Greater Bay Area Science Project Competition (GBASPC) is a STEM competition initiated by Gifted Education Council (GEC) and G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College. It aims to connect talented young scientists in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to exchange their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for exploring and developing innovations. This competition has received enormous supports from 32 professors in different tertiary institutions and 2 professionals from science and technology research institutes to serve on the Judging Panel.
Timeline of GBASPC
| Feb 2021 | Call for application |
| 30 June 2021 | Deadline for nomination of projects |
| 3 Sep 2021 | Deadline for submission of research papers (Invention project may supplement with video and ppt) by email |
| Sep–Oct 2021 | Initial screening of research papers by Judging Panel |
| Nov 2021 | Result announcement of First Round Competition |
| 20 Nov 2021 | Presentation (10 teams), STEM Education Forum and Award Presentation Cerem |
Judging Panel
30 professors in different tertiary institutions
2 professionals from science and technology research institutes
It is our great honour to have Prof. Lap-Chee Tsui, Founding President of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences as the Guest of Honour of the STEM forum. Also, we were very honoured to have Prof. Rex Li, Founder of Gifted Education Council and G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College to give a Welcome Speech, Prof. King Lau Chow (HKUST), Prof. Ming Chun Chu (CUHK), Prof. Reynold Chun-Kong Cheng (HKU), Prof. Yun Wah Lam (CityU) and Mr. Kenny Chan (ASTRI) to be the Honoured Speakers and Mr. Johnny Yeung Chi-Hung, Honorary Chairman of Gifted Education Council to give a Close Remark in the STEM forum.
The Award Presentation Ceremony was opened with musical performance by our students, Lee Sze Yat (11A) and Wong Hei (9B). After the insightful Welcome Speech delivered by Principal Dr. Raymond Tam, Chairperson of Gifted Education Council and GBASPC Organizing Committee, another student performance Nunchaku was performed. Dr. Christine Yu, Coordinator of GBASPC Organizing Committee gave the Close Remark after the Prize-giving session. Our students, Yung Zhe Sheng (11A) and Liu Ka Kiu (10A) were the MC of the STEM Forum cum Award Presentation Ceremony. It is our honour that a GT team entered the GBASPC Final Round and was awarded a ‘Merit’ achievement.
To provide students a unique and interesting experience of the cutting-edge STEM knowledge and research, a STEM tour of two technology companies, Aerosim (HK) Ltd and Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre in the Hong Kong Science Park was arranged for students in the Finalist Teams on 21 November.
https://www.gbaspc-gec-hk.com/
