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The nomination period for the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2025 has begun. We are offering a series of training seminars and workshops for all participants to enhance their understanding of scientific experimentation. These workshops aim to improve students’ skills in experimental design, research skills, data analysis, design thinking, social innovation, and presentation skills. These skills are crucial for participating in the science competition as they help students conduct research, solve problems, innovate, and effectively communicate their findings. This year, we have added the Annual Theme Award on the topic of “Rare Diseases” and are pleased to have […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2025 nomination period has now begun. Inspiration From Living ‧ Innovation From Science Annual Theme: “Rare Disease“. The online Briefing Session will be held on 28th November, 2024 (Thu). Teachers and students could visit the following LINK for apply the Briefing Session. Date: 28th November, 2024 (Thursday) Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Content: Competition details, sharing by winning teams’ students and Prof. Edwin Chan from CUHK Language: Cantonese Application Form

  The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2024 will hold the “Winning Projects Exhibition” at the Hong Kong Science Museum on September 21 (Sat). We have invited 11 winning teams to introduce their winning inventions and scientific research in person. The public is welcome to participate and appreciate the scientific research achievements of the winning teams. Details are as follows: [Winning Projects Exhibition] Date: 21st September 2024 (Sat) Time: 12:00 – 18:00 Location: 1/F Main Lobby, The Hong Kong Science Museum Fee: Free Exhibiting Projects: Division Winning Project School Senior Division (Invention) ElderDefender Carmel Divine Grace Foundation Secondary School […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2024 Final Judging and Award Presentation Ceremony concluded successfully on 4th August. All twenty finalist teams presented their projects with thorough preparation, providing an exciting competition for both the on-site and online viewers! Regardless of whether they received awards, let’s give a round of applause to all the students for their hard work 👏🏻. We hope that students can continue to maintain their passion for science, continue to exercise their imagination and thirst for knowledge in daily life, and provide innovative thinking for society ✨.   Award List Event Photos   Please click […]

Invitation to Participate [HKSSPC 2024] Project Exhibition An Initial Judging will be held for all participating teams on 27 and 28 July. To engage the public and showcase all outstanding Innotech projects, a Project Exhibition will be arranged in the afternoon session of the Initial Judging. The Exhibition will also feature public voting, allowing the public to select their favourite projects and vote for the ‘Visitors’ Favourite Award’ after visiting all participating projects. [HKSSPC 2024] Final Judging and Award Presentation Ceremony On the Final Judging and Award Presentation Ceremony (4 August), the 20 finalist teams will present their invention or […]

Notice of Office Relocation Our Secretariat will be relocated with effective from 4th June, 2024 (Tue). Details as follows: New Office Address:  Unit 2201A, 22/F, Skyline Tower, 39 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Contact Number: (852) 2561 6149 Fax Number: (852) 2565 8345 The Contact Number 2561 6149 and Fax Number 2565 8345 will be temporarily suspended on 26th February due to relocation, please contact us through email sspc@hkfyg.org.hk for any enquires. Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition Secretariat  

HKSSPC 2024 – Sharing Session with Advisors was held on 30 April 2024 (Tue) in Hong Kong Science Museum. The organisers have invited 12 advisors from different universities and institutes (listed below) to share with the 111 participants their science knowledge and experience on scientific research, as well as answer any queries the teams had in their projects. Participants shared their project progress, research direction and ideas, consulted and listened to the professional advice from advisors, as well as learn and exchange mutually through the sharing of other teams. Advisors: City University of Hong Kong Prof. CHU Sai Tak Prof. Denvid […]

HKSSPC 2024 Confirmation of Enrollment Confirmation of Enrollment emails have been sent to all participants who have successfully enrolled in HKSSPC 2024. Please kindly check if you have received our email. If you have not received it, please contact us at sspc@hkfyg as soon as possible. Thank you.              

HKSSPC 2024 Extension of Nomination Period Due to popular demand, the nomination period for this year’s competition will be extended until Thursday night. Please don’t miss the opportunity and register as soon as possible.   Enrollment Deadline：23:59, 4/4/2024   Enroll Now   Workshops Application： https://bit.ly/hksspc24workshops Review Briefing Session：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6SHWME3R14              

The Basic Research & Literature Review Seminar for the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2024 was successfully held on March 16th at Hong Kong Design Institute and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee). The seminar featured by Professor Edwin CHAN Ho-yin from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who explained the importance of literature review and shared his experiences in the field of scientific research. The Secretariat will upload the video of the seminar to the online learning platform and invite all participants of this year’s competition to review it via email after the nomination […]

HKSSPC 2024 Final Call We cordially invite teachers to lead a team of 2 to 5 students to participate in the Invention and Investigation categories of the 26th Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC). The Enrollment period for the HKSSPC 2024 is coming to a close. We welcome students from all secondary schools in Hong Kong to participate and showcase their creativity and scientific spirit. Winning teams will have the opportunity to receive training and funding for overseas exchange tour, competitions, and exhibitions.   Enrollment Deadline：23:59, 28/3/2024   Enroll Now   Workshops Application： https://bit.ly/hksspc24workshops Review Briefing Session：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6SHWME3R14     […]

