The objective of Young Inventor Competition is to encourage innovation and implementation of technology in
solving real-life problems. Through this competition we hope to raise students’ interest in engineering and hence
nurturing the future generation of the profession.
Information Day
The information Day was successfully held on 7 November 2009
marking the launch of the competition. More than a hundred students
Demonstration of prototype units
Round 1 - Hydraulic Robot Arm
Hydraulic Robot Arm at Round 1
This competition was separated
into two rounds. The first round
was held on 5 December 2009 at
the foyer of Hong Kong Polytechnic
University. There was a record-
breaking 40 teams competed on the
day.
The theme of Round 1 was
“Hydraulic Robot Arm”. Contestants
designed robot arms that were
actuated by hydraulic pistons and
was allowed 3 minutes to transfer
paper cups filled with water from
one place to another. The team
and teachers attended the
meeting. Mr. K S Szeto and
Ir K K Lo of IMechE Hong
Kong Branch, Ir Barry Lee of
HKIE MMNC shared their
views on innovation and
technology application with
the audiences. The
competition rules were then
explained and sample
prototype of the competition Ir. K K Lo talked about the key design
was demonstrate with the aspects that contestants should pay
help of IMechE Young attention to during Info Day
Members Mr. Andy Cheung
and Mr. Titus Tam.
5 December 2009
which collects the largest
volume of water win in the
efficiency category while
there were also an
innovative category which
was awarded to the most
creative design.
Sing Yin Secondary School
led in the efficiency
category after the round
while Aberdeen Technical
School’s Robot Arm scored
Students operating their robot arm
the highest mark in the
innovation category.
Radio
Television
Hong Kong (RTHK) TV
crew came and shot the
event on the day and
also interviewed Mr. W
K Chow, Chairman of
IMechE Hong Kong
Branch. The programme
was broadcasted to
public on television one
week after.
Group photo taken in Round 1
Round 2 - Human Powered Water Pump
The Final Round of the competition platform within 2
was successfully held on 30 January minutes. Not only
2010 at Olympic Square, Hong Kong competing students
Park. Students of 40 teams from 20 indulged into the
secondary schools competed over game, supporters also
their inventions attracted more than cheer nervously for
100 spectators to the game, making their teams. Cheering
a remarkable day in the engineering is all over the field.
profession in Hong Kong.
We
congratulate
Group photo of participants in Round 2
all winning
teams. As a large-scale Branch feel proud of the competition
comprehensive and also set a good paradigm for
competition, "Young Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Inventors Competition Mechanical, Marine, Naval
2010" has played a positive Architecture and Chemical Division,
role in encouraging young which is the chief organiser of the
people to apply creativity next session.
Students pumping hard in problem solving, and
also help promote the
Ricky Kan
The theme of the final round of the development of Hong Kong's
YIC 2010 Organising Committee
competition is “Human-Powered mechanical engineering sector.
http://www.younginventor.hk/
Water Pump”. Contestants have to
pump as much water as possible to The chief organising party Institute
a bucket on a one-meter high of Mechanical Engineers Hong Kong
The overall result of the competition is as follows: Enquiry
Highest-efficiency
Tel: 3153 4186 / 3153 4182
Champion: Delia Memorial School (YW) Team 2
Fax: 2894 9885
First runners up: Sing Yin Secondary School Team 2
Second runners up: Sing Yin Secondary School Team 4 E-mail: imeche@imechehk.org.hk

Merit: Delia Memorial School (YW) Team 4 Co-organisers

Best inventiveness
Champion: Sing Yin Secondary School Team 2
First runners up: TWGHs Wong Fung Ling College
Second runners up: Delia Memorial School (YW) Team 2
Merit: Aberdeen Technical School
» The Institution of Mechanical
Engineers, Hong Kong Branch
» The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Hong Kong Section
» The Hong Kong Institution of
Engineers, MMNC Division

Supporting organisations
This event was supported by Departments
HKIE - MMNC of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong
Kong Polytechnic University, University of
Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong
Kong and The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology