1997年内，本港电讯业的重大发展计有：推出个人通讯服务、为富竞争性的国际虚拟专用网络服务，以及传真及数据国际简单分销服务签发牌照。

• Important developments in Hong Kong's telecommunications sector in 1997 included the launching of Personal Communications Services (PCS),and the licensing of competitive International Virtual Private Network services and International Simple Resale services for facsimile and data.