The nomination period for the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2024 is about to begin in March. We are offering a series of training workshops for all participants to enhance their understanding of scientific experimentation. These workshops aim to improve students’ skills in experimental design, research skills, data analysis, design thinking, social innovation, and presentation skills. These skills are crucial for participating in the science competition as they help students conduct research, solve problems, innovate, and effectively communicate their findings. This year, we have introduced the Social Innovation Workshop for the first time, providing students with the opportunity […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2024 nomination period has now begun. The theme of this year is “Inspriation From Living ‧ Innovation From Science“, with a sub-theme of “Sustainable Development“. The online Briefing Session was held on 8th March, 2024 (Friday). Teachers and students could visit the following LINK to review the briefing session. https://youtu.be/p6SHWME3R14  

Notice of Office Relocation Our Secretariat will be relocated with effective from 26th February, 2024 (Mon). Details as follows: New Office Address:  3/F, Commercial Complex, Clague Garden Estate, No.28 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories New Mailing Address:  2/F, Commercial Complex, Clague Garden Estate, No.28 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories Contact Number: (852) 2561 6149 Fax Number: (852) 2565 8345 The Contact Number 2561 6149 and Fax Number 2565 8345 will be temporarily suspended on 26th February due to relocation, please contact us through email sspc@hkfyg.org.hk for any enquires. Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition Secretariat  

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2023 Overseas Competition – ISIF 2023 Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2023 sent 6 winning teams to represent Hong Kong in the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2023 held by IYSA – Indonesian Young Scientist Association in Bali, Indonesia from November 6th to 12th. Hong Kong students competed with 264 teams from 10 countries and regions for various honors. All 6 teams achieved good results in the competition, as shown in the table below: School Title Category Award King’s College AgNPs and Natural dye-sensitized TiO2 NPs-catalyzed photo-oxidation in food waste treatment and its […]

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition(HKSSPC) 2023 Overseas Competition – iWISE 2023 Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2023 sent 2 winning teams to represent Hong Kong in the International – World Innovative Student Exhibition (iWISE) 2023 held by Oscar Education in London, United Kingdom from July 14th to 21st. Hong Kong students competed with 57 teams from 28 countries and regions for various honors. Both teams achieved good results in the competition, as shown in the table below: School Title Category Award King’s College AgNPs and Natural dye-sensitized TiO2 NPs-catalyzed photo-oxidation in food waste treatment and its potential application […]

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition(HKSSPC) 2023 Overseas Competition – WSEEC 2023 The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition(HKSSPC) 2023 nominated 9 winning teams to represent Hong Kong in the online World Science, Environment and Engineering Competition (WSEEC) 2023 organized by the IYSA – Indonesian Young Scientist Association from June 27th to July 3rd. Hong Kong students competed with 278 teams from different countries and regions for various honors. All 9 excellent teams achieved good results in the competition, as shown in the table below: School Title Category Award Heung To Sec School (Tseung Kwan O) Elderly Hand Improvement Device […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2023 sent 4 representative teams to join the International Science Project Olympiad (INSPO) 2023 organized by the Bargem of Okyanus Colleges since 2014. The competition started from 9 to 12 June 2023. The teams competed with 65 overseas teams from different countries and region for the highest glory of the science fair. Teams achieved great results in the competition, and the results are as follows: School Project Title Division Award King’s College AgNPs And Natural Dye-Sensitized Tio2 Nps-Catalyzed Photo-Oxidation In Food Waste Treatment And Its Potential Application In H2 Production Enhanced By […]

Thanks for voting of “Visitors’ Favourite Award” of HKSSPC 2023. The list of awardee is as follows: Division Team No. School Name Project Title Votes Junior JBBC118 Heep Yunn School Scaweed Succeed 443 JBBC240 Chinese Foundation Secondary School Wound Healing Dressing 212 Senior SBBC060 HKUGA College Sustainable Hydrogen Production by Electrolysis of Sea Water for Car Fuel 496 SBPE096 HKUGA College Investigation on the Effect of Width and Shape of Shoe Sole Patterns on Friction 165 Please feel free to watch the playback of presentation videos of finalists in the following LINK if you are interested. Junior Division Senior Division

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2023 will hold the “Winning Projects Exhibition” at the Hong Kong Science Museum on May 6 (Sat). We have invited nine winning teams to introduce their winning inventions and scientific research in person. The public is welcome to participate and appreciate the scientific research achievements of the winning teams. Details are as follows: 【Winning Projects Exhibition】 Date: 6 May 2023 (Sat) Time: 13:00 – 18:00 Location: 1/F Main Lobby, The Hong Kong Science Museum Fee: Free  

