• Clean Air Challenge is open to all secondary schools in Hong Kong.
• This is a team-based competition. All applying teams should be in a group of 3 or more (unless specially requested), and with one school teacher as referee. (Each school teacher could be a referee for more than one student team)
• Clean Air Challenge is a multi-stage campaign calling for (1) initial ideas, (2) project proposal, and (3) final submission, alongside a series of dedicated knowledge-transfer workshops and online tutorials.
  • (1) Call for "initial ideas" (optional / tentative deadline: 30 Oct 2021) - best ideas could win a place for knowledge-transfer activities and/or HKUST-student mentorship support.
  • (2) Call for "project proposals" (requested / tentative deadline: 31 Jan 2022) - professional advice will be provided to help schools sharpen the proposal ideas before finalizing project scope. [Online Application / Download PDF Form]
  • (3) Call for "final submissions" (in short video format / tentative deadline: 13 Jun 2022) - over 20 prizes will be given to acknowledge school submissions with different talents (based on judging criteria) in different formats (submission categories)
• Campaign timelines and arrangements are susceptible to changes due to the changing covid-19 circumstances. Interested schools are invited to [Subscribe to our e-News] first to collect upcoming details.
• Watch the Opening Ceremony & Information Day's [Event Highlight] or [Full Video Record (14:47)] to know more about Clean Air Challenge's application/competition details.

Submit  PROPOSAL

Do you have any submission ideas? While Clean Air Challenge is a creativity contest, you can develop your own ideas beyond imagination. However, if you need some suggestions - here you go! Please find the following framework table for your reference.

You may choose one item from each of the "Format", "Purpose", and "Audience" taps/columns to form your submission framework:

1. Hardware：
   E.g. Create a robotic system, Design a sensor system,
   Design a purifier, Design an experimental setup, etc.
2. E-solution：
   E.g. Design a mobile App, Develop a web-platform,
   Design an online game, etc.
3. Social & Art：
   E.g. Conduct an opinion survey, Write a policy paper,
   Develop a school curriculum, Design mini-script play
   or a stand-up comedy, Develop a documentary, 
   Write a song, Draw a painting, Create a photo collage, etc.

• To improve understanding over specific topics

• To raise public awareness

• To inspire social campaigns

• To facilitate knowledge trickle-down

• To evaluate existing paradigms

• To advocate for policy change

• To help the community to tackle specific problems

• ......, etc.

• For all individuals

• For community dwellers

• For school management

• For District Councilors

• For community centers, healthcare centers, or elderly homes

• For legislators and policy-makers

• For the wider public

• ... etc.