HKSSPC 2020 Overseas Competition – KSEF 2020

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 School Name
Biology Gold Award Plant Lipase Inhibitor Study Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Secondary School
Honorable Mention Effects of some entomopathogenic fungus on Bactrocera spp. Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
 

Computer Science

Gold Award C.A.R.D. ‐ Augmented Reality Game for Identifying Early‐age School Kids with Dyslexia Christian Alliance S W Chan Memorial College
Gold Award Hong Kong Sign Language Restaurant with the Application of YOLO Network Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
Bronze Award Corona‐Net: Fighting COVID‐19 With Computer Vision Diocesan Girls’ School
Bronze Award OctoBus Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
Honorable Mention Smart Medicine Bag Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College
Honorable Mention Smart Supermarket Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
Environmental Science Gold Award Biomarkers of Water Quality Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Secondary School
Silver Award Converting used paper into soil for blossoms Shuk Tak Fraternal Assn Yung Yau College
Silver Award Kombuchas as Disposables Carmel Pak U Secondary School
Bronze Award Bio Water Blossoms (Chitosan Bioplastics) Victoria Shanghai Academy
Bronze Award Anti‐Beanvironment Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section)
Bronze Award Dye‐sensitized TiO2 NPs Catalysed Photodecomposition of HCHO and Production of H2 King’s College
Bronze Award Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Nitrite and Nitrate Decomposition in Wastewater St. Paul’s Convent School
Invention Silver Award Health Protect Helmet Shun Tak Fraternal Association Seaward Woo College
Silver Award Super Skin Lai King Catholic Secondary School
Mathematics Silver Award Generating Gray Code with Double Chinese Ring Algorithm Maryknoll Fathers’ School
Medical Science Bronze Award Bio‐hydrogels as Biodegradable Bandages Carmel Pak U Secondary School

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups is very glad to be able to lead local students to participate in overseas competitions and achieve outstanding results despite the epidemic. The Creative Education of the Federation will continue to actively cultivate science talents and promote innovation and technology exchanges.