HKSSPC 2023 Final Judging cum Awards Presentation Ceremony successfully concluded yesterday, with lots of teachers, students and public participating in this annual event in person or through live streaming. The Guest of Honour, Jeff SZE Chun Fai, JP, Acting Secretary for Education, delivered a speech at the ceremony and presented awards to the winning teams. The 20 finalists were highly appreciated and recognised by the judges. All awards were announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony. For the Junior Division, the team from Chinese Foundation Secondary School won with “Upcycling of Abandoned” in the Invention subcategory, while the team form Heep Yunn School […]

The voting of Visitors’ Favourite Award is open now, you may visit http://hksspc.hkfyg.org.hk/en/competition-detail/teams-projects-2023/ to check out team’s project abstract and vote for your favourite ones! Everyone can only vote ONCE for their favorite projects, you can choose up to 2 projects in each division. You may consider the overall performance of the team, e.g. Project Quality, Innovativeness, Practicability, and Team Presentation, etc. to cast your vote. Vote now: https://bit.ly/hksspc2023voting Deadline of Voting: 23:59 on 7 May 2023 (Sun)

The Sharing Session with Advisors was held on 19 Jan 2023 (Thur) in Hong Kong Science Museum. The organizers have invited 13 advisors from different universities and institutes (Listed below) to share with the 85 participants their science knowledge and experience on scientific research, as well as answer any queries the teams had in their projects. We also invited Ir. CHUANG Tat-tang, Anthony, Senior Geotechnical Engineer from Civil Engineering and Development Department, to share slope Safety System in Hong Kong and Development of the Automated System for Concrete Cube Testing. Participants shared their project progress, research direction and ideas, consulted […]

The Basics of Research & Literature Review Seminar was held on 2nd December (Fri) from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, we have invited Prof. LAM Hon Ming from the School of Life Sciences of The Chinese University of Hong Kong to be the speaker, he shared with the participants about the importance of literature review and his scientific research journey.

HKSSPC 2023 Briefing Session was held online on 1st November 2022 (Tue). Apart from introducing the details of the competition, we had invited Prof. CHIU Siu Wai, Honorary Senior Research Fellow from School of Life Sciences and Honorary Senior College Tutor of Chung Chi College from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to share the strategy in doing a great science research project, experienced supervisor and winning teams also shared their experience and takeaways in HKSSPC. The related PPTs of the Briefing Session are available for download now. If you have missed the Briefing Session, you may visit the link […]

Jointly organized by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Education Bureau ,the Hong Kong Science Museum and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, and supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission. The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2022 sent 9 representative teams to join the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2022 organized by the Indonesia Young Scientist Association (IYSA) from 1 to 4 November. The teams competed with 614 overseas teams from 32 countries and region for the highest glory of the science fair.   Teams achieved great results in the competition, and the […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Competition 2023 has officially launched. We are recruiting teams now! The Theme of this year is “Inspiration from Living ‧ Innovation from Science“, and the sub-theme is “Sustainable Development“. Please refer to the competition details here: HKSSPC 2023 An online Briefing Session will be held on 1 November 2022 (Tue). Teachers and students who are interested in joining the Competition, please register to participate in the Briefing Session as soon as possible.

Thanks for voting of “Visitors’ Favourite Award” of HKSSPC 2022 and the awardee list is as follows: Team No. Project Title No. of Votes Junior Division JAPE290 aEye 430 JAPE153 EasyTrain 344 Senior Division SBBC226 The Effect of Probiotics onPlastic Digestion in Mealworms 332 SDBC031 Turning Bone into Plastic 323 Please feel free to watch the playback of presentation videos of finalists in our website if you are interested.

The Final Judging cum Awards Presentation Ceremony successfully concluded today, with the public participating in this annual event through live streaming. The 20 finalists were highly appreciated and recognised by the judges. All awards were announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony. For the Junior Division, the team from St Paul’s Convent School won with “World of Mycelium” in the Invention subcategory, while the team form Heep Yunn School took home the prize in the Investigation category with their work, “More sustainable lithium ion battery using alternative materials”. For the Senior Division, the team from Christian Alliance S W Chan Memorial College was […]

The voting of Visitors’ Favourite Award is open now, you may visit https://hksspc.hkfyg.org.hk/en/competition-detail/teams-projects/ to check out team’s project abstract and vote for your favourite ones! Everyone can only vote ONCE for their favorite projects, you can choose up to 2 projects in each division. You may consider the overall performance of the team, e.g. Project Quality, Innovativeness, Practicability, and Team Presentation, etc. to cast your vote. Vote now: https://bit.ly/hksspc2022voting Deadline of Voting: 23:59 on 21 August 2022 (Sun)

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2022 has successfully held today, each participating team showcased their projects in front of the judges, it is encouraging to see such great and innovative works of students under different constraint of the epidemic. The list of finalists is out! Please click to check the list! Congratulations to the finalists, all are welcome to join the Final Judging tomorrow via Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/hkfygccst. There will be public Q&A session which you may participate ask questions  for specific team. All awards will be announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony after the Final Judging, please […]

