Category

Scope

Industrial 

Each entry should be wholly or partly designed in Hong Kong and must focus on one of the following subject areas:

• Consumer related product designed for personal or commercial use created by a company, an individual or a team.
• Industrial equipment/machinery or process created by a company, an individual or a team.
• Information and communications technology designed by a company, an individual or a team.

Infrastructure 

The entry should be a completed infrastructure project in Hong Kong, preferably completed¹ within the past 3 years, focusing on one of the below aspects:

• Transportation infrastructure and network
• Public utility and facility
• Healthcare
• Environmental and energy facility
• New town planning and housing development
• Commercial property development

Category

Eligibility

Industrial 

• Contestant(s) should be either the project owner, the consultant or the contractor of the proposed project on the condition that prior written permission is granted by the project owner. Contestant(s) should either enter the competition as a company, in his/her individual capacity, or in a team consisting of no more than FOUR members.
• All contestant(s) should be a current member of the HKIE of any class upon submission of their application, whether the contestant(s) apply as an individual, as a company, or as part of a team.
• For this category, each contestant/team can submit at most TWO entries. Such submissions may be made by the same team members. Extra entries should be submitted to other categories if applicable.
• All entry must be nominated by a Corporate Member of the HKIE or a public/private organisation. Each nominator or nominating organisation shall nominate no more than two entries for each category. Self-nomination will not be accepted.
• Two entries that share any number of team members may still be submitted to the same category, each to a category different from the other’s, or both to more than one category. An entry submitted to this category cannot, in its entirety, be submitted to another category without change. Where a megaproject with diverse ideas or technologies is involved, the concerned party may consider submitting one part of it to this category and another part to another.
• The entry should currently be in production, and have not been on the market for more than 2 years.
• Proof of concept or prototypes are not eligible for the award. Uncompleted projects at the design and construction stage are not eligible. If applicable, a substantial completion certificate should have been issued for the entry by the time of the submission. A maintenance certificate and such like are not required.
• The entrant entity must have the sole manufacturing and/or trading rights of the entry and possess a valid Hong Kong business registration certificate.
• Only applicants can attend the interview if their submitted project is shortlisted.

Infrastructure 

• Contestant(s)should be either the project owner, the consultant or the contractor of the proposed project on the condition that prior written permission is granted by the project owner. Contestant(s) should either enter the competition in his/her individual capacity or in a team consisting of no more than FOUR members.
• All contestant(s) should be a current member of the HKIE of any class upon submission of their application, whether the contestant(s) apply as the project owner, the consultant, or the contractor of the proposed project.
• For this category, each contestant/team can submit at most two entries. Extra entries should be submitted to other categories if applicable. Extra entries should be submitted to other categories.
• All designs must be nominated by a Corporate Member of the HKIE or a public/private organisation. Each nominator or nominating organisation shall nominate no more than two entries for each category. Self-nomination will not be accepted.
• Two entries that share any number of team members may still be submitted to the same category, each to a category different from the other’s, or both to more than one category. An entry submitted to this category cannot, in its entirety, be submitted to another category without change. Where a megaproject with diverse ideas or technologies is involved, the concerned party may consider submitting one part of it to this category and another part to another.
• Uncompleted projects at the design and construction stage are not eligible. A substantial completion certificate should have been issued for the entry by the time of the submission. A maintenance certificate and suchlike are not required.
• Only applicants can attend the interview if their submitted project is shortlisted.

Category

Judging Criteria

Industrial 

The assessment criteria include:

• Functionality (20%)
• Marketability (10%)
• Technological advancement (20%)
• Originality and creativity (20%)
• Practicality and applicability (10%)
• Cost-saving potentials (10%)
• Contributions to the sustainable development of the society (5%)
• Positive impact on the engineering profession (5%)

Infrastructure 

The assessment criteria include:

• Planning and implementation (10%)
• Project complexity (10%)
• Resources utilization (10%)
• Risk management & contingency planning (10%)
• Quality, safety and health considerations (10%)
• Originality and creativity (20%)
• Practicality and applicability (10%)
• Cost-saving potentials (10%)
• Contributions to the sustainable development of society (5%)
• Positive impact on the engineering profession (5%)