to provide free Wi-Fi.HK services (together with other value-added services) under a public-private collaboration model.  This enables the private sector, in particular the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, to expand their network coverage and to provide value-added services and more e-services to the public in more public locations, thereby creating more business opportunities to both the ICT industry and venue owners and at the same time providing more convenience to the public and visitors.

<p>The Wi-Fi.HK service provided by the organisations is either completely free of charge or time-limited free of charge.</p>

The Wi-Fi.HK service provided by the organisations is either completely free of charge or time-limited free of charge.

<p>Wi-Fi.HK hotspots are widely available across the territory of Hong Kong including telephone booths,&nbsp;cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, shops, shopping centres, tourist attractions, banks, hotels, themed buses&nbsp;and selected government venues.</p><p>You can download and install the <a href="http://wi-fi.hk/en/Download">Wi-Fi.HK mobile app</a> or access the <a href="http://wi-fi.hk/en/HotspotLocation">Hotspot Locations page</a> of the website to search for the Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations in Hong Kong.&nbsp; &nbsp; For hotspots without a fixed location such as those found on themed buses, they could not be located in the map, instead they would only appear in the list view; unlike those hotspots with a fixed location like those found in shops, restaurants and banks, etc..</p>

Wi-Fi.HK hotspots are widely available across the territory of Hong Kong including telephone booths, cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, shops, shopping centres, tourist attractions, banks, hotels, themed buses and selected government venues.

You can download and install the Wi-Fi.HK mobile app or access the Hotspot Locations page of the website to search for the Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations in Hong Kong.    For hotspots without a fixed location such as those found on themed buses, they could not be located in the map, instead they would only appear in the list view; unlike those hotspots with a fixed location like those found in shops, restaurants and banks, etc..

<p>You can download and install the <a href="http://wi-fi.hk/en/Download">Wi-Fi.HK mobile app</a> and use it to search the nearby Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations at your current location.&nbsp; You can also find hotspot locations in other districts using this mobile app.</p>

You can download and install the Wi-Fi.HK mobile app and use it to search the nearby Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations at your current location.  You can also find hotspot locations in other districts using this mobile app.

<p>Registration is not required in using the Wi-Fi services under Wi-Fi.HK.</p>

Registration is not required in using the Wi-Fi services under Wi-Fi.HK.

<p>It depends on the service provision by respective organisations. &nbsp;In general, each Wi-Fi device can connect to the Wi-Fi service of each organisation (per SSID) for at least 30 minutes per day. &nbsp;Some organisations provide completely free Wi-Fi services without time limit.</p>

It depends on the service provision by respective organisations.  In general, each Wi-Fi device can connect to the Wi-Fi service of each organisation (per SSID) for at least 30 minutes per day.  Some organisations provide completely free Wi-Fi services without time limit.

<p>Wi-Fi.HK is intended for providing convenience to the public and visitors.&nbsp; We believe that 30 minutes free Wi-Fi service is sufficient for meeting the general Internet access needs.&nbsp; Therefore, as minimum requirements, each organisation has to provide at least 30 minutes free service to each user device each day.&nbsp; Organisations can provide service standards above this minimum requirement. &nbsp;In fact, some organisations are offering more than 30-minute free service and some provide completely free Wi-Fi services without time limit.</p>

Wi-Fi.HK is intended for providing convenience to the public and visitors.  We believe that 30 minutes free Wi-Fi service is sufficient for meeting the general Internet access needs.  Therefore, as minimum requirements, each organisation has to provide at least 30 minutes free service to each user device each day.  Organisations can provide service standards above this minimum requirement.  In fact, some organisations are offering more than 30-minute free service and some provide completely free Wi-Fi services without time limit.

<p>Each organisation has its own SSID(s) under Wi-Fi.HK.&nbsp;&nbsp;They either carry the name of the Wi-Fi.HK brand, the name / brand of the organisation / venue owner, or the name of the venue itself, etc.&nbsp; The complete list of SSIDs used by different organisations that have joined the scheme can be found in the <a href="http://wi-fi.hk/en/HotspotLocation">Hotspot Locations page</a> or the <a href="http://wi-fi.hk/en/Organization">Organisation Lists page</a> of the Wi-Fi.HK website.</p>

Each organisation has its own SSID(s) under Wi-Fi.HK.  They either carry the name of the Wi-Fi.HK brand, the name / brand of the organisation / venue owner, or the name of the venue itself, etc.  The complete list of SSIDs used by different organisations that have joined the scheme can be found in the Hotspot Locations page or the Organisation Lists page of the Wi-Fi.HK website.

