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The "Hong Kong student Science Project Competition 2002" is inviting schools to nominate their students to take part in a new round of competition.
Jointly organised by the Innovation and Technology Commission, the Education Department and the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the theme of the forthcoming competition is "Science in Action, Innovation in Practice".
The competition is aimed to promote the interest of our students in science and technology; to develop their creativity throught better understanding and innovative application of science and technology; and to inspire their intellectual and career interest in science and technology. The latest round will be the fourth time the competition will be held.
A champion, a first runner-up, a second runner-up and three honourable mentions will be selected. The champion, first and second runners-up will be sponsored to participate in the "London International Youth Science Forum" to be held in the summer of 2002.
This will provide the teams with a chance to meet and interact with counterparts from around the world as well as enable them to learn and develop an international perspective on science.
As for the remaining nine finalist teams of the competition, they will also be sponsored to participate in technology camps jointly organised by the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the City University of Hong Kong next summer.
The competition is also supported in various aspects by eight technology companies, namely abcMultiactive Ltd., Cisco Systems (HK) Ltd., Computer and Technologies Holdings Ltd., Excel Technology International Holdings Ltd., Group Sense Ltd., HongKong.com Corporation, IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd. and Sun Microsystems of California Ltd.
Teams wishing to participate in the competition have to be nominated by their schools and each team should be comprised with not more than five students aged between 15 and 18.
The science projects may be entered under two categories. They can be either (Type A) an invention or original creation utilising scientific knowledge as well as imagination; or (Type B) an investigation of scientific phenomena or scientific theories in the form of an original written report supported by experimental data and results.
Judging criteria for the invention in Type A will include: originality; creativity and design; realisation of design; presentaion skill and teamwork. The investigation report (Type B) will be judged according to originality; creativity and content; methodology; presentation skill and teamwork.
Each participating team will be granted a subsidy of not more than HK$1,000 for the production of their project on reimbursement basis. The deadlines for nominations and project submissions are January 31, 2002 and April 2, 2002 respectively.
A briefing session was held earlier today (December 15) to brief aspiring contestants on practical information and details of the competition. The champion, first and second runners-up of last year's competition presented their winning entries at the session. Professor Hui Pak-ming from the Department of Physics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong shared with participants at the session his views and thoughts on "Science and Innovation".
A sharing session with advisors of the competition will be held on February 9, 2002 for teams enrolled in the competition. The initial and final judging sessions are scheduled for April 20 and May 18, 2002 respectively.
Further information on the competition and nomination forms can be obtained by contacting Ms Bonnie Cheng of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups at telephone no. 2561 6149, or by e-mail at ye@hkfyg.org.hk.
End/Saturday, December 15, 2001
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