EMSD Wins 11 Awards at International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Including Five Gold Medals

EMSD wins eleven awards at International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) achieved outstanding results at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, winning a total of 11 awards, including five gold medals, five silver medals and a bronze medal.

A spokesperson for the EMSD said today (March 15), "As an innovation facilitator of the Government, the EMSD will continue to support various government departments in identifying and applying innovation and technology solutions, as well as improving government services and enhancing productivity through technology empowerment."

Some of the award-winning projects are the successful cases matched through the E&M InnoPortal (inno.emsd.gov.hk). The InnoPortal has been facilitating the matching of technological needs from the Government with I&T solutions from the I&T sector to promote wider application and commercialisation of innovative E&M technologies since 2018. The effectiveness of the InnoPortal was recognised by the numerous awards achieved by the EMSD at the Exhibition.

The awarded projects by the EMSD are as follows:

Gold medals

• AI-enabled Smart Water Tank Cleaning Robot

• Automatic Control Methods and Devices for Air-Side Equipment Using Artificial Intelligence Technology

• Marine Energy Innovation in Power Generation (In collaboration with the Marine Department by the EMSD)

• Quadruped Confined Space Inspectors

• Revolutionising Fault Detection in Air Handling Units and Chiller Systems in Healthcare Institutions

Silver medals

• AI-powered UAV Inspection System for Floodlights

• Cognitive Screening and Assessment through the Application of Mixed Reality and AI Technologies

• PVSmart System

• Robot Giraffe

• SafeClean - Window Cleaning Robot

Bronze medal

• Automatic Illuminance Measurement Robot

The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva is one of the most significant global annual events on inventions. This year, the Exhibition was held from March 11 to 15 in Geneva, Switzerland. About 1 000 inventions from 35 countries and regions were evaluated by the international jury of specialists.

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department won 11 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Photo shows the Revolutionising Fault Detection in Air Handling Units and Chiller Systems in Healthcare Institutions, which won a gold medal. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department won 11 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Photo shows the Quadruped Confined Space Inspectors, which won a gold medal. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department won 11 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Photo shows the Automatic Control Methods and Devices for Air-Side Equipment Using Artificial Intelligence Technology, which won a gold medal. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department won 11 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Photos shows the Marine Energy Innovation in Power Generation, which won a gold medal. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department won 11 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Photo shows the AI-enabled Smart Water Tank Cleaning Robot, which won a gold medal. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) won 11 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Photo shows Deputy Secretary for Development Mr Tony Ho (front row, fourth left), Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services Mr Vincent Chow (front row, fourth right) with the winning teams from the EMSD at the award presentation ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Imported frozen confection samples detected with coliform bacteria and total bacterial counts exceeding legal limits

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 15) that samples of two kinds of frozen confections imported from Malaysia were found to contain coliform bacteria and total bacterial counts exceeding the legal limits. The affected products have been marked and sealed and have not entered the market. The CFS is following up on the incident.

Product details are as follows:

Product name: Musang King Durian Gelato

Brand: Durian Baby

Place of origin: Malaysia

Pack size: 75 grams per box

Importer: DB & FRIENDS (HK) LIMITED

Best-before date: September 26, 2027

Product name: D24 Durian Gelato

Brand: Durian Baby

Place of origin: Malaysia

Pack size: 75 grams per box

Importer: DB & FRIENDS (HK) LIMITED

Best-before date: September 18, 2027

A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected samples of the two kinds of frozen confections mentioned above at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that two samples of the Musang King Durian Gelato contained 130 and 140 coliform bacteria per gram respectively, whereas five samples of the D24 Durian Gelato contained coliform bacteria ranging between 210 and 7 200 per gram and total bacterial counts ranging between 84 000 and 160 000 per gram. All are above the legal limits."

"The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the above irregularities. The affected products have all been marked and sealed, and have not entered the market. The CFS will temporarily suspend the permission to import for sale of the products concerned granted earlier to the importer," the spokesman said.

Under the Frozen Confections Regulation (Cap. 132AC), frozen confections for sale should not contain more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram or more than 50 000 bacteria per gram. The maximum penalty for offenders is a fine of $10,000 and three months' imprisonment upon conviction. The fact that the coliform count and the total bacterial count exceeded the legal limit indicated that the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory, but did not mean that consumption would lead to food poisoning.

The CFS will inform the Malaysian authority of the incident, and will continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate actions to safeguard food safety and public health.

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