Science can break bad habits

Sep 10, 2018

The 51st Joint School Science Exhibition (JSSE), organized by the Joint School Science Exhibition Preparation Committee, was held at the Hong Kong Central Library from August 22 to 27 under the theme of “Reflection”.

This year, the organizer hoped that the public would learn to reflect on their everyday bad habits and how science can alleviate their negative impacts, especially in the aspects of health, safety and the environment.

A Proposal Competition was held in December 2017 where 21 local secondary schools pitched their innovative projects. Among all the brilliant ideas presented by the young STEM teams, St. Joseph’s College was crowned the champion with their discovery on a new method of filtering household formaldehyde. Homantin Government Secondary School and St. Paul’s College came in second and third with their projects on “Intelligent Phone Case” and “Waste-to-energy Fermentation Processing Device” respectively.

Dr. Jason CHAN, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, was invited as a judge for the Proposal Competition. “As we walk into each exhibition booth and meet the students behind the proposals, we will surely be impressed by their thoughtfulness in project design and their command of advanced technologies,” Dr. Chan said.

In addition to the local secondary schools, five teams of overseas delegates from Mainland China, Korea, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines and a team from the University of Hong Kong also took part in the exhibition.

Apart from the Science Exhibition and Proposal Competition, float tours were held at shopping malls in July and August. Science workshops, a camp, and other school activities were held for primary and secondary students to foster their interest in science.

The half a century old JSSE provides a platform for secondary students to put science into practice and showcase their creative ideas for improving our daily live. The committee is solely comprised of students from over 150 local secondary schools.