2 champion teams from the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition were nominated to represent Hong Kong to join the GENIUS Olympiad 2022 virtually. The Competition is organized by the TERRA Science and Education in the United States. The students competed with 821 finalist teams from 57 countries / regions for the grand prizes, Hong Kong teams achieved outstanding results from the Competition. Results are as follows: Category Award Project Title School Name Science Gold Medal Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Chemical Method for Antibacterial Bioplastic St. Paul’s Convent School Science Silver Medal Anti-bacterial Crab Bio-bandages with Bio-dressings 2.0 Carmel Pak […]

In light of the severe development of the fifth wave of COVID-19 epidemic and arrangement of Special Vacation in 2021/22 school year, the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2022 will be further postponed. Events Date Venue Deadline for Submission of Projects 30 June 2022 (Sun) Online Submission Initial Judging cum Project Exhibition 6 August 2022 (Sat) Hong Kong Science Park / Online Final Judging cum Award Presentation Ceremony 7 August 2022 (Sun) Hong Kong Science Park / Online The secretariat will announce the final format for the Competition based on the epidemic development and latest government guideline in due […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 nominated 2 champion teams to represent Hong Kong to join the Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) 2022 on 26 January 2022. The competition is organized by the National Taiwan Science Education Center. The students competed with 179 teams from 23 countries / regions for the grand prizes, Hong Kong teams achieved great results from the “Earth and Environmental Sciences” and “Medicine and Health Sciences” Category. Results are as follows: Category Award Project Title School Name Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award Test for Heavy Metals with Brine Shrimp Queen Elizabeth School […]

In light of the latest development of the COVID-19 epidemic and further suspension of face-to-face classes and school activities, all events of the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2022 will be postponed. Events Date Format Deadline for Submission of Projects 20 April 2022 (wed) Online Submission Initial Judging cum Project Exhibition 7 May 2022 (Sat) Online Final Judging cum Award Presentation Ceremony 9 May 2022 (Mon) Online For teams that couldn’t conduct experiments and produce the model of invention under the epidemic situation and respective school arrangement, they could consider changing the project types for joining the Competition. Details […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 has nominated 10 winning teams to join the Korea Science and Engineering Fair 2021 virtually from 14 January to 16 January 2022. Hong Kong teams compete with 94 international teams from 11 countries/regions for the grand prizes, and they all achieved great results from the competition. Competition results are as follows: Category Award Project Title School Name Best Category Award (Convergence Science) Anti-bacterial Crab Bio-bandages with Bio-dressings Carmel Pak U Secondary School Environmental Science Gold Award Kombuchas from tannin-rich fruit skins as bio-disposables Carmel Pak U Secondary School Silver Award ACE […]

The Yuen Long Bypass Floodway Guided Eco-tour was successfully held on December 30 (Thursday) from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. A total of 15 students and 3 teachers joined the guided tour. Two guides from the Green Power led the participants to visit different sites and introduced DSD’s flood prevention works and the conservation of the river ecosystem, allowing them to gain a better understanding of the river ecology and biodiversity in Hong Kong.

The Design Thinking Workshop was held on 28 December (Tue) from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at Conference Hall 01 – 02, Phase I, Hong Kong Science Park. During the workshop, participants actively engaged in different sessions, including the group interaction, user experience, users interview for feedback, idea brainstorming, and put themselves into the set scenes, thought from the users’ actual needs, unleash their creativity to work out innovative solutions towards the problems. It is believed that the participants learnt a new mode of thinking through this workshop, enhancing their problem solving ability, and visualize their ideas to solutions through drawing and supplement […]

Two sessions of the Experimental Design Workshops were held on 18 December (Sat) and 28 December (Tue) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm respectively at the Hong Kong Science Park. Participants learned the idea of experimental design from the workshop, they designed their own paper helicopters and conducted scientific experiments by changing different independent variables to find the answers. It is believed that the workshops could allow the participants to realize the importance of experiments in scientific research, learn more about the steps and techniques of experimental design, as well as actively apply in science development in the future. Students who missed the workshop […]

The Data Analysis Workshop was successfully held on 18 December (Sat) from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the Hong Kong Science Park. The workshop introduced the basic knowledge, application and analysis skills of data to the participants. After the theoretical part, participants used Microsoft Excel to practice, analyze and integrate the data and present it in the form of graphs which will be useful in result presentation and explanation. It is believed that participants could strengthen their understanding in data analysis and apply the skills they learnt to the project report and result analysis in the future. Students who have missed […]

The enrollment deadline of HKSSPC 2022 is 28 November (Sun) by 23:59. All participating teams MUST be nominated by schools, interested schools please register a teacher account at https://ce1.hkfyg.org.hk and enroll teams at the enrollment system. Each teacher account could enroll up to 5 teams. Please check the enrollment system user guide below for more details.  If you encounter any technical problem when logging in the system for the enrollment, please fill in the form here and send it to sspc@hkfyg.org.hk before the enrollment deadline. 

