I << HFDH4hOD Qo 
® 0 DD | 
(D^ 
= WALD ao P Du HOD ORS 
[Fw mri * ESS ND MS u uuj rn ud 12JD^ 
Ws mug 
NN Ta UT NME 
followed so that this technology is 
managed eventually by local people. 
From the above, one is able to find that 
geocomputing education is getting 
popular in Hong Kong. This is a product 
of a conducive macro environment. Also, 
training opportunities come in from 
diverse sources. Notwithstanding some 
difficulties, there are still ways to 
overcome them. As Hong Kong progresses 
into the 21st century, the extent of 
computerization penetrates into every 
sector of the society. Even high 
schools are now producing computer 
literate students in early stages. Such 
a source of potential intake very much 
favor further development of geocomput- 
ing activities. Once the ball has 
started rolling, worries are few. One 
needs only to concern whether the 
direction is correct or not. 
REFERENCES 
1. Brimicombe, A.J. 1990. A Review of 
GIS/LIS Activities in Hong Kong. 
GIS/LIS '90 Proceedings. Amer. Soc. 
for Photogramm. and Remote Sensing. 
Vol. 2, pp..636-644, 
2. Chan, H. 1990. Buildings and Lands 
Department Land Information System: 
Operations and Applications. Speech 
given to the 10th Hong Kong Geography 
Day, Hong Kong Geographical Associat- 
ion, March 16, 1990. 
3. Yeh, A. 1986. Uses and Constraints of 
Microcomputers in Geography. Asian 
Geographer.  5(2):193-206. 
149