Highlights of the preliminary rounds
2025 Senior Citizens' "Empathy" Programming Design Competition
Final list of winners
中學組
Champion
St. Paul's Co-educational School
Huang Zixun, Zhou Peiyi, Huang Xinyu
Primary school group
Champion
Ying Wa Primary School
Zhu Haoxuan, Chen Tianlang, Yang Ruiqian, Mo Feiyun
Runner-up
YMCA College
Lao Yanrui, Wu Jianan, Chen Boyan
Runner-up
St. Joseph's English Primary School
Li Minxi, Liang Junrui, Song Kangyi
Diocesan Girls' School
Luo Xinqi, You Xichen, Yuan Tianen
Huang Yi-yin, Yan Qiao-yu
Third place
Wong Kam Fai Primary and Secondary School, Affiliated School of Hong Kong Baptist University
Cheng Kai-feng, Chen Chien-tsung, Chen Chien-heng, Tao Wen-che
Award of Excellence
Caritas St. Joseph's Secondary School
Dong Shuhang, Zhou Jinghan, Xie Haolin
Luo Deming, Xian Qicheng
Christian Chongzhen Middle School
Chung Wan-ching, Li Yu-xin, Tse Kai-ching, Huang Luo-cheng
Heung Yan Secondary School
(Team number 16)
陳曉恩、李樂琛、孟樂童
Third place
Sheung Shui Alliance Primary School
(Team number 49)
Lien Yeh, Teng Lok-Hsien, Shen Ying-Hsien, Wang Le-Hsi, Chen Hsi-Hsien
Award of Excellence
Sheung Shui Alliance Primary School
(Team number 48)
Pan Bingxi, Hu Yixian, Li Shaolan,
Wang Yixi, Hu Xiayue
Hong Kong Lutheran Church Zengcheng Zhaolin School
Li Yanxi, Yan Erheng, Zhong Minxin
Hefu Charitable Foundation Lee Chung Te Primary School
She Shanghua, Huo Boxi, Lin Muqing
Heung Yan Secondary School
(Team number 36)
Tang Aoxue, Hu Yu, Ke Rouxi
Most Popular Award Among Seniors
聖保羅男女中學
Huang Zixun, Zhou Peiyi, Huang Xinyu
Ying Wa Primary School
Zhu Haoxuan, Chen Tianlang, Yang Ruiqian, Mo Feiyun
Best Layout Design Award
Diocesan Girls' School
Luo Xinqi, You Xichen, Yuan Tianen, Huang Yiyin, Yan Qiaoyu
Sheung Shui Alliance Primary School (Team No. 49)
Lien Yeh, Teng Lok-Hsien, Shen Ying-Hsien, Wang Le-Hsi, Chen Hsi-Hsien
Most Creative Award
Renji Hospital, Luo Chen Chu Si Secondary School
Fang Jinyou, Zeng Yingke, Lai Jianjing, Situ Yinsheng
2025 Match Review
Interview clips with the winning team
Secondary School Group - Runner-up
小學組-冠軍
As we entered the 20th century, smart living became increasingly technological, with smartphones and tablets becoming indispensable controllers in our lives.
Through the Internet of Things (IoT), users can connect different devices via applications, flexibly control them, record personal data, and make life more convenient.
Match content
Competition Theme
Participating teams need to design a mobile app with various functions to encourage seniors to use the Smart Learning Health Kit / Sport Kit daily, thereby encouraging them to exercise and maintain their health!
Programming languages
MIT App Inventor 2 (block-based programming)
Scoring Criteria
UI/UX (30%)
Programming (20%)
Innovation and Creativity (15%)
Social impact (15%)
Speech (20%)
Competition Category
Primary and Secondary School Groups
Preliminary judges
Thirty seniors were invited to evaluate the entries, and five teams each from the secondary school and primary school groups were selected to enter the final competition.
Work specifications
Brief introduction of the work (presentation no more than 15 pages)
A 5-minute introductory video (Participating teams must upload the video to the online platform, set the video to private, and include the video link in their presentation.)
Android application (apk file)
The organizers will also provide detailed guidance to help participating teams correctly revise the file names of their entries to ensure they meet the submission requirements.
Note : Participating teams can add different components and expansion kits to make the functionality more comprehensive.
Competition Kit
Competition Rules
After registration is confirmed, each team will be assigned a team number, which will be used in all stages of the preliminary and final rounds.
Participants: The competition is divided into two groups: "Primary School Group" and "Secondary School Group".
Competition format: Team format ( 3 to 5 people per team), no limit on the number of teams per school.
The deadline for registration is April 15, 2025. Please have the teacher in charge fill out and submit the online registration form. Schools that successfully register will receive an email confirmation.
The competition is divided into "preliminary rounds" and "final rounds". Five teams each from secondary schools and primary schools will be selected from the preliminary rounds to participate in the final rounds.
The deadline for submitting entries for the preliminary round is May 16, 2025. Please submit your work as a zip file (please read the submission requirements carefully) by emailing it to support@ired.com.hk before the deadline, and clearly state the school name in the email subject and the zip file name.
Each participating team may submit only one entry. If a participating team changes its submitted entry, the organizer will use the last entry submitted before the deadline.
Important dates of the competition
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Competition briefing and workshop time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (registration at 9:30 AM)
Location: Chung Chen Christian Secondary School (7th Floor)
Address: No. 8, Lai Hong Street, Cheung Sha Wan
January 4, 2025
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Competition registration deadline
April 15, 2025
03
Preliminary submission deadline
2025 年 5 月 16 日
04
The shortlisted teams have been announced (8 teams from the secondary school group and 6 teams from the primary school group).
June 6, 2025
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