HKSSPC 2022 Briefing Session was held online on 3 November (Wed). Apart from introducing the details of the competition, we had invited Prof. Ho Ho Pui from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong to share the strategy in doing a great science research project, experienced supervisor and winning teams also shared their experience and takeaways in HKSSPC. The related PPTs of the Briefing Session are available for download now. If you have missed the Briefing Session, you may visit the Facebook Page below for the video playback, the video will be unlisted after the enrollment deadline on […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Competition 2022 has officially launched. We are recruiting teams now! The Theme of this year is “Inspiration from Living ‧ Innovation from Science“, and the sub-theme is “Sustainable Development“. Please refer to the competition details here: https://bit.ly/hksspc_2022 An online Briefing Session will be held on 3 November 2021 (Wed). Teachers and students who are interested in joining the Competition, please register to participate in the Briefing Session as soon as possible.

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 sent 4 Champion teams to join the Asia Pacific Conference of Young Scientists (APCYS 2021) organized in Mexico by The National Network of Youth Activities in Science and Technology. The competition was held online from 19 to 25 September 2021. Hong Kong Teams competed with 86 teams from 21 countries/regions and they won 1 Gold Award and 2 Bronze Awards. The results are as follows: Category Award Project Title School Name Life Sciences Gold Award Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Chemical Method for Antibacterial Bioplastic St. Paul’s Convent School   Physics and Engineering […]

The awardee list of “Visitors’ Favourite Award” of HKSSPC 2021 is as follows: Team No. Project Title No. of Votes Junior Division JBBC20 Duration of Light on Plant Growth 369 JAPE07 Appic Trolley 254 Senior Division SBBC24 Possible Improvements of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose 594 SAPE01 Solarmore 155 Please feel free to watch the playback of presentation videos of  finalists in our website if you are interested.

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2021 List of Winning Teams Junior Division   Senior Division   Scientific Wallchart Division  

The online voting of “Visitors’ Favourite Award” of Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2021 has started, public could view the team’s project abstract on our website ( Junior Division / Senior Division ) and vote for their favourite ones at https://bit.ly/3x1EDBZ. Everyone can only vote ONCE for their favorite projects, you can choose up to 2 projects in each division. You may consider the overall performance of the team, e.g. Project Quality, Innovativeness, Practicability, and Team Presentation, etc.

The Intellectual Property Webinar is compulsory for all HKSSPC teams to participate in order to be eligible to join the Competition. Each team should send at least one representative to attend the webinar. There are three sessions for teams to choose. Session Date Time Format Session I 20 May (Thur) 5:00 – 6:00 pm Online – Zoom Cloud Meetings   Zoom meeting login details: Meeting ID: 844 6701 4141 Passcode: 802392 Login Display Name: Team No._Student Name Session II 21 May (Fri) 5:00 – 6:00 pm Session II 22 May (Sat) 10:30 am – 11:30 am   Please register at https://bit.ly/3uniA8e […]

The Sharing Session with Advisors was held on 29 April (Thur) online via Zoom, a total of 19 schools and 91 teachers and students had joined the event. The organizers had invited 10 advisors from different universities and institutes to share with the participants their science knowledge and experience on scientific research, as well as answer any queries the teams had in their projects.  Participants actively participated in the sharing by sharing their project progress, research direction and ideas, consult and listen to the professional advice from advisors, as well as learn and exchange mutually through the sharing of other teams.  […]

The Presentation Skills Workshop was held on 10 April (Sat) from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at Conference Hall 04 – 07, Phase 2, Hong Kong Science Park. We invited Mr. Calvin Lam to be the instructor, to introduce the keys of presentation and speaking skills. Participants actively interact with the instructor and follow the guidelines to practice different skills. It is believed that all participants have learnt a lot from the workshop, we hope that students could apply what they learnt not only to the competition, but also to the daily life.

Two sessions of the Experimental Design Workshops were held on 3 April (Sat) and 5 April (Mon) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm respectively at the HKFYG Centre for Creative Science and Technology.  Under the guidance of the instructor, participants could learn more about experimental design and conduct experiment base on different topics, and test their hypothesis. They were highly engaged and attentive in the workshop and worked as little scientists to finish the challenge. It is believed that the workshops could allow the participants to realize the importance of experiments in scientific research, learn more about the steps and […]

The Design Thinking Workshop was held on 3 April (Sat) from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at Conference Hall 01 – 02, Phase I, Hong Kong Science Park. During the workshop, participants actively engaged in different sessions, put themselves into the set scenes, and thought from the users’ actual needs, unleash their creativity to work out innovative solutions towards the problems. It is believed that the participants learnt a brand-new thinking mode through the workshop, upskill their problem solving ability, and use specific and complete steps to covert their ideas into solutions, in order to design suitable products, services or experiences […]

The Data Analysis Workshop was successfully held on 5 April (Mon) from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Conference Hall 01 – 02, Phase I, The Hong Kong Science Park. We have invited Dr. Jack Wong and Dr. Dicky Law from the University of Hong Kong to be the guest speakers, to introduce the basic knowledge of data analysis and related techniques to our participants. Participants joined the workshop physically and online, and practiced the skills they learnt through in-class exercise.  It is believed that participants could strengthen their understanding in data analysis and apply the skills they learnt to […]

The Literature Review Webinar was held on 29 March (Mon) from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, we have invited Prof. Edwin Chan from the School of Life Sciences of The Chinese University of Hong Kong to be the speaker, he shared with the participants about the importance of literature review and his scientific research journey.  

