HKSSPC marks its 20th anniversary with a strong finish at the 2018 Final Judging cum Award Presentation Ceremony
The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2018 Final Judging cum Award Presentation Ceremony and Project Exhibition was successfully held on April 14 at the Hong Kong Science Park. The competition is 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. Mr. Ivan Lee, the Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, was invited to present awards to the four champion teams of the competition.
In its 20th anniversary, HKSSPC 2018 was held under an inspirational theme “From Theory to Practice, Develop Science Potential”. A record-breaking number of applications was received with over 1,000 students in 300 teams from nearly 90 secondary schools. Twenty finalists from the Junior and Senior Divisions, who had demonstrated their innovative ideas, were selected at the initial judging. The final champions were unveiled at the award ceremony, by a professional panel of judges formed by scholars and experts from different sectors.
This year, “iKidney” from Pak Kau College and “Eggcellent Supercapacitor” from the Chinese Foundation Secondary School were named champions of the “Invention Project” and “Investigation Project” for the Senior Division respectively. For the Junior Division, the champions of “Invention Project” and “Investigation Project” were “Smart Elevator” and “Thermal Lifejacket – An Innovative Exothermic Flotation Device to Reduce Deaths from Hypothermic in Maritime Disasters” respectively, both teams are students from Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College. Please click
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List of Winning Teams:
Senior Division
Invention Projects
| Award |
Name of School |
Project Title |
| Champion |
Pak Kau College |
iKidney |
| 1st runner up |
Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College |
I-Vista - Smart Eyewear |
| 2nd runner up |
St. Paul's Co-educational College |
Pseudo-haptics |
| Honourable Mention |
Po Leung Kuk Celine Ho Yam Tong College |
Photocatalytic Water Disinfection System |
| Honourable Mention |
S.K.H. Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School |
Solar EcoCool |
| Honourable Mention |
TWGHs Wong Fung Ling College |
Self Cleaning Toilet Cover |
| Award |
Name of School |
Project Title |
| Champion |
The Chinese Foundation Secondary School |
Eggcellent Supercapacitor |
| 1st runner up |
Heep Yunn School |
Dry Up the Droplets |
| 2nd runner up |
St. Paul’s Convent School |
"Ironic" Saviour - Green Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles for Dye Degradation and Removal of Metal Ions |
| Honourable Mention |
Sing Yin Secondary School |
Disc Recycling 2.0: ReLIFE |
| Award |
Name of School |
Project Title |
| Champion |
Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College |
Smart Elevator |
| 1st runner up |
Kit Sam Lam Bing Yim Secondary School |
Starch Plastic |
| 2nd runner up |
Shun Tak Fraternal Association Seaward Woo College |
Penable |
| Honourable Mention |
Fanling Rhenish Church Secondary School |
Vibration Traffic Signals System |
| Honourable Mention |
Wah Yan College, Kowloon |
Roller Conveyer Electricity Generator |
| Award |
Name of School |
Project Title |
| Champion |
Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College |
Thermal Lifejacket - An Innovative Exothermic Flotation Device to Reduce Deaths from Hypothermic in Maritime Disasters |
| 1st runner up |
St. Paul's Co-educational College |
Bananastic |
| 2nd runner up |
Heep Yunn School |
Oil Cleaning Ability of Herbs |
| Honourable Mention |
HKUGA College |
RE: Discovery - Vitamin C and Regeneration in Planarians |
| Honourable Mention |
St. Paul's Co-educational College |
The Effect of Magnetic Field on Blood Flow |