Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) held the final round assessment of the 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 on December 6 (Saturday), and 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, “The 5G Campus Application Competition has entered its third edition this year. In line with the Government’s objective to develop the low-altitude economy, and considering that the fifth-generation mobile communications (5G) technology is an indispensable part of managing low-altitude operations, this year’s Competition is themed ‘5G x Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) – The Sky is the Limit for Knowledge’. The Competition aims to enhance students’ understanding of 5G technology and the UAS, and encourage them to explore the application of 5G technology to support the low-altitude economy, with a view to boosting their creativity and tapping their potential in innovation and technologies.”
Mr Leung added, “The entries of the Competition featured diversified themes and a wide range of applications, which extend beyond the campus to various sectors of the community, such as environmental protection, innovation and technology applications, anti-phone scams, search and rescue, crowd and traffic control, etc. These entries not only fully demonstrate the participants’ creativity and their insight into the needs of various sectors in the society, but also fully display the young participants’ commitment to caring for and making contributions to our communities. Their aspiration to address the practical needs in our society with the application of creativity and technology is a vital force driving the continuous progress of society. I hope that through continuous learning and practice, the participants will achieve greater accomplishments in the field of innovation and technology in the future.”
The list of winning teams of this year’s Competition is as follows:
| Award | Team | Project |
| Champion | Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College | Smart System on Maintenance Work after Severe Weather |
| First runner-up | Marymount Secondary School | Trailbuddy |
| Second runner-up | S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary School | Construction S.A.F.E. |
| Merit awards (sort by English name) | Cheung Chuk Shan College | Smart Landfill Monitoring and Campus STEAM Resource Platform |
| Hong Kong Sea School | 5G Beach Monitoring and Emergency Rescue System | |
| Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College | Anti-scam Spider Drone | |
| Po Leung Kuk Ma Kam Ming College | Drone Park | |
| Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Secondary School | SKYGUIDE 5G | |
| St. Paul’s Convent School | 5G x UAS for Traffic Enforcement | |
| Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School | I Mist the Summer | |
| Best presentation award | Marymount Secondary School | Trailbuddy |
The 5G Campus Application Competition 2025 was launched in May this year and held in stages. After an inspiration training workshop, 10 entries were shortlisted among the 48 submissions from 38 schools in early August. The 10 finalist teams were invited to participate in a drone operation and mobile app development workshop held in late August and subsequently submitted their project reports in early November. In the final round assessment on December 6, they presented and explained their work before the judging panel which comprised representatives and experts from OFCA, the academic sector and research institutes. The judging panel 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, prototypes and demonstration videos.
The list of the winning teams has been uploaded to the thematic website of the Competition.