Event Highlight | The 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2024 (31 May – 1 Jun 2024)
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Event Highlight | The 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2024 (31 May – 1 Jun 2024)
Group photo of Prof. Patrick WONG (Associate Vice-President of CUHK; front row, fourth from right), Prof. Woody CHAN (Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences; front row, fourth from left), ORKTS representatives and the CUHK award recipients. (Photo: HKNGCA)
The 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2024 was successfully held at the Hong Kong Science Park. A final judging round and public exhibition was held on 31 May 2024, and the award ceremony held on 1 June 2024.
This year, a record number of 470 projects from 21 tertiary institutions participated in the competition. After two rounds of rigorous competition, student representatives from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) received a total of nine awards at the award ceremony.
Group photo of all the officiating guests at The 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Award Ceremony. (Photo: ORKTS)
Dr. Thomas SO, BBS, MH, JP (Executive Director of Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association) delivered the welcoming remarks at the ceremony. (Photo: ORKTS)
Ms. Lillian CHEONG, JP (Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry) addressed the audience of the award ceremony. (Photo: ORKTS)
Ms. Phoebe TSE (General Manager, Commercial Banking Department, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited), gave an opening speech at the ceremony. (Photo: ORKTS)
Mr. YAN Junyan (centre), student of CUHK’s Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, received the First Prize under Entrepreneurship Category. (Photo: ORKTS)
Ms. LAU Raphaela Iris (first from right), student of CUHK’s Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, received Second Prize under Innovation Category. Mr. YAU Chun Ngo (centre) and Mr. CHOW King Ngai (second from left), undergraduate students of CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine, also received Second Prize under Innovation Category. (Photo: ORKTS)
Mr. CHAN Hoi Fung Ronaldo (fourth from right), student of CUHK’s Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, received Second Prize under Entrepreneurship Category. (Photo: ORKTS)
Mr. WONG Yi Wai (first from left), a graduate of CUHK’s Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, received a Second Prize under Entrepreneurship Category. (Photo: ORKTS)
Mr. SUN Yichong (second from left) and Mr. LI Ming Ho (first from left), students of CUHK’s Department of Surgery, received third prize under Entrepreneurship Category. (Photo: ORKTS)
Mr. YANG Zhinan (second from left) and Mr. XIE Xian (first from left), students of CUHK’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, received third prize under Entrepreneurship Category. (Photo: ORKTS)
A group photo of all guests and award recipients. (Photo: HKNGCA)
About the Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
The Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is a territory-wide competition since 2015, organised by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association. Each year, winning teams may be selected to represent the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the biennial “Challenge Cup” National College Students’ Extra-curricular Academic Science and Technology Contest, and the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (formerly China College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition).