| 1990s - Synthesis and Symbiosis with China |
| 1990 |
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The Society advocated that an independent EDP Training Board should be established in view of the EDP manpower shortage, which led to the establishment of the Committee on EDP Training at the Vocational Training Council. |
| 1991 |
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The Unified Chinese-Japanese-Korean (CJK) Character Set (DIS10646) was finalised in Hong Kong with participation from the Society and relevant organisations from PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, marking a major milestone in the internationalisation of Asian ideographic languages. |
| 1993 |
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The Society raised a total fund of HK$250,000 to build a computer museum in China. |
| 1993 |
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A Director of External Affairs ( China) was officially appointed to focus on building relationship with China in recognition of its rapid economic growth and the 1997 Hong Kong sovereignty handover. |
| 1993 |
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The Society signed a MOU with the China Computer Federation (CCF) to organise joint activities. |
| 1994 |
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The annual computer conference, HKICC94 was for the first time held in two cities ( Hong Kong and Guangzhou), the first of a series of annual "One Conference, Two Cities" events with China. |
| 1994 |
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The Network SIG was formed. |
| 1994 |
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The Computer Journal was renamed as the IT Magazine with its inaugural issue published in March 1994 as the first bilingual IT magazine in Hong Kong. |
| 1994 |
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The Society submitted a proposal to the Hong Kong Government on the establishment of an IT Functional Constituency for the Legislative Council of the SAR after 1997. |
| 1995 |
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The Society, with the support of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, developed a Standard Glossary of Chinese Computer Terminology on a web server to be accessed through Internet. |
| 1996 |
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The Society made a submission to government to establish a bureau for Information and Communications Technology. |
| 1997 |
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The 14th National Olympiad in Informatic (NOI '97 ) hosted by HKCS, the first national event held in HKSAR after handover. |
| 1998 |
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The Society co-produced with Radio and Television Hong Kong the highly rated 13 episodes of docudrama "IT Files" to highlight the value and potential of IT in everyday life. |
| 1998 |
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The Society established the prestigious and annual IT Excellence Awards, the first IT Awards in HK for products and applications to recognise and promote local software development and to strengthen the culture and branding of IT for Hong Kong. |
| 1998 |
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The SIGs were consolidated into 6 groups, Database (DBSIG), Internet and Networking (INSIG),Software Process Improvement Network (HKSPIN), Information Security (ISSIG), e-Business (eBiZSIG) and LinuxSIG. |
| 1998 |
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HKCS became one of the professional bodies members and fellows of which were entitled to vote for the Legislative Councillor representing the IT sector. |
| 1998 |
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With support from the Education Department, a "Sino- Hong Kong Youth Software Competition" was held to select outstanding students to represent Hong Kong in software design competition in SE Asia. |
| 1999 |
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HKCS, in collaboration with RTHK, produced a TV docudrama "IT Files". |
