Winners Announced in 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 Award Ceremony

OFCA announces 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 winners

The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) held the final round assessment of the 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 on December 6 (Saturday), and the Director-General of Communications, Mr Chaucer Leung, together with other guests, presented the awards to the winning teams.

Addressing the Award Presentation Ceremony, Mr Leung said, "The 5G Campus Application Competition has entered its third edition this year.In line with the Government's objective to develop the low-altitude economy, and considering that the fifth-generation mobile communications (5G) technology is an indispensable part of managing low-altitude operations, this year's Competition is themed '5G x Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) - The Sky is the Limit for Knowledge'. The Competition aims to enhance students' understanding of 5G technology and the UAS, and encourage them to explore the application of 5G technology to support the low-altitude economy, with a view to boosting their creativity and tapping their potential in innovation and technologies."

Mr Leung added, "The entries of the Competition featured diversified themes and a wide range of applications, which extend beyond the campus to various sectors of the community, such as environmental protection, innovation and technology applications, anti-phone scams, search and rescue, crowd and traffic control, etc. These entries not only fully demonstrate the participants' creativity and their insight into the needs of various sectors in the society, but also fully display the young participants' commitment to caring for and making contributions to our communities. Their aspiration to address the practical needs in our society with the application of creativity and technology is a vital force driving the continuous progress of society. I hope that through continuous learning and practice, the participants will achieve greater accomplishments in the field of innovation and technology in the future."

The list of winning teams of this year's Competition is as follows:

Award

Team

Project

Champion

Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College

Smart System on Maintenance Work after Severe Weather

First runner-up

Marymount Secondary School

Trailbuddy

Second runner-up

S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary School

Construction S.A.F.E.

Merit awards (sort by English name)

Cheung Chuk Shan College

Smart Landfill Monitoring and Campus STEAM Resource Platform

Hong Kong Sea School

5G Beach Monitoring and Emergency Rescue System

Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College

Anti-scam Spider Drone

Po Leung Kuk Ma Kam Ming College

Drone Park

Queen Elizabeth School Old Students' Association Secondary School

SKYGUIDE 5G

St. Paul's Convent School

5G x UAS for Traffic Enforcement

Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School

I Mist the Summer

Best presentation award

Marymount Secondary School

Trailbuddy

The 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 was launched in May this year and held in stages. After an inspiration training workshop, 10 entries were shortlisted among the 48 submissions from 38 schools in early August. The 10 finalist teams were invited to participate in a drone operation and mobile app development workshop held in late August and subsequently submitted their project reports in early November. In the final round assessment on December 6, they presented and explained their work before the judging panel which comprised representatives and experts from OFCA, the academic sector and research institutes. The judging panel selected the winning entries based on the scoring criteria of the Competition.

An exhibition area showcasing the final entries was designated at the venue of the ceremony for the participating teams to present their entries to the guests by various means, such as applications, prototypes and demonstration videos.

The list of the winning teams has been uploaded to the thematic website of the Competition.

OFCA announces 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 winners Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

OFCA announces 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 winners Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

OFCA announces 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 winners Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

OFCA announces 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 winners Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Employers, contractors and employees should be aware of electrical safety at work during rainstorms

As the rainstorm warning has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Labour Department (LD) reminds employers and contractors that they should adopt necessary work arrangements and take suitable safety measures to protect the safety of their employees when they are carrying out electrical work or handling electrical plant.

A spokesman for the LD said today (March 3) that employers and contractors should avoid assigning employees to carry out electrical work (such as electric arc welding work) or handle electrical plant at places affected by rainstorms, and should refer to the "Code of Practice in Times of Adverse Weather and 'Extreme Conditions'" and the "Guide on Safety at Work in times of Inclement Weather" issued by the LD.

Even if electrical work is carried out or electrical plant is handled at places not affected by a rainstorm, suitable safety measures must still be adopted to prevent an electric shock as the air would be more humid. Such measures include:

(i) Ensure that all live parts of an electrical installation are isolated from the power supply source and rendered dead, and the isolation from the power supply source must be maintained as long as electrical work is being carried out;

(ii) Before carrying out any electrical work or handling any electrical plant, cut off and lock out the power supply source, then test the circuit concerned to confirm that it is dead and display suitable warning notices, and issue a work permit thereafter;

(iii) Ensure that protective devices (such as suitable and adequate fuses and circuit breakers) for the electrical installations or electrical plant have been installed and maintained in good working order, and portable electric tools must be double-insulated or properly earthed;

(iv) Provide suitable personal protective equipment such as insulating gloves and insulating mats for employees; and

(v) If live electrical work is unavoidable, a comprehensive risk assessment should be conducted by a competent person and the appropriate safety precautions should be taken to remove or properly control the electrical hazards involved before such work can proceed.

In addition, employees should co-operate with the employer or contractor to follow the safety instructions and use the safety equipment provided.

The LD has published guidebooks and leaflets on electrical work safety. These safety publications are available free from divisional offices of the department or can be downloaded from its website (www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/content2_8.htm).

Should there be any questions about occupational safety and health matters, please contact the Occupational Safety Officer of the LD at 2559 2297.

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