Introduction
The Junior Police Call (JPC) has been committed to the provision of a wide range of activities and training for young people over the years.  In 2021, a new strategy – IDEAS@JPC was introduced, where ‘I’ stands for Innovation, ‘D’ for Discipline, ‘E’ for Exposure, ‘A’ for Adventure and ‘S’ for Synergy. The JPC has also introduced the JPC Award Scheme to encourage young people to participate in various activities so as to nurture more young leaders to fight crime together.


To suit the needs of students and tie in with the development of STEAM education and promote the development of innovative thinking activities under the new strategy of the JPC, JPC has launched the ‘STEM-Up HK Innovation and Technology Competition’ (the ‘Competition’) since 2021, which is divided into three phases: learning; competition; and award presentation and exhibition.   Through an approach based on the concept of ‘Smart City’, primary and secondary school students participating in the Competition will give full play to their STEAM-related knowledge and skills by consolidating them in collaborative projects on enhancing the effectiveness of city management and safety and improving people’s quality of living.


Objective
The goal of the Competition is to provide an appropriate platform for student engagement in experiential learning on topics of mobility, living, environment and economy as a means of developing skills in problem solving and logical reasoning, as well as inspiring their creative thinking.  In particular, students will put the concept of ‘Smart City’ into practice by proposing innovative and feasible solutions with the objective of building a city incorporating intelligence and safety so that citizens can live in one of the safest and most stable societies in the world.


Topics
-    Smart Mobility                -    Smart Living
-    Smart Environment                -    Smart Economy


Categories
-    Junior primary school category (Primary One to Primary Three)
-    Senior primary school category (Primary Four to Primary Six)
-    Junior secondary school category (Secondary One to Secondary Three)
-    Senior secondary school category (Secondary Four to Secondary Six)


Eligibility
-    Hong Kong residents only
-    Hong Kong primary and secondary school (daytime) students only
-    No repeated enrolments from participants or repeated entries


Awards
There are over 230 awards of the whole Competition, with a champion, a first runner-up and a second runner-up in each category.  Prizes include scholarships, certificates of merit or trophies.  Award winners who are JPC members from the secondary school categories may be invited to join the fully funded ‘Science and Technology Study and Exchange Tours to the Greater Bay Area’ alongside other activities.   In addition, each participant will be given a certificate issued by the organizer.


Junior Primary School Category (Primary One to Three)-(Creative Design Drawing)
Champion (1 quota): HK$5,000
First runner-up (1 quota): HK$3,000
Second runner-up (1 quota): HK$1,500
Other Award Winner (over 100 awards): HK$300


Senior Primary School Category (Primary Four to Six)
Champion (1 quota): HK$8,000
First runner-up (1 quota): HK$6,000
Second runner-up (1 quota): HK$4,000
Other Award Winner (over 40 awards): HK$400 to HK$2,000.


Junior Secondary School Category (Secondary One to Three)
Champion (1 quota): HK$10,000
First runner-up (1 quota): HK$8,000
Second runner-up (1 quota): HK$6,000
Other Awardees (over 40 awards): HK$600 to HK$3,000


Senior Secondary School Category (Secondary Four to Six)
Champion (1 quota): HK$12,000
First runner-up (1 quota): HK$10,000
Second runner-up (1 quota): HK$8,000
Other Awardees (over 100 awards): HK$800 to HK$4,000