Competition Content

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Competition Content

  • The theme of the Competition is “5G x AI – Smart Living and Learning Anytime Anywhere”.
  • The seamless integration of 5G and AI realises personalised and immersive smart living experiences. For example, with 5G connectivity, AI-powered sensors and cameras can comprehensively monitor various aspects of the communities, such as air quality, traffic conditions, and waste management. Through this advanced monitoring, communities are transformed into smart, sustainable ecosystems fostering a more environmental friendly and efficient living environment. Also, the intelligent tutoring systems supported by AI and 5G can realise personalised feedback and adaptive learning paths, offering innovative learning and teaching opportunities.
  • Participating teams are required to design a project, which includes the development of a mobile application that integrates AI technologies with 5G services, to enhance the smartness of the campus, the community in the neighbourhood and/or daily living environments to achieve smart learning and living, anytime and anywhere.
  • Each team’s final submission should include a mobile application and/or relevant prototype incorporating AI technologies with 5G services.
  • The competition consists of two rounds. In the first round, participating teams are required to submit a project proposal outlining their ideas for review by the judging panel. In the final round, the shortlisted teams are required to complete their work according to the project proposal, and give an oral presentation of their submitted work before the judging panel.
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Eligibilities and Rules for Participation

  • Schools should participate on a team basis. Each participating school can nominate a maximum of two teams to join the Competition.
  • Each team should consist of three to five students and one teacher as the leader.
  • Participating students must be full-time secondary school students in the 2024/25 academic year.
  • The entries should illustrate how the project integrates AI technologies with 5G services, to achieve one or more of the following key objectives:
    • Enriching campus life and improving learning experience
    • Enhancing teaching resources
    • Improving nearby community environment or facilities
    • Realising smart living
  • The idea and content of the entries must conform to the theme of the Competition. Participants must ensure that their entries are original and have not been submitted previously for participation in any other types of similar activities or competitions.
  • Each participating team can only submit one entry.
  • Immediate family members of the employees of OFCA or HKPC are not allowed to participate in the Competition.
  • Schools and participants must ensure that their entries do not contain any materials that are obscene, violent, pornographic, defamatory, indecent, disparaging, discriminatory or contents that are controversial and inappropriate, and do not violate the laws of the HKSAR and constitute or cause danger to national security, otherwise the participating team will be disqualified.
  • The Organiser reserves the right to amend the rules, terms and conditions, contents, and arrangement of the Competition at any time without prior notice to the participants.
  • The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any participating team at any time. Should there be any dispute, the Organiser shall reserve the right of final decision.
  • Decision made by the judging panel for the finalists shall be final. Any objection to the results and awards of the Competition will not be accepted.
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Awards and Prizes

Champion
(1 Team)

Trophy, certificate and gift voucher valued

HK$20,000

1st Runner-Up
(1 Team)

Trophy, certificate and gift voucher valued

HK$15,000

2nd Runner-Up
(1 Team)

Trophy, certificate and gift voucher valued

HK$10,000

Merit Awards
(7 Teams)

Trophy, certificate and gift voucher valued

HK$5,000

Best Presenting Team
(1 Team)

Trophy, certificate and gift voucher valued

HK$10,000

* If invited by the Organiser, the award-winning teams are expected to participate in filming and interviews. The interview footage may be used to create promotional videos, which will be published on the competition website, online video platforms, various media channels, and may also be used by the Organiser or other government agencies, with no prior consent necessary from the schools and participants.
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Competition Process

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* Depending on the actual circumstances, the event dates given above are subject to changes. Announcement of changes will be made on the Competition website.
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KICK-OFF CEREMONY CUM SEMINAR

The Kick-off Ceremony cum Seminar of the 2024 "5G Campus Application Competition" was held on 18 May 2024 at the Conference Hall, HKPC Building, Hong Kong Productivity Council which marked the official launch of the Competition. Various activities under the Competition will be carried out in different stages. Please refer to this thematic website and OFCA's announcements for the updated information. The introduction of the Competition delivered at the Kick-off Ceremony cum Seminar is available at "Latest News".
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5G and AI Knowledge Inspiration Training Workshop

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13 and 20 July 2024 (Saturday)
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09:30 – 12:30; 14:00 – 17:00
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1.5 days (3 sessions in total)
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InnoNetwork, 1/F, HKPC Building
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Course content
  • Impact and applications of 5G and AI technologies
  • Case sharing by professionals from industry professionals and academic associations
  • Proposal writing training
  • Guided AI Hall tour
All participating teams can participate in the training workshop.
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First Round Assessment

