Competition Rules

1. The competition is divided into two divisions: Secondary School Division and Tertiary Education Division
2. Students from all government, aided, or direct subsidy scheme secondary schools in Hong Kong are eligible to participate in the Secondary School Division. Each secondary school may send a maximum of two teams, with a total quota of 100 teams. All tertiary education students in Hong Kong are eligible to participate in the Tertiary Education Division, with a quota of 30 teams.
3. The competition is team-based, with each team consisting of 2 to 4 students. Members of a secondary school team must attend the same secondary school, while cross-institutional teams are permitted for the Tertiary Education Division.
4. Teams may comprise members who speak different languages (Cantonese, Putonghua, and English). However, as most of the training workshops and competition materials are provided in Chinese, please ensure that at least one team member is proficient in Chinese.
5. All entries must be developed using the Xiaomi AIoT Development Platform (and must utilize the motherboard along with at least two expansion boards). All related equipment must be returned upon completion of the competition.
6. Submissions must be a physical model or an interactive display device, with dimensions not exceeding 1 meter × 1 meter × 1.5 meter.

Evaluation Criteria

Guidelines

1. Each participating team may submit only one entry, and the same entry cannot be submitted more than once.
2. All entries must be original, unpublished work created by the team, and must not copy or plagiarize the work of others. Any entry found to contain plagiarized material will result in immediate disqualification.
3. All content included in the entries (including images, audio, video, and code) must be original, legally authorized, or sourced from royalty-free media.
4. Entries must not contain any provocative, defamatory, pornographic, violent, gambling-related, discriminatory content, encouragement of illegal acts, or any other inappropriate elements.
5. If the content or design of an entry infringes upon any copyright laws, all legal liabilities will be borne solely by the participating team, and the organisers accept no responsibility whatsoever.
6. The organiser reserves the right to disqualify any team that fails to comply with the submission rules (e.g., incorrect file format, late submission, lack of originality) without prior notice or explanation.
7. Participating students must be those registered on the registration form; no additional members or substitutions are permitted during the competition.
8. Photo and video recording will take place during the event. Participants agree to let the organiser record their image and voice, and grant permission for such media to be used for event documentation, organizing committee tasks, and promotional activities across various media channels without remuneration or compensation.
9. All decisions made by the panel of judges regarding the competition results are final, and no appeals will be entertained. If a winning entry is found to have breached any rules post-award, the organiser reserves the right to revoke the qualification and request the return of all prizes.
10. Upon submitting the application form, participants are deemed to have fully agreed to all the rules and regulations above. The organiser reserves the right to amend the rules and regulations, as well as the final right of interpretation in the event of any disputes.