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Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

Annual Report 2014/15

14

Chief Executive Officer’s Review

行政總裁報告

Page 14

Think about coding — it is the language at the very root of all

computing systems. This year we held the Kids Coding

Summer Camp, which was part of our Knowledge Summer @

Cyberport campaign. Towards the end of this financial year, we

also started to laying the groundwork for Cyberport Youth

Coding Jam 1000 held in April 2015 which set a world record by

bringing together a group of over 1,000 young coders to build a

futuristic Smart City map of Hong Kong.

Nothing inspires children like a bit of friendly competition. We

facilitated the participations of Hong Kong youths in

international technology competitions, in areas such as

animation and robotics, which put our mini-masters on the

global stage. Events such as Hong Kong Youth 3D Animation

Competition, the robotics competition Robocon and Global

Game Jam Hong Kong all did their duties in combining the fun

and thrill of competition.

Another prong in our efforts for contributing to youth’s tech

know-how is the Cyberport internship programmes. We have

expanded the number of internship locations and accepted

more app l i cat i ons . We had f i ve d i f f erent i nternsh i p

programmes this year that allowed youth to get experience

working with companies in Hong Kong, Mainland China and

overseas. We did the groundwork by liaising with top tech

companies and arranging the travel, visas and accommodation

— so the participants could concentrate themselves on

absorbing and maximising every learning opportunity. The

feedback from employers has been entirely positive. Quite a

number of interns have secured permanent job placements in

those companies while the experience gathered can be life-

changing for them.

When these children are well-equipped with technical

competence and industry knowledge through joining the

Cyberport’s youth and internship programmes, a spark of

curiosity can take them far in noticing what they can do for the

community with the knowledge they have gained. This is when

Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF) comes in handy. This

grant of HK$100,000 serves as an igniter to realising their idea

and turning it into a prototype.

For teams who have already developed a prototype, Cyberport

also introduced My Innovation Carnival 2014, which

encourages young innovators to promote or sell their

innovative creations. The event gave these young participants

a great deal of confidence by having their creativity appreciated

and valued by all.

以電腦編程為例,此乃所有電腦系統的基本語

言。數碼港暑期活動「數碼港樂知夏」的其中一

項活動,就是「易

CODE

童功夏令營」。本財政

年度結束前夕,我們正為

2015

4

月舉行的「數

碼港編

CODE

新世紀

1000

」密鑼緊鼓進行籌備

工作,該活動讓逾

1,000

名年青編程員聚首一

堂,合力編成了香港的未來智能城市地圖,創

下最多青少年集體完成編寫程式任務的世界紀

錄。

良性競爭,可讓孩子的潛能發光發熱。為此,

我們協助本港青少年參加了多項與動畫、機械

人等有關的國際科技比賽,讓他們在國際舞台

上大展拳腳。以學生為主、科技為本的活動如

「香港青少年

3D

動畫創作大賽」、「全港大專生

機 械 人 大 賽 」和「

Global Game Jam Hong

Kong

」既緊張刺激又饒富趣味,同學樂在其中。

除比賽外,數碼港實習計劃亦是我們讓同學增

長實戰經驗的重要計劃。本年度我們擴闊了實

習的地點以及增加了實習職位,讓更多同學受

惠。今年共設五個不同的實習計劃,讓年青人

有機會在香港、中國內地或海外不同科技企業

吸收工作經驗。我們與科技巨擘接洽實習機

會,為參加同學安排交通、簽證和住宿,好讓

他們能專心致志投入實習生活,盡情把握每個

學習機會。僱主對實習計劃及同學之表現反應

正面,對同學來說,這些實戰經驗足以改寫他

們的人生方向,部份同學後來更獲有關企業聘

用為全職僱員。

透過參與數碼港以年青人為本的活動和實習計

劃,同學的科技知識和技術水平都大大得到提

升,這些活動燃點了他們的好奇心,引領他們

將來學以致用、貢獻社會。此時此刻,「數碼港

創意微型基金」正好大派用場。這種籽基金旨

在向富創意的科技人才提供高達

10

萬港元的資

助,助他們實踐其創業構想,讓他們的產品開

花結果。

對於已有產品雛型的年青人,數碼港舉辦的「賣

Innovation

嘉年華

2014

」就是展現他們創意的

舞台,活動旨在鼓勵年青的科技革新者介紹或

推銷他們的創意破格產品,參加者的創意在活

動中備受賞識,大大增強了他們的信心。