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Rain Gauge Design Competition By HKU and the HK Observatory

07 Sep 2006

 

The Rain Gauge Design Competition is jointly organized by HKU Department of Computer Science and Department of Electronic Engineering together with Hong Kong Observatory. The prize presentation will be held tomorrow (9 September 2006) at HKU.

Mr. Lam Chiu-ying,Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, and Professor T S Ng, Dean of HKU Faculty of Engineering, will be officiating guests in the prize presentation ceremony. Media representatives are cordially invited to cover the event, the details are:

Date: 9 September 2006 (Saturday)
Time: 10.30am to 12.00 noon
10:30 Ceremony starts
Speech by Mr. Lam Chiu-ying, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory
Speech by Professor TS Ng, Dean of HKU Faculty of Engineering
10:45 Presentation of certificates
11:10 Presentation of prizes
11:30 Presentation by winning teams
12:00 close of ceremony
Venue: Theatre P3, Chong Yuet-Ming Science Buildings, HKU

The competition is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. The objective of the competition is to enhance the knowledge and interest of information technology and meteorological instrumentation among primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong. Altogether more than 110 students from 16 schools ranging from Primary 5 to Form 7 took part in the competition. The entries take on various designs and shapes, ranging from simple containers to very unique designs as well as automatic recorders. They amply demonstrate the students' ability and creative ideas in their application of meteorological measurement and information technology.

For media enquiries please contact Ms. Cherry Cheung, External Relations Office, HKU at 8208 1686。