Members of a Hong Kong team, who won the second prize with their "structured thermal armor" innovation project, pose for a group photo.
More than 100 entrants from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions participated in a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area innovation and entrepreneurial competition, an annual event held in Foshan, Guangdong province.
In the finals on Jan 11, 35 projects finished in the top three, five of which were established by Hong Kong innovators.
Macao participants also showcased a line of high-tech achievements, such as high-end silicon carbon and graphite anode materials for lithium batteries, and an intelligent warehouse for an integrated line of manufacture and logistics
The competition kicked off in May last year and attracted more than 1,055 projects, 137 of which were from Hong Kong and Macao, accounting for about one-10th. In comparison, the ratio was about 8 percent last year.
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A Hong Kong team, which won second prize in the competition, developed one of the world’s thinnest films — a new polymer material that could solve the problems in core technological research that hinder the country's development.
The technology has a wide range of applications, including in battery manufacture, seawater desalinization, air filtration and artificial skin for medical usage.
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Other Hong Kong projects include intelligent soil solutions, commercialized EDA systems for the new generation of electronic chips, surgery robots, etc.
Members of a Hong Kong team, who won the second prize with their surgery robot and guidance system, pose for a group photo.
Macao participants also showcased a line of high-tech achievements, such as high-end silicon carbon and graphite anode materials for lithium batteries, and an intelligent warehouse for an integrated line of manufacture and logistics.
In nine years, the competition has attracted more than 31,000 startup teams from dozens of locations at home and abroad.
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