Media session – Hong Kong Teams share their preparation to compete in the International Underwater Robot Challenge

Press Invitation

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:

Winners of Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2007, jointly organized and held in April by WWF and City University of Hong Kong (CityU), will represent Hong Kong in the International Underwater Robot Challenge in Canada.

The top team in the university/college group, and the first and third teams in the secondary school group will compete in the international contest. Team members will bring their robots to the session, explain the robots’ structure and share how the teams have prepared for the competition.

The International Underwater Robot Challenge will be held at the Marine Institute and the Institute for Ocean Technology, Memorial University, Newfoundland, from 22 June to 24 June. In recognition of the International Polar Year in 2007, the competition will highlight polar regions and reflect the challenges that scientists and engineers face working there.

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For media enquiries, please contact Jenny Kwan, Communications Office, City University of Hong Kong at 3442 6548 or 9306 8568.