WITH THE ONLINE age well and truly upon us, governments worldwide have increasingly embraced the concept of e-governance, with mixed results.
From multi-purpose information portals to buying a TV licence, governments have recognised the need to offer their citizens online services.
The SAR Government's attempts to go online have been fairly successful so far.
Apart from the info.gov.hk portal which amalgamates all the departments, the Government recently unveiled its esdlife.com Web site.
Produced in conjunction with Hutchison Global Crossing and a product of the 'Digital 21' initiative, the site allows users to perform a variety of tasks online.
With the Web site, users can register as voters, file their tax returns and even register their business online.
Efforts such as these have landed Hong Kong with a leadership mantle in e-governance across Asia.