<p>The Wi-Fi.HK scheme is established with an aim to meet public&#39;s general Internet access needs.&nbsp; Although multimedia contents such as audio and video can be played during Wi-Fi.HK connections, user should be aware that public free Wi-Fi services are public resources that have to be shared with many other users.</p>

The Wi-Fi.HK scheme is established with an aim to meet public's general Internet access needs.  Although multimedia contents such as audio and video can be played during Wi-Fi.HK connections, user should be aware that public free Wi-Fi services are public resources that have to be shared with many other users.

<p>The free service of Wi-Fi.HK is provided by the organisations that have joined the scheme.&nbsp; The backhaul bandwidths (and maximum bandwidth allocated to each user if such limit is set) depend on the network configuration set up by the organisations and will vary among different organisations.&nbsp; Organisations can make their own business decisions on the bandwidth to be offered.&nbsp; We encourage the organisations to continuously monitor the usage of the Wi-Fi.HK service at different locations and adjust their overall bandwidth as required to meet the changing user needs.</p><p>However, Wi-Fi signals can be affected by a number of factors, including environmental factors like interference from other wireless devices or network nearby, weather condition, signal blockage by obstacles like moving objects and trees; and other factors like the number of concurrent users, the distance between Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless device, the wireless device capability, direction of antenna, etc..&nbsp; Therefore, the stability and performance may vary depending on the environment and the location at which the user is watching on-line video.</p><p>Some on-line video services will adjust the video quality depending on the connection speed or provide options to users for selecting the resolution for optimal watching experience. &nbsp;User may choose a lower resolution, e.g. standard resolution, for watching videos if playback is not smooth.</p>

The free service of Wi-Fi.HK is provided by the organisations that have joined the scheme.  The backhaul bandwidths (and maximum bandwidth allocated to each user if such limit is set) depend on the network configuration set up by the organisations and will vary among different organisations.  Organisations can make their own business decisions on the bandwidth to be offered.  We encourage the organisations to continuously monitor the usage of the Wi-Fi.HK service at different locations and adjust their overall bandwidth as required to meet the changing user needs.

However, Wi-Fi signals can be affected by a number of factors, including environmental factors like interference from other wireless devices or network nearby, weather condition, signal blockage by obstacles like moving objects and trees; and other factors like the number of concurrent users, the distance between Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless device, the wireless device capability, direction of antenna, etc..  Therefore, the stability and performance may vary depending on the environment and the location at which the user is watching on-line video.

Some on-line video services will adjust the video quality depending on the connection speed or provide options to users for selecting the resolution for optimal watching experience.  User may choose a lower resolution, e.g. standard resolution, for watching videos if playback is not smooth.

<p>To connect to the Wi-Fi.HK network, you just need a Wi-Fi enabled device that is compatible to IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac standards.&nbsp; Please follow the simple steps below to select and connect to the SSID of the organisation that&nbsp;has joined&nbsp;Wi-Fi.HK and access the free Wi-Fi.HK service.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Visit the venue / location that has joined the Wi-Fi.HK scheme</p></li><li><p>Turn on your device&#39;s Wi-Fi function through the Settings app / function.&nbsp; On the list of available Wi-Fi networks, select the SSID of the respective organisation that&nbsp;has joined&nbsp;Wi-Fi.HK, then click &ldquo;Connect&rdquo;.</p></li><li><p>Read the&ldquo;Terms &amp; Conditions / Disclaimers&rdquo; in the landing page and click &ldquo;Accept&rdquo; for connection. (Please note that the &ldquo;Terms &amp; Conditions / Disclaimers&rdquo; of each organisation are not the same.)</p></li><li><p>Start surfing.</p></li></ul>

To connect to the Wi-Fi.HK network, you just need a Wi-Fi enabled device that is compatible to IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac standards.  Please follow the simple steps below to select and connect to the SSID of the organisation that has joined Wi-Fi.HK and access the free Wi-Fi.HK service.

• Visit the venue / location that has joined the Wi-Fi.HK scheme

• Turn on your device's Wi-Fi function through the Settings app / function.  On the list of available Wi-Fi networks, select the SSID of the respective organisation that has joined Wi-Fi.HK, then click “Connect”.

• Read the“Terms & Conditions / Disclaimers” in the landing page and click “Accept” for connection. (Please note that the “Terms & Conditions / Disclaimers” of each organisation are not the same.)

• Start surfing.

<p>There is no need to download or install the mobile app for using the Wi-Fi.HK service.&nbsp; The mobile app is a tool for finding and locating Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations and providing Wi-Fi.HK related information.</p>

There is no need to download or install the mobile app for using the Wi-Fi.HK service.  The mobile app is a tool for finding and locating Wi-Fi.HK hotspot locations and providing Wi-Fi.HK related information.

