Celebrating the Success of Hong Kong Young Innovative Designers at Peru International Science Competition

The success of Hong Kong young innovative designers at the Peru International Science Competition (CIENTEC 2010), organized by the international science community and the Peruvian government in November, was being celebrated at a commendation ceremony today (17 December 2010) jointly hosted by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), Hong Kong Solid State Lighting Industry Consortium (HKSSLIC) and Hong Kong Innovative Technology and Education Association (HKITEA).

“Intelligent Bus Stop Advertising Light Box”, designed by secondary five students of Shun Tak Fraternal Association Seaward Woo College, won the engineering category and came third overall out of over 350 entries from 40 countries and regions at the competition, which aims to promote science education and enhance the public knowledge of science.

The double prize-winning design, which features sensor-controlled LED lighting; a camera system to detect and record pedestrians’ reaction to the advertisements, their gender and age; a rainwater-operated water cooling system and a solar energy panel, was recommended to compete in Peru, having won the inaugural Future City Lighting Design Competition organized by HKPC, HKSSLIC and HKITEA in September.

Hailing the success, Mr Joseph Poon, Director (Technology Development) of HKPC, said, “The international success of the innovative environmental lighting design of Hong Kong students demonstrates that the design creativity of Hong Kong youths is at the forefront globally. HKPC will continue to encourage new and emerging innovative design talent to participate in overseas competitions and networking activities to help them broaden their horizon and creativeness, furthering the development of Hong Kong as a city of creativity in the region.”

“HKPC has been actively promoting the wider application of LED lighting technology and supporting Hong Kong companies to overcome the technical barrier in its deployment. We help set up the HKSSLIC to provide a platform for engineering and application support for industry. We have also developed a LED lighting solution which can directly replace fluorescent lamps commonly used in commercial and industrial premises,” he added.

For further information about HKPC’s work in promoting of LED lighting technology, please contact Mr Raymond Chiu, Principal Consultant (Automotive and Electronics) of HKPC, at tel. (852) 2788 5921 or email: raymondchiu@hkpc.org.

For other media enquiries, please contact Mr Felix Chan at tel. (852) 2788 5036 or email: felixchan@hkpc.org .

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Mr Jonathan Ho
General Manager
Corporate Communications
Tel: (852) 2788 6390
Fax: (852) 2788 5056
Email: jonathanho@hkpc.org
Website: www.hkpc.org

17 December 2010

Mr Joseph Poon, Director (Technology Development) of HKPC, (front row, second from right) posed for a group photo with the Hong Kong winners of the Peru International Science Competition and co-organizers of the Future City Lighting Design Competition


The winning design - Intelligent Bus Stop Advertising Light Box


Hong Kong representatives showed off the engineering category winner certificates at the Peru International Science Competition