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Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations: Yellow fire danger warning      The fire danger situation today (December 1) is yellow and the risk of fire is high. People are urged to prevent fires breaking out and hik… read more

     â€‹A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (December 1) that following the discovery of a stranded whale in Tai O waters, veterinarians from the Ocean Park Hong Kong (OPHK) … read more

     â€‹The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) received a report from the Police this afternoon (November 30) regarding a live cetacean stranding in Yi O waters on Lantau Island. By nightfall, the AFCD and the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong (OPCFHK) personnel had located a whale stranded in Tai O waters. According to the initial assessment, the whale was about five to six metres in length and a wound was found on its body.

     The AFCD immediately activated the Response Plan to the Sighting of non-resident Cetaceans in Hong Kong Waters and has conducted inspections of the waters in the vicinity together with relevant departments and the OPCFHK personnel. The AFCD is currently working with experts from the OPCFHK to assess the whale’s physical condition and take appropriate rescue measures.

     The AFCD urges the public and vessels to stay away from the whale to avoid causing any danger to the whale. read more

     The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced the results of 5G Campus Application Competition 2024 at the Final Round Assessment cum Award Presentation Ceremony of the Competition today (November 30). 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, “I am very delighted to see that the final entries are rich and diversified in content, covering a wide range of innovative applications of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communications and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on various aspects while achieving the objectives set for the Competition, which included enriching campus life, enhancing learning experience, optimising the use of teaching resources, improving facilities and the environment on campus and in the neighbouring community as well as realising smart living. The submissions fully demonstrate the innovative ideas of the participating teams in the applications of 5G and AI technologies as well as their capabilities to bring the ideas into practice.

     “I believe that the knowledge and experience the students have gained from participating in the Competition will continue to be applicable to their learning and future development. By fully unleashing their creativity, collaboration skills and problem-solving techniques as well as through continuous learning and practising, the students will be able to make remarkable achievements in the field of innovative technology in the future and make contribution to our country and society,” he added.

     The list of the winning teams is as follows:
 

Award	Team	Project
Champion	Cumberland Presbyterian Church Yao Dao Secondary School	Campus Intelligent Patrol and Duty Device
First Runner-up	CCC Chuen Yuen College	AI-Powered 5G Recycling Bins: A Sustainable Revolution
Second Runner-up	Pok Oi Hospital 80th Anniversary Tang Ying Hei College	AI Learning System for Recognising Bird-chirping Sound
Merit Awards  (sort by English name)	Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School	LMC Skill Tube
	HKUGA College	SchoolSPARK Campus App
	Po Leung Kuk Ma Kam Ming College	Play, INNOVATION, Exercise (P.I.E.)
	Raimondi College	EatSmart Campus App
	S.K.H. St. Mary’s Church Mok Hing Yiu College	5G x AI in Sonata Exhibition
	S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary School	Bus Route Planner and Optimizer
	St. Paul’s Secondary School	Eye-know Smart Glasses
Best Presentation Award	St. Paul’s Secondary School	Eye-know Smart Glasses

    
     Organised by OFCA and co-organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council under the theme “5G x AI – Smart Living and Learning Anytime Anywhere”, the 5G Campus Application Competition 2024 aims at enhancing students’ understanding of the enormous potential of 5G technology and its extensive innovative applications, strengthening their learning ability in science and technology, fostering their innovative thinking, and inspiring them to apply both 5G and AI technologies in creating smart living and learning experiences.

     The Competition was launched in May this year. Entries by 43 teams from 37 schools were received for the first round, and 10 teams were shortlisted by the judging panel to compete in the final round. Earlier on, the finalists submitted their project reports after completing the “5G and AI themed Mobile App Development Training Workshop” and training on presentation skills. In the final round today, they presented their work before the judging panel which comprises representatives and experts from OFCA, the academic sector and research institutes and 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, gizmos, prototypes and demonstration videos.

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

     A man who went missing in Tuen Mun has been located.      Chan Chun-nam, aged 38, went missing after he was last seen in Yau Oi Estate yesterday (November 29) afternoon.     &n… read more