Deepen exchange and showcase innovation and team spirit
HONG KONG SAR 9 March 2024 – The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tertiary Institution Innovation Project Invitational Competition (the Competition) organised by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (the HKIE) successfully concluded today. The Competition invited engineering students from higher education institutions in Hong Kong and Mainland to form teams. Using self-designed and modified remote-control cars and robotic arms, teams competed in designated tasks at a field to win awards. The HKIE hopes that the event will deepen corporation and exchange among engineering institutions in the Greater Bay Area.
The Competition is one of the key events of the Hong Kong Engineers Week 2024. Today, the final was held at the Beach Volleyball Court of South China Athletic Association. A total of 20 local, Mainland and higher institutions formed 10 teams. Before the competition day, each team collaborated in programming and assembling two remote-control car and robotic arms, as well as constructing a bridge. On final competition, participating teams had to build sandcastles on-site and use their remote-control cars to relay and place flags on the sandcastles within a limited time. Various awards were competed for and judged by a panel.
The competition tests participants’ engineering knowledge and skills, encouraging them to showcase their creativity and teamwork. After nearly 4 hours of competition, a joint team composed of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University and Shenzhen Institute of Technology Group emerged as the overall champions of the invitational competition tournament, winning a scholarship of HK$10,000.
Ir Dr Barry Lee Chi Hong, President of the HKIE, said, “The HKIE has been committed to deepening academic exchanges with higher education institutions in the Greater Bay Area. Through this competition, we hope to strengthen our connections with higher institutions in Mainland, creating more opportunities for collaboration. The HKIE will continue to organise various activities to promote the exchange and cooperation among young engineers in the Greater Bay Area, contributing to the development of the country.”
Ir Ricky Lau Chun kit, JP, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), said “The Development Bureau has been proactively promoting exchanges and collaborations between the engineering sectors of the Mainland and Hong Kong to leverage Hong Kong’s distinctive advantage of enjoying strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world, and participate in the infrastructure development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative countries and cities to promote the nation’s high-quality engineering development. I am delighted to see many young talents here today. I look forward to more exchanges and interactions among tertiary students in the GBA, who play a bridging role in the collaboration of the two sides, facilitating the development of Hong Kong, serving the GBA and contributing to the betterment of our nation.”
Ir Prof Louis Lock Fat Shing, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Innovation Competition, stated that the competition provided an interactive platform for young people from Mainland and Hong Kong to showcase their unique ideas and encouraged teamwork to face various challenges He hoped that participants gained valuable experiences and broadened their horizons.
The award results of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tertiary Institution Innovation Project Invitational Competition are shown as below:
| RC Car Category | Champion | 1st Runner up | 2nd Runner up |
| Most Creative Remote Control Car Design Award | The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team A Group | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Group | The University of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology Team A Group |
| Most Eco-Friendly Remote Control Car Design Award | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Haking Wong) Team B and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team B Group | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Group | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team B and Shunde Polytechnic Team A Group |
| Most Lightweight Remote Control Car Award | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team B | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team A | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Haking Wong) Team A |
| Fastest Remote Control Car Award | The University of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology Team A Group | The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team A Group | Hong Kong Metropolitan University and Shenzhen Institute of Technology Group |
| Bridge Category | Champion | 1st Runner up | 2nd Runner up |
| Most Creative Bridge Design Award | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team A and Sun Yat-sen University Team B Group | Hong Kong Metropolitan University and Shenzhen Institute of Technology Group | The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team A Group |
| Most Eco-Friendly Bridge Design Award | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team A and Sun Yat-sen University Team B Group | The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team A Group | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team B and Shunde Polytechnic Team A Group |
| Most Lightweight with Least Support Bridge Award | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team A and Sun Yat-sen University Team B Group | The University of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology Team A Group | City University of Hong Kong and Sun Yat-sen University Team A Group |
| Sandcastle Category | Champion | 1st Runner up | 2nd Runner up |
| Highest Sandcastle Award | The University of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology Team A Group | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology Team B Group | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The Hong Kong University of Science And Technology (Guangzhou) Group |
| Best Sandcastle Design Award | Hong Kong Metropolitan University and Shenzhen Institute of Technology Group | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) Team A and Sun Yat-sen University Team B Group | The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team A Group |
| Other Category | Champion | 1st Runner up | 2nd Runner up |
| Best Teamwork Award | Hong Kong Metropolitan University and Shenzhen Institute of Technology Group | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Group | The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Polytechnic University Team A Group |
| The Overall Champion | Hong Kong Metropolitan University and Shenzhen Institute of Technology Group |
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