  • All participating teams are required to submit their project proposals by 26 July 2024 (Friday) 23:59 (HKT) via email to 5g.competition@hkpc.org. The submissions should cover:
    • Design concept
    • Problem statement
    • How the design can achieve smart learning and/or smart living
    • Applications of 5G and AI technologies
    • Implementation Plan
  • All submissions should be in PowerPoint or PDF format of no more than 20 slides, written either in English or Chinese.
  • If necessary, teams can submit a short video of no more than 3 minutes in MP4 format to demonstrate its ideas according to the project proposal.
  • The judging panel will shortlist 10 entries based on the following selection criteria:
Selection Criteria Percentage
Relevancy of content to theme 25%
Effectiveness in achieving at least one of the following key objectives:
  • Enriching campus life and improving learning experience
  • Enhancing teaching resources
  • Improving nearby community environments or facilities
  • Realising smart living
25%
Appropriate application of AI and 5G technologies 20%
Innovativeness 20%
Feasibility and timeliness of implementation of the final product 10%
* The 10 shortlisted teams can participate in further training and attend the Final Round Assessment cum Award Presentation Ceremony.
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List of Finalists

The following 10 school teams have been shortlisted by the first round judging panel to compete in the final round (listed in alphabetic order of the school names):

Team Entry Titles
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary SchoolLMC Skill Tube
CCC Chuen Yuen CollegeAI-Powered 5G Recycling Bins: A Sustainable Revolution
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Yao Dao Secondary SchoolCampus Intelligent Patrol and Duty Device
HKUGA CollegeSchoolSPARK Campus App
Po Leung Kuk Ma Kam Ming CollegePlay, INNOVATION, Exercise (P.I.E.)
Pok Oi Hospital 80th Anniversary Tang Ying Hei CollegeAI Learning System for Recognising Bird-chirping Sound
Raimondi CollegeEatSmart Campus App
S.K.H. St. Mary's Church Mok Hing Yiu College5G x AI in Sonata Exhibition
S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary SchoolBus Route Planner and Optimizer
St. Paul's Secondary SchoolEye-know Smart Glasses
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5G and AI themed Mobile App
Development Training Workshop

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21 - 23 August 2024 (Wednesday to Friday)
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09:30 – 12:30; 14:00 – 17:00
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2.5 days (5 sessions in total)
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InnoNetwork, 1/F, HKPC Building
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Course Content
  • Introduction to Mobile App Development
  • Integrating AI components in Mobile App Development
  • Creating 5G-enabled apps with sensors
  • Advanced app features and functions
  • Power Pitching – presentation skills training
All shortlisted teams can participate in the training workshop.
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Materials Support

  • All finalist teams are eligible to request assistance for purchasing materials essential for developing the final products and demonstrating their ideas at the Final Judging Session, up to HK$3,000 per team.
  • Interested teams are required to submit a list of materials, including reference prices and suppliers by 23 August 2024 (Friday) 23:59 (HKT) via email to 5g.competition@hkpc.org, for a one-off purchase. Request received after the deadline will not be accepted.
  • The distribution of the requested items will take place within four to six weeks after the deadline.
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Final Round Assessment cum
Award Presentation Ceremony

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30 November 2024 (Saturday)
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09:30 – 17:00
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Conference Hall, 4/F, HKPC Building
  • The judging panel comprises representatives and experts from the government, the academic sector and research institutes.
  • All finalist teams are required to submit their project report by 8 November 2024 (Friday) 23:59 (HKT) via email to 5g.competition@hkpc.org; and attend the final round assessment, which should include:
    • A 10-minute oral presentation to explain their design concepts and how to achieve the objectives through the applications of 5G and AI technologies; and
    • A demonstration of the final product in the form of a mobile application and/or relevant prototype.
  • Judging panel decided the final ranking of the finalist teams based on scoring criteria.
Scoring Criteria Percentage
Relevancy of content to theme 20%
Effectiveness in achieving at least one of the following key objectives:
  • Enriching campus life and improving learning experience
  • Enhancing teaching resources
  • Improving nearby community environments or facilities
  • Realising smart living
20%
Appropriate application of AI and 5G technologies 20%
Completeness of the solution (including the feasibility and timeliness of implementation of the final product; the potential challenges or limitations that the solution may encounter; and the provision of alternative strategies or contingency plans) 20%
Presentation and demonstration of final product 20%
  • The list of winners was announced at the Award Presentation Ceremony held on 30 November 2024.