About the Competition - "Create Your District" Competition 2024

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Competition Objectives

Encourage students to explore the rich history, cultural traditions, and urban development of To Kwa Wan Area in Kowloon City District.

Encourage students to demonstrate their creativity by designing an ideal community.

Educate the younger generation about the importance of sustainable development in Hong Kong.

Enhance the younger generation’s understanding of the role of surveyors in city development.

Competition Requirements

To better prepare students for the competition, all contestants are required to attend the workshop and guided tour in To Kwa Wan Area in 13 July 2024 to familiarize themselves with the district, including its location characteristics, economic position, site conditions and the relationship with its surrounding area. After the workshop, contestants are required to illustrate a designated area of To Kwa Wan Area, and to project the district in an ideal state from surveyors’ point of view.

Contestants are also invited to attend Story Map Training Workshop which is free of charge and will be held after the workshop and guided tour (22-24 July 2024, contestants only need to attend one day of the workshop).

^* More details of the scope of competition will be announced in the “Create Your District” Competition 2024 Competition Workshop & Guided Tour.

Eligibility

All students from secondary schools (F.2 – F.5) in the academic year 2024/25
Entries are welcomed via school application only
Numbers of entries from participating schools are not restricted
Participants must form a team of 2-4 people to compete
Participants can only join either 3D Model Category or Micro Film Category
No fee shall be charged for entering the competition

Entry Format

All contestants are required to submit the following materials by 18:00, 30 August 2024 (Friday) to the online system.

(1)ArcGIS StoryMaps^*: Candidate have to submit a self-explained project presentation by using ArcGIS StoryMaps to describe how your ideal community and express the work of surveyors through design concepts, and present the following works on ArcGIS StoryMaps according to their respective competition groups:

3D Model Category

Entry formats: Physical Display or 3D design drawings are presented by using images/ Slides / videos on ArcGIS StoryMaps that are no longer than 3 minutes

Micro Film Category

Entry formats: No more than 3 minutes, presented in ArcGIS StoryMaps

Story Map

A Story Map is a form of narrative that integrates text, interactive maps, and a range of multimedia content.

View more details about Story Map:

Story Map Video Introduction

More examples of Story Map

Introduction to Story Map

Tutorial for creating a Story Map

(2)Project Report (No more than 500 Chinese characters or English words): To illustrate how the competition entry creates an ideal community for the To Kwa Wan, depicts the ideal living environment within the area, and expresses the work of surveyors through design concepts

^*Please click here for more information, functions and capabilities of ArcGIS StoryMaps. Hands-on workshop will soon be provided to the candidates. Please stay tuned for the announcement.

Remarks:

Contestants are required to submit a Story Map and a project report of their work for presentation purposes.
Contestants can only join either 3D Model Category or Micro Film Category
The competition entries must be submitted to the online system by 18:00, 30 August 2024 (Friday)

Judging Criteria

To understand different aspects in developing a community
Ability to demonstrate the elements of surveyors’ scope of work^*
Effectiveness of presentation
Creativity and innovation

^*Details to be introduced in the Competition Workshop

Awards

All winning teams will be awarded with prizes in the Award Ceremony.

3D Model Category

Champion:

Trophy + Certificate + HK$6,000 Cash Coupon

1^st Runner-up:

Trophy + Certificate + HK$4,000 Cash Coupon

2^nd Runner-up: