(香港，2021年6月22日) 香港工程師學會 (下稱「學會」) 的年度主題為「相信•可•看見 – 創新•成•蛻變」，以推動創科為年度項目的重點工作之一。為鼓勵不同界別和年齡人士，了解創新與工程對城市可持續發展的重要性，學會於2021年6月12至13日一連兩天舉辦以「工程闖未來」為題的「香港工程師學會創科博覽」(下稱「創科博覽」)，並舉辦一系列創科活動予學會會員、大專生和中小學生參與。
The Enginpreneurs Award 2021
The Enginpreneurs Award 2021乃是次博覽焦點之一。比賽名稱糅合「Engineer (工程師)」及「Entrepreneur (創業家)」的含意，鼓勵有志加入創科行列的工程人才發揮所長，開展創業之路。比賽分為大專組及學會會員組。
The Enginpreneurs Award 2021會員組決賽於6月13日下午順利舉行。決賽評審團聯席主席由香港數碼港管理有限公司 (下稱「數碼港」) 行政總裁任景信先生，與香港工程師學會會長源栢樑教授、工程師擔任，並由「香港工程師學會創科博覽」籌委會主席蔡少聰教授、工程師及比賽冠名贊助機構劍虹地基有限公司高級工程經理黃禮賢工程師擔任評判團成員。
入圍隊伍透過「電梯募投」方式於一分鐘内向評審團進行簡報，演示其創新方案。評審團於當天選出比賽優勝者，並於活動閉幕暨頒獎典禮上公布比賽結果及頒發獎項。
比賽冠軍由李嘉健工程師和柯俊賢先生團隊以「C-POLAR Bioelectret」奪得，團隊創新開發了C-POLAR生物駐極體，能於快速氣流下，只需極低氣流阻力，就可攔截並瞬間殺滅99.9%的細菌和病毒，從而改善公共健康及衛生。
會長源栢樑教授、工程師賽後表示，是次參賽者所提交的計劃水平相當高，令其對香港的創科發展充滿信心。源會長希望學會能成為推動者，助是次比賽優勝者與相關創科機構連繫，令他們的創新概念得以落實。
數碼港行政總裁任景信先生指出，學會舉行是次比賽的宗旨與數碼港致力培訓人才、鼓勵年輕人創業，創造蓬勃的創科生態圈的使命不謀而合，並表示非常期待與學會探討未來進一步合作，從工程人才中發掘更多優質科技應用方案。
另外，學會於創科博覽上與13個來自大灣區的創科孵化中心簽署合作意向書，在創科上建立長遠合作關係，促進本地創新和技術生態系統的發展，推動香港與内地更緊密的區域合作。學會亦將與數碼港一同探究如何支持香港創科發展，為創科人才提供多方面相關的合適支援。
香港工程師學會創意獎
學會每年均舉辦「香港工程師學會創意獎」，鼓勵會員發揮創新思維，並對他們在工程界及社會有貢獻的理念及應用予以肯定。「香港工程師學會創意獎」前身為「香港工程師學會青年會員創意獎」。自2020年起，學會將該獎項規模擴大，設立兩個組別 —「香港工程師學會創意獎」及「香港工程師學會創意獎 (青年會員組)」，前者供所有會員參加，後者則讓35歲或以下的會員參與。在這兩個組別下，再另設組別I —發明，以及組別 II—創新應用。
以上比賽的部分得獎作品、中學「智慧健康‧工程」工作坊及設計比賽，以及小學「未來工程師」短片拍攝比賽的優勝作品，均在「香港工程師學會創科博覽」網上虛擬平台展出，歡迎公眾瀏覽。
「未來工程師」短片拍攝比賽優勝作品網址 (請按創科比賽得獎展展館)：
https://hkie-innoexpo.hk/ExpoHall/Booth/55aae351-4f84-4d7a-9117-b03a7815eb60
「智慧健康‧工程」工作坊及設計比賽作品網址 (請按創科比賽得獎展展館)：
https://hkie-innoexpo.hk/ExpoHall/Booth/053c6f83-1351-49ef-8642-5df918dff30f
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附件：The Enginpreneurs Award 2021及香港工程師學會創意獎2021得獎項目簡介
香港工程師學會會長源栢樑教授、工程師 (左四)、
「香港工程師學會創科博覽」籌備委員會主席蔡少聰教授、工程師 (右四)、
香港數碼港管理有限公司行政總裁任景信先生 (左三) 、
“Working Group on the HKIE Enginpreneurs Hub”成員張年生工程師 (左一) 、 戚偉强工程師 (右一) 、劉銘豪博士、工程師 (右三) 、 姚勇毅工程師 (右二)
及 The Enginpreneurs Award 2021會員組冠軍得主柯俊賢先生 (左二) 合影。
香港工程師學會會長源栢樑教授、工程師 (左二) 、
「香港工程師學會創科博覽」籌備委員會主席蔡少聰教授、工程師 (左一) 及
比賽贊助機構劍虹地基有限公司代表黃禮賢工程師 (右二)
與The Enginpreneurs Award 2021會員組冠軍得主柯俊賢先生 (右一) 合影。
(Hong Kong, 22 June 2021) Under the Session theme “Believing is Seeing – Innovation for Transformation”, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers’ key focus this year is to advocate and promote innovation and technology. With an aim to engage different sectors and different age groups and offer them opportunities to understand the importance of I&T and engineering in the sustainable development of the city, “The HKIE Innovation Expo” was held on 12 and 13 June 2021, along the theme “Engineering into Future”. A series of I&T activities for members, tertiary students as well as secondary and primary students were organised.
