Hongkong Post announced today (December 3) that, as advised by the postal administration of France, mail operations in Réunion have been affected by a protest movement. Mail acceptance has ceased. Hongkong Post has suspe… read more
The Hong Kong Science Museum and the Education Bureau will jointly hold the “SciPOP” Science Demonstration Contest this year to provide a platform for students to demonstrate their knowledge of science and talent in science communication. Enrolment for the contest started today (December 3) and will close on December 28.
The contest aims to foster the pursuit of science knowledge among local secondary school students and enhance students’ presentation and communication skills. Contestants will be required to conduct a science demonstration with the use of props or hands-on experiments. They can determine their own demonstration topics under the theme “Technology for a Sustainable Future”.
Contestants must be full-time Hong Kong secondary school students aged 15 or above (as at December 31, 2018) and shall enter the competition on a school basis. Each school can nominate a maximum of two teams and each team shall comprise four students.
Completed nomination forms should be faxed to 2311 2248 on or before December 28. Schools admitted to the contest will be notified by email at the end of December and by letter in early January next year.
Contestants are required to submit an overview and a trailer of their demonstrations during the preliminary contest from January 1 to February 13, 2019. Finalist teams will be required to conduct a 10-minute science demonstration at the final on April 27. The demonstration may be presented in Cantonese, English or Putonghua.
There will be a champion, a first runner-up, a second runner-up and three merit prizes. The top three winning teams will be entitled to join the Young Scientists Study Tour 2019 to Singapore free of charge, where they may visit the Science Centre Singapore and renowned academic and research institutes, and participate in STEM-related (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workshops.
For details of the contest and application, please refer to the website at hk.science.museum/ms/scipop2019/eindex.html. For enquiries, please call 2732 3220. read more
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 3) announced the test results of a recently completed surveillance project assessing the food safety of hot pot cuisine. About 31… read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Office of the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance: The Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance, Mr Azizul Rahman Suffiad, will give a br… read more
The Home Affairs Department (HAD) will conduct a voting exercise for the 20 Home Affairs Enquiry Centres (HAECs) from December 5 to January 4. Members of the public who visit the HAECs are invited to assess the service standard of the visited HAEC with a view to electing the Best HAEC.
A spokesman for the HAD said today (December 3), “By conducting this voting exercise, the department would like to give recognition to front-line staff who excel themselves in the delivery of public enquiry services, and encourage them to serve the community in a professional manner and further upgrade the service standard of the HAECs, which serve as a bridge between the department and members of the public.”
Members of the public participating in the voting will rate various key aspects of performance of the visited HAEC. Awards will be fully determined by the scores awarded by the public.
A total of eight awards will be presented. Voting results will be announced through the department’s website and the awards presentation ceremony will be held in mid-2019. read more