The webpages on GovHK are viewable on most modern browsers. GovHK follows the HTML 4.01 standard and does not make use of browser-specific features. However, each computer system displays fonts slightly differently and some users may have adjusted the default font size and screen resolution on their computers. As a result, the webpages on GovHK may be displayed differently on computer systems with different configurations.
The webpages on GovHK are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (or above), Mozilla Firefox 4 (or above) or Safari 4 (or above). If you are using older versions of these browsers, we suggest that you update them to the latest versions as soon as possible. To update your browsers, please visit one of the websites listed below:
- Internet Explorer Product Home Pagehttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home
- Mozilla Firefox Product Home Pagehttp://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/
- Safari Product Home Pagehttp://www.apple.com/safari/
For the best viewing experience, we suggest that you enable JavaScript and allow cookies on your browser. If you disable JavaScript and cookies, you may not be able to use some of the special features in GovHK such as the Text Size buttons and Personalised Colours.
The webpages on GovHK are accessible to browsers via Internet connection using Internet Protocol version 4(IPv4) or Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). (To learn about the IPv6 development in Hong Kong, please see IPv6 deploymenthttp://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/business/tech_promotion/ipv6/.)
There are additional system requirements for using online services on GovHK. Please see the section System Requirements for GovHK Online Serviceshttp://www.gov.hk/en/about/helpdesk/softwarerequirement/onlineservice.htm for further details.
Last review date: May 2012
