Enriched IT Class students of Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial College, a partner school of the “Enriched IT Programme in Secondary Schools”, participated in the Greater Bay Area STEM Excellence Award 2020 (Hong Kong) in May 2020 and won one Gold, one Silver and one Merit Awards. They also participated in the Korea Science and Engineering Fair 2020 (KSEF 2020) held from 12 to 13 December 2020 and won a Gold Award.

Greater Bay Area STEM Excellence Award 2020 (Hong Kong) ICT Stream (Senior Section) – Gold Award
Korea Science and Engineering Fair 2020 (KSEF 2020) – Gold Award

Awardees: CHEUNG Choi Chun Ifan, FONG Ka Ho, WONG Lok Him

The “Augmented Reality Game for Identifying Early-age School Kids with Dyslexia” is a device aiming to address the problem where students with dyslexia in Hong Kong often miss the golden time for treatment due to delayed diagnosis. The device is tailor-made for K2 to Primary 2 students, and a text-based presentation is kept to the minimum in designing the interface of the AR mobile application in order to facilitate early identification of potential dyslexia cases. Apart from using stereoscopic toys which are produced with 3D printing technology and image recognition technology to conduct testing, AR technology will also be adopted to boost interactivity and add extra fun. Parents and schools can make reference to the test results to plan for the future development of their children and students as early as possible with the aim of grasping the golden time for treatment and enhancing the efficacy of therapies.

ICT Stream (Senior Section) – Silver Award

Awardees: WOO Ka Ling, CHAN Wing Yi

The “A.I.CAMe” is a low-cost portable smart device that uses artificial intelligence image recognition technology for on-site situation analysis, thereby enabling the visually impaired to have a better understanding of their surroundings and making it easier for them to get around on their own. The unit cost of each device is as low as HK$350. The device can be installed directly on the crutches of the visually impaired and no additional hardware is required. It is expected that this practical and low-cost device can help solve the problem of travel inconvenience encountered by the visually impaired, and serve as an ideal tool for them to explore our city independently.

About the Competitions

The Greater Bay Area STEM Excellence Award (Hong Kong) was organised by the Hong Kong New Emerging Technology Education Association (HKNETEA) to enhance students’ creativity and innovation in STEM, and recognise young STEM talents for their efforts.

Jointly organised by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Science Museum, and supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 sent 19 representative teams to join the Korea Science and Engineering Fair 2020 (KSEF 2020) organised by the Korea Science Service from 12 to 13 December 2020. Hong Kong students competed with 201 overseas teams from 14 countries/regions in the competition via video recording format.