a quiet cyberport

when i worked for an engineering magazine in 2000, i wrote a feature on cyberport. the following are quoted from my feature:

"the cyberport, an important information infrastructure project in hong kong, attracts not only local attention, but also the world's focus as it is expected to be a multimedia hub for forming a strategic cluster of worldclass information technology (IT) and information services (IS) companies.

aiming at attracting and nurturing innovative IT/IS talents in order to build a cyber culture critical mass in hong kong.....

.....the cyberport provides a quality working and living environment conducive to creative thinking and exchange of ideas among like-minded people."

when i wrote this feature, the cyberport was not built yet. today, i have a chance to see the real cyberport. comparing what i see today with what is described in my feature, i am completely disappointed with this so-called the hub for high technology. where are the worldclass IT and IS companies? where can i find like-minded people exchanging ideas? none. what i can only see is a quiet building complex. it is so quiet that i think today is sunday instead of monday. the lobby of park building at castle peak road is much busier than the cyberport! the cyberport simply cannot create a "campus" atmosphere conducive to creative synergy.

what an important infrastructure project in hong kong!