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.