Innovative Water Efficient Showerhead Design Competition

Conceptual Design: Academic Section

• Entrants must be Hong Kong residents and students of registered secondary schools, universities, tertiary institutions or other institutions accredited by Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.
• Entrants may participate individually or as a team under this category.
• Students from different institutions may participate as a team with no more than 4 students.
• Each entrant may only join a maximum of 2 teams.
• Entrants may participate individually and as a team at the same time. However, submissions with repeated design are not allowed.
• Submission must be original designs; each participating unit (individual or team) may submit a maximum of 3 entries. If more than 3 entries are submitted, the Organiser will randomly select 3 entries for assessment without prior notice.

Original Product: Professional Section

• Products submitted must be original and manufactured (not conceptual designs) and preferably, available in the market for no more than 3 years.
• Hong Kong or overseas industry practitioners aged 18* or above, and any corporates registered in Hong Kong or overseas may participate individually or as a corporate under this category.
• Participating individuals or corporates must be the copyright owner of their entries (except for product agencies). If there are more than one person or corporate owning the copyright of the entry, agreement from all copyright owners must be obtained to qualify for participation. All entries must not infringe the rights of any third parties.
• If entries are agencies’ products, product agencies must obtain agreement and authorisation from all copyright owners before participating the competition.
• Each participating unit (individual or corporate) may submit a maximum of 5 entries. If more than 5 entries are submitted, the Organiser will randomly select 5 entries for assessment without prior notice.
• Entries must be finished products. Partial products or accessories will not be accepted.

* Age of entrants will be calculated as of the application deadline of Competition.

Academic Section

Award		Prize
	Gold Award (1 Place)	A trophy and HK$10,000 cash prize
	Silver Award (1 Place)	A trophy and HK$5,000 cash prize
	Bronze Award (1 Place)	A trophy and HK$3,000 cash prize
	Merit Award (5 Places)	A certificate and HK$1,000 cash prize
"Certificate of Participation" will be awarded to all participants for encouragement

Conceptual designs of Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners will be produced as prototypes by the Organiser, and stand a chance of displaying in the product exhibitions to recognise winners’ outstanding performance and promote innovative water saving devices. The prototypes will be gifted to winners upon the completion of exhibitions as reward and encouragement.

Professional Section

Award		Prize
	Gold Award (1 Place)	A trophy and Gold Award logo*
	Silver Award (1 Place)	A trophy and Silver Award logo*
	Bronze Award (1 Place)	A trophy and Bronze Award logo*
	Merit Award (3 Places)	A trophy and Merit Award logo*
	Best Innovation Award (1 Place)	A trophy and Best Innovation Award logo*
	Best Affordable Award (1 Place)	A trophy and Best Affordable Award logo*
"Certificate of Participation" will be awarded to all participating individuals and corporates for encouragement

* The Organiser authorises the use of winner logo on all items relevant to the winning product for promotion and commercial use, including product packaging, promotional materials and websites, etc.

Original product of Gold Award winner may be presented as prizes of “Water Saving Competition” to promote the use of water saving devices. The “Water Saving Competition” will be organised by the Organsier tentatively scheduled in 2021, which targets all households in Hong Kong and participants will compete on the volume of water conserved, with an aim to strengthen their understanding on the importance of water conservation.

All winning entries may be exhibited in the following means to promote their innovative eco-friendly design concepts, thereby enhancing the reputation and status of the winning designers and even the winning brands in the society:

• The Organiser will publish an “Innovative Water-Efficient Showerhead Design Competition” promotion booklet with details of all winning entries. Publications will be distributed to the public and practitioners in Award Ceremony, exhibitions and other designated venues. Digital version of the publication will also be accessible for all from the official website and websites of other relevant parties.
• Winning entries will also be published in “Industrialists”, a publication of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) for distribution to FHKI’s members from various sectors.
• Media will be invited to report on the Competition and winning entries. Media interview will be arranged for the Gold Award winners.
• The winning entries will be showcased in local roving exhibitions, as well as in large-scale household exhibitions.

Adjudication Panel

• Director of Water Supplies Department
  Mr. WONG Chung-leung, JP
• Chairman of Advisory Committee on Water Supplies
  Prof. Joseph KWAN Kai-cho
• Honorary President of Federation of Hong Kong Industries
  Prof. Daniel CHENG, BBS, MH, JP
• Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre
  Prof. Eric YIM, JP
• Head, Department of Architecture, Interior and Product Design of Hong Kong Design Institute
  Mr. Daniel CHAN Kwong-yiu
• Chairperson of Friends of the Earth (HK) Charity Limited
  Mrs. Mei NG, BBS
• General Manager of Green Living and Innovation Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council
  Mr. Raymond FONG

Assessment Criteria

For Academic Section, the adjudication panel will assess the entries according to the following criteria:

For Professional Section, the adjudication panel will assess the entries according to the following criteria:

The entry with the highest score in “Innovation” and “Marketability” will receive the “Best Innovation Award” and “Best Affordable Award” respectively.

Academic Section

Date: 18 January 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Venue: INDEX - 15/F, Infotech Centre, 21 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Guest: Prof. Eric YIM, JP, Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre

Professional Section

Date: 16 December 2019 (Monday)
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: INDEX - 15/F, Infotech Centre, 21 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Guest: Mr. Jimi KWOK, Well-known Product Designer