Hong Kong Awards for Industries

The CMA has been the organizer of the Hong Kong Awards for Industry: Equipment and Machinery Design competition since its inception in 1989. Starting from 2005, the Hong Kong Awards for Industry merges with the Hong Kong Awards for Services. The new merged scheme is named the “Hong Kong Awards for Industries” (HKAI).

The HKAI comprises of five categories, and each run by an organiser. CMA is responsible for organising the “Equipment and Machinery Design Competition”, which aims to encourage the upgrading the design of equipment and machinery in Hong Kong so as to enhance competitiveness, and to give recognition to the outstanding products.
 
The HKSAR Government takes the lead to coordinate the Competition and it is free of charge to join the Competition. Winners may be permitted to use the logo of Hong Kong Awards and will have chances to promote the winning products.


2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries Awards Presentation Ceremony-cum-Cocktail Reception

The Association has been organizing the Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Competition since its inception in 1989. The Competition aims to encourage the upgrading of the design of equipment and machinery in Hong Kong so as to enhance competitiveness, and to give recognition to outstanding products.

Hong Kong Awards for Industries is divided into seven categories: “Equipment and Machinery Design”, “Consumer Product Design”, “Customer Service”, “Innovation and Creativity”, “Smart Productivity”, “Technological Achievement” and “Upgrading and Transformation”. 

This year, there were 39 entries for the Equipment and Machinery Design Competition. The Judging Panel for the competition selected a winner of Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Grand Award, 7 winners of Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Award and 8 winners of Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Certificate of Merit. Chaired by Prof. Way Kuo, President of City University of Hong Kong, the Judging Panel consisted of professionals and experts in engineering and product design served in their personal capacity. They assessed the entries by the following criteria: innovation, functionality, ergonomics, cost-performance, application of technology, safety, environmental impact and marketability.

The Presentation Ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Science Park on 11 December 2018. The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam, The Chief Executive of the HKSAR Government delivered a speech at the ceremony and presented the Grand Award while CMA President Dr Dennis Ng together with Mr Edward Yau, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, presented the Equipment and Machinery Design Awards and CMA President Dr Dennis Ng together with Ms Salina Yan, Director-General of Trade and Industry of Trade and Industry Department cum Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the 2018 HKAI presented the Certificates of Merit to the winners.
 
2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Grand Award:
Motion Controlled Humanoid Robot by Roborn Dynamics Limited
 
2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Awards:
Nano-Photocatalytic Marine Antifouling Paint (Nano-MAP) by Aviva Yacht Limited
IoT3 Based, Smart Lighting Control System by DeLight Power Products Limited
NeoSmart - Cattle Management and Tracking Solution by Neosen Energy HK Limited
Cable Robot by O-Matic Intelligent Robot Limited
Fully Automated Production Equipment for OIS/AF Voice Coil Motors by Pinnacle Tech Limited
Smart Continuous Plater (SCP) by Process Automation International Limited
Collaborative Mobile Manipulator for Industrial Magnetic Head Clean Room by SAE Magnetics (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited 
 
2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Certificates of Merit:
Automatic Watch Hand Alignment Machine by Biu Chun Watch Hands & Parts Manufacturers Ltd
Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (ARIA) for Risk of Stroke and Dementia by Health View Bioanalytic Limited
All-in-one VR Head Mount Display by Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
Koln 3D™ Customizable Medical Metal 3D Printing System by Koln 3D Technology (Medical) Limited
PowerArena Deep Learning AI on Manufacturing Shop Floor by PowerArena Limited
T300 Countertop POS Terminal by SPECTRA Technologies Holdings Company Limited
A Novel Molding and Embossing Machine for Precision Optical Glass Microstructures and Micro-optics by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology
ZICOLLUM™ Environmentally-friendly Zinc & Aluminum Nano Coating System by Winstar Chemicals Company Limited 
 
The Competition was Judged by a Panel of Specialists. They included:

Prof Way KUO, President, City University of Hong Kong (Chairman)
Mr Mohamed Din BUTT, Executive Director, Hong Kong Productivity Council
Prof Keith K C CHAN, Professor and Head, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ir Dr Lawrence W CHAN, Executive Vice President, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Ir Edwin CHUNG Kwok Fai, Vice President, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Prof Paul C K KWOK, Vice President, Hong Kong Institute of Technology
Mr LAI Hon Chung, Harry, Deputy Director / Regulatory Services, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Prof Vincent K N LAU, Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr LO Kam Wing, Vice President, The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong
Prof LUK Kwai Man, Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Dr Kalun OR, Associate Professor & Assistant Head, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Prof TSANG Hon Ki, Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Yeung YAM, Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Professor of Department of Mechanical & Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2018 Grand Award Winners



The officiating guests The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam, The Chief Executive of the HKSAR Government, Ms Salina Yan, Director-General of Trade and Industry cum Chairperson of The Organising Committee of the 2018 HKAI, Dr Dennis Ng President of CMA and other officiating guests posed a photo with all the winners.



The officiating guests posed for a photo with the winners of “Equipment and Machinery Design” category.


The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam (right), The Chief Executive of the HKSAR Government presented the 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Grand Award


CMA President Dr Dennis Ng (left) together with Mr Edward Yau (right), the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, presented the 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Award.


CMA President Dr Dennis Ng (left) together with Ms Salina Yan (right), Director-General of Trade and Industry of Trade and Industry Department cum Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the 2018 HKAI presented the 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Certificate of Merit.

Past Winners

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