Innovative Design

Hong Kong Science Fair Celebrates Young Creativity

Gold Award winners at the third Hong Kong Science Fair were Ng Clan’s Association Tai Pak Memorial School (Project: Homework Tracker), Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School (Project: Elderly Privacy Device) and TWGHs Li Ka Shing College (Project: Memory Recorder for the Blind) in the Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary Divisions, respectively.

The Hong Kong Science Fair, presented by the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation and supported by Sino Group, returned for the third year with an exhibition and award presentation ceremony in June 2024. Themed ‘Think Big Be Innovative’, the two-day fair provided an interactive platform for Hong Kong primary and secondary school students to showcase their creative creations to the public.

Responses have been very strong, with some 330 submissions in categories of ‘Smart City & Smart Home’, ‘Medical & Healthcare’, ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Education’ received from more than 1,400 Primary 4 to Secondary 6 students and teachers across some 130 schools, among them about 50 schools participating for the first time. Of these entries, 120 teams have been shortlisted to develop prototypes and refine their creations with advice from industry experts. During the two-day exhibition, they put their hard work on display and presented their ideas to more than 30,000 visitors.

An independent judging panel selected Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in the Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary Divisions, while visitors voted for the ‘Most Popular Award’.

Mr David Taji-Farouki, President of the Jury, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva interacted with the students and was impressed by the creativity and the global perspective of the younger generation in Hong Kong.
The Award Presentation Ceremony of the third Hong Kong Science Fair was graced by distinguished guests including Professor Sun Dong, JP, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (fourth from right); Mr Zhang Zhihua, Director General of the Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (fifth from right); Dr Daryl Ng, SBS, JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation (third from right); Mr David Taji-Farouki, President of the Jury, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (the second from right); and members of the Hong Kong Science Fair judging panel.

‘The Hong Kong Science Fair provides students with a platform to showcase their innovative ideas to the public. Their works reflect their enthusiasm and dedication to science. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the judging panel and to our partners for their support, as well as to the teachers and principals for their guidance and encouragement to help their students realise their dreams. Innovation and technology are key to Hong Kong’s future. I look forward to more young scientists and inventors contributing to Hong Kong’s development into an international innovation and technology hub.’
— Daryl Ng, Chairman, Hong Kong Innovation Foundation.

The 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

To open students to the global invention scene, the Group and the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation supported three Gold Award-winning teams of the second Hong Kong Science Fair held in 2023 to participate in the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, the world’s largest exhibition dedicated to inventions. Hong Kong’s delegation to Geneva bagged more than 350 awards this year, a record high, including two bronze awards won by Hong Kong students.

Gold Award
in the Primary Division
C. & M.A. Chui Chak Lam Memorial School

AI Guardian

Gold Award
in the Junior Secondary Division
St. Stephen’s Girls’ College

Box Saver

Gold Award
in the Senior Secondary Division
Bishop Hall Jubilee School

Plantis

Gold award-winning teams of the second Hong Kong Science Fair participated in the 49th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva, the world’s largest exhibition dedicated to inventions, and presented their work to a wider audience.

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