<p>Some mobile devices remember previously connected Wi-Fi networks to facilitate auto-connect functions.&nbsp; You can add, remove or change the saved networks manually. &nbsp;For Wi-Fi.HK hotspots, auto-connect feature is not available.</p>

Some mobile devices remember previously connected Wi-Fi networks to facilitate auto-connect functions.  You can add, remove or change the saved networks manually.  For Wi-Fi.HK hotspots, auto-connect feature is not available.

<p>To avoid dispute on connection service charges, you should be aware of the data services you are using and the characteristics of your mobile devices. If you want to avoid connecting to chargeable mobile data services unintentionally, you should turn off the Internet access feature of mobile network service, as well as disable the feature of automatic connection to these networks, if possible.</p>

To avoid dispute on connection service charges, you should be aware of the data services you are using and the characteristics of your mobile devices. If you want to avoid connecting to chargeable mobile data services unintentionally, you should turn off the Internet access feature of mobile network service, as well as disable the feature of automatic connection to these networks, if possible.

<p>For any problems related to the Wi-Fi.HK service, you are recommended to contact the organisations that are providing the Wi-Fi service in the corresponding hotspot locations.&nbsp; Details of their support contact can be found at the Hotspot Locations page of the website or the mobile app.</p><p>For other enquiries about the Wi-Fi.HK brand, please contact us at:</p><p>Tel :&nbsp;(852) 3847 7439</p><p>Email : [email protected]</p>

For any problems related to the Wi-Fi.HK service, you are recommended to contact the organisations that are providing the Wi-Fi service in the corresponding hotspot locations.  Details of their support contact can be found at the Hotspot Locations page of the website or the mobile app.

For other enquiries about the Wi-Fi.HK brand, please contact us at:

Tel : (852) 3847 7439

Email : [email protected]

<p>Please verify if the Wi-Fi connection of your mobile device is turned on and check the Wi-Fi signal. &nbsp;The signal strength may vary at different spots of the location.&nbsp; Some less powerful mobile devices may have a weak connection at some spots.&nbsp; In addition, signal strength may also be affected by environmental factors like network interference.&nbsp; Please move to areas with stronger Wi-Fi signal.</p><p>If the Wi-Fi.HK&nbsp;service is still not found, please contact the organisation that provides the service. Details of their support contact can be found at the Hotspot Locations page of the website or the mobile app.</p>

Please verify if the Wi-Fi connection of your mobile device is turned on and check the Wi-Fi signal.  The signal strength may vary at different spots of the location.  Some less powerful mobile devices may have a weak connection at some spots.  In addition, signal strength may also be affected by environmental factors like network interference.  Please move to areas with stronger Wi-Fi signal.

If the Wi-Fi.HK service is still not found, please contact the organisation that provides the service. Details of their support contact can be found at the Hotspot Locations page of the website or the mobile app.

<p>Normally, the landing page with terms and conditions / disclaimers should be shown automatically for your acceptance before connecting to the Wi-Fi.HK network. &nbsp;If it is not shown, please go to check the &ldquo;Auto Login&rdquo; in the &ldquo;Settings&rdquo; of your mobile phone and switch on the &ldquo;Auto Login&rdquo; or open an Internet browser to visit any website, the landing page will show up.&nbsp; Read and accept the terms and conditions / disclaimers to use the Wi-Fi.HK service.</p>

Normally, the landing page with terms and conditions / disclaimers should be shown automatically for your acceptance before connecting to the Wi-Fi.HK network.  If it is not shown, please go to check the “Auto Login” in the “Settings” of your mobile phone and switch on the “Auto Login” or open an Internet browser to visit any website, the landing page will show up.  Read and accept the terms and conditions / disclaimers to use the Wi-Fi.HK service.

<p>The signal strength depends on a lot of factors, such as your position in the hotspot location, your mobile device and the orientation of your devices. Some less powerful mobile devices or notebook computers which are working under power saving mode may have a weak connection at some spots. &nbsp;You may try moving to areas with stronger Wi-Fi signal in order to have a more stable Wi-Fi connection. &nbsp;Please remember to disconnect and reconnect the service after you have moved to using another nearest hotspot.</p>

The signal strength depends on a lot of factors, such as your position in the hotspot location, your mobile device and the orientation of your devices. Some less powerful mobile devices or notebook computers which are working under power saving mode may have a weak connection at some spots.  You may try moving to areas with stronger Wi-Fi signal in order to have a more stable Wi-Fi connection.  Please remember to disconnect and reconnect the service after you have moved to using another nearest hotspot.

