The HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme: SMART Community Hackathon 2025-Apply NOW!

發布日期: 2025-09-05

Supported by The Hongkong Bank Foundation and organised by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, The SMART Community Hackathon is now accepting application!

As part of the HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme, the competition aims to empower local secondary school students to develop social innovative projects that address the community needs and beneficial to the disadvantaged communities, youth, and the elderly in facing various challenges under three main themes: “Future Skills,” “Green Living,” and “Gerontech”. The initiative also promotes green thinking and sustainable lifestyle, ultimately working together to build a resilient and sustainable society.

An online briefing session will be held, and secondary school teachers and students are welcome to attend. The briefing will explain the competition details and will also invite local partners who have participated in the “HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme” to share their past experiences on the three competition themes, allowing teachers and students to better understand the key points of the competition.

Online Briefing Session
Date: 17^th September 2025 (Wed)
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Format: ZOOM (the link will be shared to registered participants one working day prior to the session)
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/zrXLJj1yWmzU4gJ58

Eligibility and Application Method

Each team should consist of 3-7 members, all of whom must be full-time secondary school students (Forms 1-6). Each school or organisation can nominate up to 6 teams.
Complete the online form through the application link and upload the idea proposal with the template provided by the organisers within the application period.
Application period: 5th Sept 2025 to 10th October 2025 noon
Submissions must align with at least one of the following themes.

Key Themes (must align with at least one)

Future Skills	Green Living	Gerontech
Support disadvantaged communities and empower youth to face future challenges. This includes soft skills (such as creativity, adaptability, open-mindedness, etc.) as well as technical abilities (such as digital technology applications, financial literacy, employment skills, etc.).	Advocate and promote the values, skills, and knowledge of green living, strengthen the community’s energy-saving awareness, and reduce the carbon footprint of individuals or communities to address environmental and climate challenges. Provide the knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed for a sustainable and resource-efficient society.	Enhance the overall health of the elderly (including physical, mental, and social aspects), improve their quality of life, and promote the concept of living a fulfilling and vibrant life to address the challenges of an aging population. Provide targeted psychological support for disadvantaged elderly individuals to help them cope with stress and strengthen their resilience

For more details, please visit the competition website (Chinese Only): https://www.communitypartnership.org.hk/cpp-hackathon.php

Enquiry
Email: [email protected]
Phone:2876 2497 (Ms. Tang) / 2876 2498 (Mr. Ling)

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