The application of Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 was closed already. Teams enrolled successfully should have received a confirmation email. If you have any queries, please contact us via phone or email.  This year we will organize different online training workshops for participants to provide more assistance and support. Details of workshops are as follows:   Teams please sign-up for the above workshops below on or before 24 March 2021 (Wed). Places will be allocated in first come first serve basis, if there are too many applicants, the quota will be given to the first two team members of […]

The Deadline for Nomination of Project of the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2021 is 23:59 hours on 14 March 2021 (Sun).  There are three major divisions for the competition, namely “Scientific Wallchart Division“, “Junior Division“, “Senior Division“, all secondary school students are welcomed to join the Competition. Winning teams may be selected to join overseas science competition, in order to widen their horizon.  Interested students please grasp the time to apply online through school nomination. Enrolled teams could sign up for different webinars/workshops to learn more scientific knowledge and essential skills, and get prepared for the competition. Please […]

An Engineer Talk will be organized in March 2021, we have invited Ir Jenny Yeung from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers to be the speaker of the talk. She will share more about her journey in engineering and projects related to Sustainable Development.  Details of the talk are as below: Date: 3 March 2021 (Wed) Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm Format: Zoom Cloud Meetings  Speaker:  Ir Jenny Yeung Language: Cantonese  Topic: Engineering and Sustainable Development   Interested students are welcome to join the talk, please register at https://form.jotform.com/210478424193052.

In light of the latest development of the COVID-19 epidemic and further suspension of face-to-face classes and school activities, all events of the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 will be postponed. For details, please refer to the webpage of HKSSPC 2021.  Deadline for Nomination of Projects 14 March 2021 (Sun) Deadline for Submission of Projects 27 June 2021 (Sun) Initial Judging cum Project Exhibition 7 August 2021 (Sat) Final Judging cum Award Presentation Ceremony 8 August 2021 (Sun)   At the same time, we would like to introduce two new project types for the Junior and Senior […]

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition has a virtual booth that exhibits in Virtual InnoCarnival 2020 (VC 2020) which runs from 23 to 31 December 2020, the projects of finalists of 2020 Competition are displayed in HKSSPC Virtual Booth. Virtual InnoCarnival 2020 is organized by The Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG), VC 2020 goes virtual and features an array of interesting and informative online activities under the overarching theme of “Collaborate．Innovate．Beyond Imagination“.  ​ This event aims to promote innovation and technology (I&T) within the community, to increase public awareness of the […]

Jointly organized 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) organized 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 and achieved great results in different categories. The results are as follows: Category Award Project Title […]

Jointly organized 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 17 representative teams to join the  ExpoSciences Mexico 2020 Virtual organized by the National Network of Youth Activities in Science and Technology in Mexico from 9 to 11 December 2020. The teams competed with 77 overseas teams from 17 countries for grand prizes of the competition. 6 teams in total have achieved great results in this competition, […]

Due to the suspension of face-to-face classes and school activities, the Secretariat would like to allow more time for participants to form teams and develop their project directions and titles. The Deadline for Nomination of Projects of HKSSPC 2021 will be extended to 23:59 hours on 17 January 2021 (Sun). The training workshops will also be postponed, please refer to the updated timetable on website.

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2021 Briefing Session was held online on 18 November 2020 (Wed). If you are interested in reviewing the information during the Briefing, please download related PowerPoint and watch the video below. 

Jointly organized 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 10 representative teams to join the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2020 organized by the Indonesia Young Scientist Association (IYSA) from 7 to 9 November. The teams competed with 400 overseas teams from 30 countries for the highest glory of the science fair. Teams achieved great results for their first time participation in the […]

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 is officially launched and recruiting participating teams! The theme this year is “Inspiration from Living ‧ Innovation from Science“, sub-theme is “Sustainable Development“. Teachers and students who are interested to join the Competition please sign-up for the online Briefing Session on 18 November as soon as possible!

The awardee list of “Visitors’ Favourite Award” of HKSSPC 2020 is as follows: Team No. Project Title No. of Votes Junior Division JABC11 Sleep Well Lover 睡眠宝宝 258 JBBC26 Anti-beanvironment 反「豆」環境 151 JABC18 Green Tablet Sanitizer 環保除菌神器 128 Senior Division SBBC24 Novel Floating Drug Delivery Hydrogel: Sustained Release with CaCO3 Microparticles 新型藥物控釋系統：巧用碳酸鈣「微粒」 247 SBBC40 Synthetic Differentially Permeable Membrane in Heavy Metal Ions Separation 水中能取金，何須石中求？ 163 SBBC02 Dye-sensitized TiO2 NPs Catalysed Photodecomposition of Methanal and Production of Hydrogen 鈦色醛消 135 Please feel free to check out the presentation videos of teams in the Activities Highlights of our website if you are […]

The HKSSPC 2020 was successfully held online on 15 and 16 August 2020. We have received many outstanding science projects this year despite the pandemic. The presentation videos of all participating teams are uploaded and available for public viewing now. Please feel free to watch any of them at our website and vote for your favourite projects at https://bit.ly/34BjoMV. The voting period is from 26 August to 9 September 2020.