<p>Content filtering is not one of the eligibility requirements for joining Wi-Fi.HK scheme. Organisations that have joined the scheme can make their own decisions whether to provide the content filtering services based on venue characteristics and market needs.&nbsp; Nevertheless, organisations have to comply with the current ordinances (including the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance and the Telecommunications Ordinance) and the Code of Practice from the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association (i.e. Practice Statement on Regulation of Obscene and Indecent Material).</p>

Content filtering is not one of the eligibility requirements for joining Wi-Fi.HK scheme. Organisations that have joined the scheme can make their own decisions whether to provide the content filtering services based on venue characteristics and market needs.  Nevertheless, organisations have to comply with the current ordinances (including the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance and the Telecommunications Ordinance) and the Code of Practice from the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association (i.e. Practice Statement on Regulation of Obscene and Indecent Material).

<p>We encourage organisations to enhance the security of their Wi-Fi services through the use of digital server certificate from trusted certification authority so that the public and visitors can easily check the legitimacy of the Wi-Fi services, that is the service is actually provided by the respective organisation that has joined Wi-Fi.HK.</p>

We encourage organisations to enhance the security of their Wi-Fi services through the use of digital server certificate from trusted certification authority so that the public and visitors can easily check the legitimacy of the Wi-Fi services, that is the service is actually provided by the respective organisation that has joined Wi-Fi.HK.

<p>Organisations are required to comply with the laws in Hong Kong, including the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.</p>

Organisations are required to comply with the laws in Hong Kong, including the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.

<p>No personal information will be collected from the users. &nbsp;Nevertheless, some organisations may collect usage information such as the number of connections.</p>

No personal information will be collected from the users.  Nevertheless, some organisations may collect usage information such as the number of connections.

<p>It is not recommended to transmit sensitive or personal information over a public Wi-Fi hotspot as the data is unencrypted when transmitted over the Internet.&nbsp; Hence, users are advised to visit websites / mobile apps protected with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to perform safe transaction or use other secure communication methods like Virtual Private Network (VPN) which can provide secured &quot;end-to-end&quot; encryption between the computer/mobile device and the electronic service to users.</p>

It is not recommended to transmit sensitive or personal information over a public Wi-Fi hotspot as the data is unencrypted when transmitted over the Internet.  Hence, users are advised to visit websites / mobile apps protected with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to perform safe transaction or use other secure communication methods like Virtual Private Network (VPN) which can provide secured "end-to-end" encryption between the computer/mobile device and the electronic service to users.

<p>Only unencrypted channel is provided by the organisations.</p>

Only unencrypted channel is provided by the organisations.

<p>Wi-Fi.HK mobile apps currently support iOS, Android and HarmonyOS.&nbsp; They are available in Apple App Store, Google Play and Huawei AppGallery respectively.</p>

Wi-Fi.HK mobile apps currently support iOS, Android and HarmonyOS.  They are available in Apple App Store, Google Play and Huawei AppGallery respectively.

<p>The mobile app stores necessary information in the device, so that hotspot locations information can be browsed without network connection.</p>

The mobile app stores necessary information in the device, so that hotspot locations information can be browsed without network connection.

<p>The mobile app currently does not support this function. Nevertheless, in order to allow users to find out the hotspot locations easier, the address of each hotspot locations are listed.</p>

The mobile app currently does not support this function. Nevertheless, in order to allow users to find out the hotspot locations easier, the address of each hotspot locations are listed.

<p>You can save the hotspot locations of your interest as favourite. They will be listed for retrieval in the future.</p>

You can save the hotspot locations of your interest as favourite. They will be listed for retrieval in the future.

<p>The Hong Kong Government Wi-Fi Service is a Government funded initiative to provide free wireless Internet access to the public in government venues with high public patronage. These venues include public libraries, public enquiry service centres, sports venues, cultural and recreational centres, cooked food markets and cooked food centres, job centres, community halls/community centres, major parks, government buildings and offices. All hotspots in this service have joined the Wi-Fi.HK brand.</p>

The Hong Kong Government Wi-Fi Service is a Government funded initiative to provide free wireless Internet access to the public in government venues with high public patronage. These venues include public libraries, public enquiry service centres, sports venues, cultural and recreational centres, cooked food markets and cooked food centres, job centres, community halls/community centres, major parks, government buildings and offices. All hotspots in this service have joined the Wi-Fi.HK brand.