The Enginpreneurs Award 2021
“The Enginpreneurs Award 2021” was one of the highlights of the Expo. It combines the concepts of “Engineer” and “Entrepreneur” with an objective to encourage engineering practitioners aspiring to participating in I&T to utilise their expertise and embark on entrepreneurship. The competition was divided into two groups for both HKIE members and tertiary students respectively.
The final round of “The HKIE Enginpreneurs Award 2021” (for HKIE members) was successfully held in the afternoon of 13 June 2021. The Panel of Judges were formed by Co-Chairmen the Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport) Mr Peter Yan and the President of the HKIE Ir Prof P L Yuen, with the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the “HKIE Innovation Expo” Ir Prof Adam S C Choy and the title sponsor of “The HKIE Enginpreneurs Award 2021” Ir Alex L Y Wong of the K H Foundations Ltd as Panel Members.
Shortlisted teams were to present their innovative projects to the Judges within one minute in an “elevator pitch” held at the Expo. Award winners were announced during the Closing cum Prize Presentation Ceremony on the same day.
Champion of the Competition went to Ir Lee Ka Kin and Mr Aldrin Or Chun Yin with the project “C-POLAR Bioelectret”. The innovative development of C-POLAR bioelectret can effectively arrest, inactivate and eliminate 99.9% of viruses and bacteria from fast air flow, with short contact time and low pressure drop which will better improve public health.
HKIE President Ir Prof P L Yuen, said after the competition that the projects submitted by the participants had very high quality, which gave him complete confidence in Hong Kong’s innovation and technology development. President Yuen hopes that the Institution can serve as a bridge between the awardees of the competition and relevant I&T institutions, and help the awardees to realise their innovative ideas.
Mr Peter Yan, Chief Executive Officer of Cyberport, said the competition’s goals closely align with Cyberport’s commitment to nurturing a vibrant I&T ecosystem through cultivating talents and promoting entrepreneurship. He further expressed his enthusiasm for potential partnership opportunities with HKIE to discover more winning technology applications among its members.
In addition, 13 incubator centres from the GBA signed Memoranda of Understanding with the HKIE in a signing ceremony at the Expo, to establish long-term I&T cooperation, promote the development of the local I&T ecosystem, and foster closer regional cooperation with the Mainland. The HKIE and the Cyberport also plan for future collaborations to support the I&T development in Hong Kong by providing suitable and relevant supports in different aspects to those pursuing I&T development.
The HKIE Innovation Award
“The HKIE Innovation Award” is an annual award the HKIE set up to encourage creativity and innovation in engineering among HKIE members, and to recognise innovative ideas and applications that would benefit the engineering industry and the world we live in. The Award succeeds and evolves from the former “The HKIE Innovation Awards for Young Members”. Since 2020, the HKIE expanded the scale of the Award and transformed it into “The HKIE Innovation Award” and “The HKIE Innovation Award (Young Member Group)” with the former open to members of all ages, and the latter for members of age 35 or below. There are two categories under each group, namely Category I – An Invention, and Category II – An Innovative Application of Engineering Theories.
Results of the HKIE I&T awards for this year
The virtual platform of “The HKIE Innovation Expo” features projects of the awards and those of the “Smart Health” Workshops and Prototype Design Competition for secondary students as well as the “Engineers of Our Next Generation” video shooting competition for primary students. Members of the public are welcome to visit the platform for more details.
For “Engineers of Our Next Generation” video shooting competition winning projects (Please click “HKIE Competitions” exhibition hall):
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For “Smart Health” Workshops and Prototype Design Competition winning projects (Please click “HKIE Competitions” exhibition hall):
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Appendix:
1. Introduction of the awarded projects of The Enginpreneurs Award 2021 and The HKIE Innovation Award 2021
Ir Prof P L Yuen, President of the HKIE (left 4th),
Ir Prof Adam Choy, Chairman of the Organising Committee for The HKIE Innovation Expo (right 4th),
Mr Peter Yan, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (left 3rd),
Members of “Working Group on the HKIE Enginpreneurs Hub” lr Henry N S Cheung (left 1st), lr Stephen W K Chik (right 1st), lr Dr Ritz M H Lau (right 3rd),
lr Louis Y N Yiu (right 2nd), and
the Champion of “The HKIE Enginpreneurs Award 2021” Mr Aldrin C Y Or (left 2nd)
Ir Prof P L Yuen, President of the HKIE (left 2nd),
Ir Prof Adam Choy, Chairman of the Organising Committee for The HKIE Innovation Expo (left 1st),
Ir Alex L Y WONG, Title Sponsor of the Competition and Representative of K H Foundations Ltd (right 2nd), and
the Champion of “The HKIE Enginpreneurs Award 2021” Mr Aldrin C Y Or (right 1st)