The Final Judging of the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2020 was successfully held online on 16 August (Sun), outstanding teams with their creative inventions and research results were awarded. This year we received over 200 teams of enrollment and 89 teams presented their projects in front of judges in the Initial Judging on 15 August (Sat), 21 outstanding teams were shortlisted to the Final Judging. The results of Final Judging had been out after the project presentation of finalists. Team from Lai King Catholic Secondary School won the Champion in the Junior Division Invention with project “Super Skin”, they invented […]

Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2020 List of Winning Teams 初中組 Junior Division 發明品 (A類項目) Invention Projects (Type A) 獎項 Award 學校名稱 Name of School 參賽作品名稱 Project Title 冠軍 Champion 荔景天主教中學 Lai King Catholic Secondary School 超能皮膚 Super Skin 亞軍 1st runner up 順德聯誼總會胡兆熾中學 Shun Tak Fraternal Association Seaward Woo College 護體頭盔 (HPH) Health Protect Helmet (HPH) 季軍 2nd runner up 基督教宣道會宣基中學 Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School 一路暢通 Octo-Bus 優異獎 Honourable Mention 基督教宣道會宣基中學 Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School 《超級視場》 《Smart Supermarket》 優異獎 Honourable Mention 中華基金中學 The Chinese Foundation Secondary School 淡水上的浮動農田 Floating Farms […]

Junior Division Team No. Project Title Project Type School Name JAPE08 超能皮膚 Super Skin Invention 荔景天主教中學 Lai King Catholic Secondary School JAPE29 一路暢通 Octo-Bus Invention 基督教宣道會宣基中學 Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School JAPE30 《超級視場》 《Smart Supermarket》 Invention 基督教宣道會宣基中學 Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School JAPE32 護體頭盔 (HPH) Health Protect Helmet (HPH) Invention 順德聯誼總會胡兆熾中學 Shun Tak Fraternal Association Seaward Woo College JAPE45 淡水上的浮動農田 Floating Farms on Freshwater Invention 中華基金中學 The Chinese Foundation Secondary School JBBC09 廢紙不是無情物，化作春泥更護花 Converting Used Paper into Soil for Blossoms Investigation 順德聯誼總會翁祐中學 Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College JBBC32 水質的生物標誌物 Biomarkers of Water […]

The Initial Judging of HKSSPC 2020 will be held on 15 August (Sat) via online video conferencing platform, 20 finalists will be selected to attend the Final Judging on the next day to compete for the champion.  This year, the Final Judging and Award Presentation Ceremony will be held online on 16 August (Sun) and live-streamed to http://www.facebook.com/hkfygccst for public viewing and engagement in the Public Q&A session. All are cordially invited to join Facebook Live to learn more about students’ outstanding projects.

In view of the latest development of COVID-19 and subsequent tightened up measures announced by the Education Bureau, the Initial Judging and Final Judging of HKSSPC 2020 will only be conducted ONLINE via video conferencing applications.  all teams should strictly follow the guidelines of EDB (ref: EDB(SDCT)3/PRO/10/1/1), which no face-to-face contact and activities related to HKSSPC 2020 should be conducted in any circumstance, including but not limited to performing experiment, data collection and discussion, etc. Members of teams are strongly advised to work individually at home on data analysis and report writing, and all discussion should be performed through online […]

In consideration of the development of COVID-19, the Initial Judging and Final Judging of HKSSPC 2020 will be changed to closed-door format.   Initial Judging The Initial Judging will be held on 15 August 2020 (Sat) and conducted either physically in the Hong Kong Science Park or virtually via Zoom Cloud Meetings. There will not be project exhibition. The judging of the Junior Division will be in the morning (9:00 am – 11:00 am) and the judging of the Senior Division will be in the afternoon (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm). Teams will be assigned with different timeslots and present […]

In view of the latest development of novel coronavirus in the community, the Initial Judging and Final Judging of Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 originally scheduled on the 21 March and 18 April 2020  will be rescheduled on 15 August and 16 August 2020 at the Hong Kong Science Park.  Please note that Final Judging will be on the next day of Initial Judging, all teams MUST attend the public viewing session on 16 August. 15 August (Sat) 16 August (Sun) Morning Initial Judging cum Project Exhibition Final Judging and Public Viewing (Project Exhibition) Afternoon Award Presentation Ceremony […]

In view of the latest development of novel coronavirus in the community, the International Division of Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 originally scheduled from 19 – 23 March will be rescheduled to 13 – 18 August.  The deadline for Project Registration is extended to 1 May 2020 23:59 (Fri). Please be reminded to upload your project through our online system by the deadline. For more details please refer to our website for details.  Please email to sspc@hkfyg.org.hk if you have any queries.

To prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, all HKSSPC 2020 Innovation & Technology Organization Visits will be rescheduled. The updated arrangement will be announced later. Visit Date and Time (will be rescheduled) Visit to Urban Spring Co. Ltd.  17 February 2020 (Mon) 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Visit to Hitachi Innovation Centre 18 February 2020 (Tue) 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm Visit to Construction Innovation and Technology Application Center (CITAC) 29 February 2020 (Sat) 10:00 am – 11:30 am Visit to Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Tank 1 March 2020 (Sun) 10:00 am – 11:30 am Visit to Hong Kong […]

Due to postponement of resumption of class, the HKSSPC Secretariat would like to give more time for teams to prepare and finish their projects, the deadline for Project Submission to HKSSPC 2020 is extended to 1 March 2020 23:59 (Sun). Registered teams please be reminded to submit the project online on or before the deadline. We wish you all a healthy and happy year of the Rat. 

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 Sharing Session with Advisors has been successfully held in the Hong Kong Science Museum on 16th January. The event attracted 112 teachers and students from 27 local schools to participate. It is our honor to invite 9 professors from different universities to share their knowledge and experience in science exploration to participants, and to provide professional advice or directions in improving the students’ projects. It is believed that all participants have gained a lot of insights from the Sharing Session and this could further assist them to develop their projects. We hope students […]

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 Experimental Training Workshops were successfully held in the Centre for Creative Science and Technology in the Hong Kong Science Park on 21 December 2019 and 4 January 2020. Participants could learn more about experimental design and have fun with science. They had shown high engagement and worked as little scientists, in these experimental workshops. We hope the workshop could give participants a better idea of conducting experiments for a research topic or investigation. Students can also download the workshop PowerPoint for reference.

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 Presentation Skills Workshop was successfully held in Hong Kong Science Park on 21 December 2019. The organizers invited Ms. Olivia Tsang from The Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University to be the Guest Speaker, to talk about presentation skills.  Participants learned different skills and applied in practice, showed enthusiasm and creativity. It is believed that all participants gained a lot from the workshop, we hope that students do not only apply the skills on competition, but also in daily life.  Students can also download the workshop powerpoint for reference.

The Selection Committee has reviewed all the projects enrolled for the International Division of HKSSPC 2020 and selected the finalists for the competition. Please find the list of finalist below: Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to seeing you all in March 2020. 

Due to the recent social situation, the secretariat of HKSSPC would like to give more time for teams to prepare for the application, the deadline for Project Nomination to HKSSPC 2020 is extended to 23:59 on 29 November 2019 (Fri). Interested teachers and students please be reminded to submit the application online on or before the deadline.

The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2020 was kick-started with a briefing session on October 23 at the Hong Kong Science Museum. The organizers invited Professor Chan Ho Yin from the school of Life Science of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was the head judge of 2019 competition, and experienced Teacher Guide Mr. Cheng Tak-chi from Po Leung Kuk Wu Chung College to the briefing. Prof. Chan shared the fun, method and social responsibility of scientific research, and encouraged participants to dare to try and make good use of science creativity to contribute to the society. And […]

Jointly organized 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, Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2019 sent 4 representative teams to join the Korea Science and Engineering Fair 2019 from 17 to 22 October. The teams competed with participants from 12 countries for the highest glory of the science fair. Professor Ho Ho Pui and Professor Lam Hon Ming from The Chinese University of Hong Kong were invited to provide valuable and professional […]

From 5 to 9 August 2019, four winning teams, comprising 20 students and teachers, were sponsored to a Singapore exchange programme. They visited Nanyang Technological University, Hwa Chong Institution, ArtScience Museum, Singapore Science Museum and Canopy Walk etc. Students were also able to exchange ideas with local students in Hwa Chong. Through these exchanges, the students were able to broaden their global vision and understand the most updated scientific development in Singapore.

2 winning teams from the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2019 are nominated to participate the GENIUS Olympiad in New York, United States, and competed with around 1400 participants from nearly 75 countries. The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2019, was jointly organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Science Museum, and sponsored by the Innovation and Technology Commission as well as Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. There are five categories in GENIUS Olympiad: Visual and Performing Arts, Business, Creative Writing, Robotics and Science. Each group […]

Junior Division Invention Award Name of School Project Title Champion QualiEd College Easy Go 1st runner up Kit Sam Lam Bing Yim Secondary School Aqua Shelltic 2nd runner up Lai King Catholic Secondary School Infinity Gloves Honourable Mention Heep Yunn School Green Air-conditioning System Honourable Mention Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College Touching Bus Investigation Award Name of School Project Title Champion The Chinese Foundation Secondary School Feasibility of Using Microbes to Grow “Textile Material” 1st runner up Heep Yunn School Study on the Anti-reflux Ability of Chinese Yam Using Novel Gastro-oesophageal Model 2nd runner up Pak Kau College […]