Presentation of finalists and Award Presentation Ceremony of Innovation for Smart City Competition
Overall Champion Team: 綠色煮易 (Ying Wa Girls' School: MAK Cheuk Hei Emily, SHIH Maan Chi Gigi, KO Man Yee Sonia and LIU Ue Tung Heather)
1st Runner Up Teams: iStop for Minibuses 智能小巴站 (QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School: YIP Tsz Yeung, KENG Kam Ying, CHAU Cheuk Yin and LAU Kin Yuen) & Smart Medical System (Diocesan Girls' School: LAU Yan Yu, SO Hei Tung, AU Cheuk Yi and CHAN Hoi Chi Galie)
2nd Runner Up Teams: We Are Trailblazers - hiking app using3D mapping technology (Ying Wa Girls' School: LEUNG Tsoi Lam Phoebe, LAM Hiu Ching and CHUNG Janice) & Way to Goal (奇·跡) (Sheng Kung Hui Chan Young Secondary School: CHAN Tsz San, YU Lap King and CHEN Yan Tai)
Merit Teams: 預訂快線巴士服務, 智慧環境探測器, App that promotes healthy lifestyle, 利用人工智能 及 大數據分析及預測未來急症室的輪候情況, Promoting Healthy Food, and Plastic Bottle Recycling for 3D Printing Usage
What does it take to build a smart city? The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has been partnering with local secondary schools to answer this question through an Innovation for Smart City Competition.
Launched in late 2022, the competition aimed to foster students’ knowledge and creativity in building a smart city. The crux of the competition is to formulate any smart city initiatives or deliverables based on the 6 areas of Smart City Blue Print 2.0 of Hong Kong: Smart Mobility, Smart Living, Smart Environment, Smart People, Smart Government as well as Smart Economy.
The competition has attracted over 80 students from different local secondary schools. To support students' understanding of smart city applications and development in Hong Kong, LSGI organized a public seminar on “Smart City Development in Hong Kong” in December 2022, featuring government representatives and PolyU professor.
On July 7th, 2023, the programme culminated with a final round competition and presentation held in PolyU's Chiang Cheng Studio Theatre. Five finalist groups presented their projects and answered questions from the judging panel. While their supervising teachers and some of the school principals also came to learn their creative ideas and share the happiness in award presentation. In additional to Prof. Wu CHEN, Head of PolyU LSGI, the Judging Panel comprises three officials from the Government units: Ms Cari WU, Chief Systems Manager (Smart City) from Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Season CHAN, Senior Engineer (Smart Mobility) from Transport Department and Mr Alvin CHEUNG, Senior Land Surveyor, Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department, HKSAR Government.
To reward the best team, the Overall Champion team and Teacher Supervisor are awarded an overseas smart city visit to Singapore in this summer while two groups of second runner-up and first runner-up winning teams each received prizes. Six groups of students also received merit awards, and all awardees will receive individual certificates. Additionally, students who choose PolyU's relevant BSc programme in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics as their first choice and record the award properly in the "Other Experiences and Achievements" section of the application form for the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) will be invited for interviews.
The event marks a successful initiative to promote smart city education among secondary school students. In the meantime, participants and Government representatives can learn innovative ideas from students.
Announcement of Award Teams:
| Award Type | School Name | Team Members | Project Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Champion |
Ying Wa Girls' School | MAK Cheuk Hei Emily, SHIH Maan Chi Gigi, KO Man Yee Sonia and LIU Ue Tung Heather | 綠色煮易 |
| 1st Runner Up |
Diocesan Girls' School |
LAU Yan Yu, SO Hei Tung, AU Cheuk Yi and CHAN Hoi Chi Galie | Smart Medical System |
| 1st Runner Up |
QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School |
YIP Tsz Yeung, KENG Kam Ying, CHAU Cheuk Yin and LAU Kin Yuen | iStop for Minibuses 智能小巴站 |
| 2nd Runner Up |
Sheng Kung Hui Chan Young Secondary School |
CHAN Tsz San, YU Lap King and CHEN Yan Tai |
Way to Goal (奇·跡) |
| 2nd Runner Up |
Ying Wa Girls' School |
LEUNG Tsoi Lam Phoebe, LAM Hiu Ching and CHUNG Janice |
We Are Trailblazers - hiking app using3D mapping technology |
| Merit |
CNEC Lau Wing Sang Secondary School |
WONG Ching Pong, CHEUNG Hoi Ching and LAM Ho Lun |
預訂快線巴士服務 |
| Merit |
Lok Sin Tong Ku Chiu Man Secondary School |
ZHEN Ching Ho, FONG Yu Ki, SIT Sing Kit and CHAN Yu On |
智慧環境探測器 |
| Merit |
Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) |
CHENG Nga Lam Claudia, CHAN Wing Lam Alice and LAW Sum Yu Cloris |
App that promotes healthy lifestyle |
| Merit |
Queen's College Old Boys' Association Secondary School |
鍾曜蔚, 李汝森, 劉憲滔, 鄭耀宗 |
利用人工智能 及 大數據分析及預測未來急症室的輪候情況 |
| Merit |
Ying Wa Girls' School |
WONG Tsz Wing, WONG Sum Yi Frances, CAO Yan Tung and YIM Yan Tsai |
Promoting Healthy Food |
| Merit | Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School |
CHEUNG Kin Lam, CHENG Paak Ting, CHEN Chui Mei, and HO Ka Leong |
Plastic Bottle Recycling for 3D Printing Usage |
