| 1980s - Branching out |
| 1982 |
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The HKCS membership went international with the reciprocal membership arrangement with the Association of Computer Machinery (ACM). |
| 1984 |
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The first regional computer conference in Hong Kong was held, SEARCC 84 with close to a thousand delegates and over 100 exhibitors. |
| 1985 |
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In recognition of the Society's growing community influence, The President of the Society was appointed as a Member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee, representing the science and technology disciplines. |
| 1985 |
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The monthly HKCS publication, Hong Kong Computer Journal, was launched |
| 1985 |
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A joint Membership Agreement was signed with the British Computer Society (BCS) to implement a reciprocal membership discount scheme. |
| 1986 |
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The Data Processing Professional Certification Subcommittee ( renamed the Professional Accreditation and Recognition Committee in 1988) to evaluate the feasibility of introducing computing professional certification and recognition in Hong Kong. |
| 1987 |
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DBSIG (Database Special Interest Group) was formed |
| 1987 |
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The HKCS became a constituent society of the Institute of Computer Professional (ICCP), a federation of major computing societies including the ACM, with the Society being the first professional body outside the North American continent to join the organisation. |
| 1987 |
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The first Fellows (subsequently renamed as Distinguished Fellows) were conferred to distinguished members of the computer community in Hong Kong. |
| 1988 |
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BISSIG ( Bulletin Information Services SIG) and PCSIG ( Personal Computing) were formed. |
| 1989 |
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The Joint Membership Agreement between the HKCS and the Australia Computer Society (ACS) was signed. |