<p>The service provider for Government Wi-Fi Service (SSID:&quot;Wi-Fi.HK&quot;) is required to implement content filtering service. The content filtering system is operated independently by the service provider. The Government neither specifies any additional criteria in websites classification nor requests any monitoring on the operation or details of website analysis. The Government also does not collect or examine any information related to websites being filtered. The Government only requests filtering of websites that are classified as containing obscene, indecent, malicious or illegal contents. The content filtering requirements would be adjusted at some venues in accordance with the Internet usage policy specified by the venues concerned, to align with the operation of these venues. For example, online gambling websites are also filtered at public libraries. If you consider a website is wrongly filtered, please contact the helpdesk of respective venues for follow up with the content filtering service provider for further study and analysis on the classification.&nbsp;</p>

The service provider for Government Wi-Fi Service (SSID:"Wi-Fi.HK") is required to implement content filtering service. The content filtering system is operated independently by the service provider. The Government neither specifies any additional criteria in websites classification nor requests any monitoring on the operation or details of website analysis. The Government also does not collect or examine any information related to websites being filtered. The Government only requests filtering of websites that are classified as containing obscene, indecent, malicious or illegal contents. The content filtering requirements would be adjusted at some venues in accordance with the Internet usage policy specified by the venues concerned, to align with the operation of these venues. For example, online gambling websites are also filtered at public libraries. If you consider a website is wrongly filtered, please contact the helpdesk of respective venues for follow up with the content filtering service provider for further study and analysis on the classification. 

<p>To provide more convenient and user-friendly Wi-Fi service to the public, we have adopted a single and simple Service Set Identifier (SSID) &quot;Wi-Fi.HK&quot; starting early November 2018. The other SSIDs &quot;freegovwifi&quot;, &quot;freegovwifi-e&quot; and &quot;Wi-Fi.HK via GovWiFi&quot; have been removed to avoid confusion. &nbsp;For encrypted connection using &quot;freegovwifi-e&quot;, it was introduced since 2008 to provide encryption between the computer/mobile device and the Wi-Fi hotspot, but it is unable to provide an &quot;end-to-end&quot; encryption between the computer/mobile device and the electronic service (be in a website or a mobile app). With technological advancement in recent years, the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is very common nowadays and has become the default setting for most websites and mobile apps which can provide more secured &quot;end-to-end&quot; encryption to users. &nbsp;We have also added another level of security through client isolation to limit attacks and threats between devices connected to the Government Wi-Fi hotspots. In considering the limitation of the &quot;freegovwifi-e&quot;, we have stopped the encrypted channel service in Government Wi-Fi venues starting early November 2018.</p>

To provide more convenient and user-friendly Wi-Fi service to the public, we have adopted a single and simple Service Set Identifier (SSID) "Wi-Fi.HK" starting early November 2018. The other SSIDs "freegovwifi", "freegovwifi-e" and "Wi-Fi.HK via GovWiFi" have been removed to avoid confusion.  For encrypted connection using "freegovwifi-e", it was introduced since 2008 to provide encryption between the computer/mobile device and the Wi-Fi hotspot, but it is unable to provide an "end-to-end" encryption between the computer/mobile device and the electronic service (be in a website or a mobile app). With technological advancement in recent years, the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is very common nowadays and has become the default setting for most websites and mobile apps which can provide more secured "end-to-end" encryption to users.  We have also added another level of security through client isolation to limit attacks and threats between devices connected to the Government Wi-Fi hotspots. In considering the limitation of the "freegovwifi-e", we have stopped the encrypted channel service in Government Wi-Fi venues starting early November 2018.

<p>The actual performance would depend on the number of concurrent users and the signal strength of the spot the user is located. &nbsp;There is a 240 minutes connection time limit set for the service and user will be disconnected if his/her connection time reaches the limit. &nbsp;However, user can reconnect to the Government Wi-Fi service if spare connections are available. &nbsp;Moreover, user will be disconnected from the service if user has moved out of Wi-Fi coverage area.</p>

The actual performance would depend on the number of concurrent users and the signal strength of the spot the user is located.  There is a 240 minutes connection time limit set for the service and user will be disconnected if his/her connection time reaches the limit.  However, user can reconnect to the Government Wi-Fi service if spare connections are available.  Moreover, user will be disconnected from the service if user has moved out of Wi-Fi coverage area.

<p>For enquiry on Government Wi-Fi Service (SSID:&quot;Wi-Fi.HK&quot;), please call the hotline at (852)186 111 or email to [email protected].</p>

For enquiry on Government Wi-Fi Service (SSID:"Wi-Fi.HK"), please call the hotline at (852)186 111 or email to [email protected].