• Press Release for Engineering Carnival - 13th March 2011
• Press Release for Design for Elderly Competition - 12th March 2011
• 2011 Hong Kong Engineering Week International Conference:
  Hong Kong to enhance energy efficiency and counter climate change
  through advanced engineering technologies - 7th March 2011
• Ms Eva Cheng, JP opens Hong Kong first ever “2011 Hong Kong Engineering Week”
  Over 80 schools competing for the Young Inventor Award - 5th March 2011
• EW2011長者中心探訪- 2011年1月22日(星期六)
• 工程設計改善長者生活長袖衣 - 1 月 19日, 13:57
• 2011香港工程周 - 「工程帶動生活」
  「青少年科技創意優化長者生活」設計比賽揭開序幕
  青少年發揮貼心創意 工程設計改善長者生活
• Hong Kong Engineering Week 2011
  - “Bringing Engineering to Life” Launch Ceremony & Press Conference, 1st December 2010

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附錄：
『青少年科技創意優化長者生活』冠軍得獎名單

最具實用性及可製造性獎名單:
The Air Protective Bands
健步寶貝輪椅
Go-on-foot Assistant
生活提示器
扭毛巾機
洗髮樂
修甲輔助器
老「友」所控 (E-Home system)
多功能神奇手臂 (Multi-function Magic Arm)
易抽插蘇
鎖 . 安心
Reading Easy

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香港工程界一群熱心人士，舉辦設計比賽，優化長者生活 ，鼓勵青年人從老人家的角度感覺世界，了解他們生活需要，結合工程知識，設計一系列簡單工具，讓他們生活得更輕鬆，更快樂。

(2011年1月18日) 第六屆「青少年科技創意優化長者生活」設計比賽今天揭開序幕, 香港理工大學機械工程學系教授劉建德博士表示: 「有鑒於長者由於身體機能退化，日常生活諸多不便，我們希望年青工程師可以針對長者的日常所需，設計出能切實改善長者生活質素的用品，讓老人家活得更輕鬆，更自信，也更快樂。我們鼓勵青少年透過參加比賽，走出書本的框框，結合自己對生活的觀察，靈活運用所學的冷知識，設計出關愛社群的產品，對社會做出貢獻。」

五年前，劉博士與香港工程界一班有心人發揮一己之長，以3,000港幣作為啟動資金， 開創了「青少年科技創意優化長者生活」設計比賽。五年來參賽者不斷增加，產生許多優秀作品，如在寒冷天氣協助長者輕鬆穿上多層長袖衣物的穿袖器，內置鬧鈴可提醒長者按時吃藥的智能藥盒，設有多層支腳幫助長者安全上落樓梯的步行輔助器，等等。比賽更得到黃帆風先生慷慨贊助，曾將部份優秀作品投入少量生產，并通過非牟利組織贈送給有需要的老人家。

七十七歲的蝦叔最喜歡可輔助長者上落樓梯的「百萬行」步行輔助器。「出門帶住步行輔助器，爬樓梯就不求人啦！」蝦叔亦有使用穿袖器，在嚴冬要多穿衣服的今天，更感激設計者心意。

「青少年科技創意優化長者生活」設計比賽過往一直得到濱海集團和長者安居服務協會等大力支持。濱海集團主席黃帆風先生表示:「設計比賽不僅鼓勵、扶持年青設計師奮發上進，也協助建設敬老愛老的美好社會。濱海無論從業務或企業公民的角度, 都應該鼎力支持。」　「近年全球人口老齡化日趨明顯，針對長者的產品及服務需求勢必快速增長。在社會福利良好的發達國家，長者更具備很高的消費能力高，銀髮市場的潛力巨大。」

長者安居服務協會總幹事馬錦華先生亦表示:「沒有長者的貢獻，香港不會有今日的繁榮。我們應當懷抱一顆感恩的心，對待每一位老人家。回報長者是人人應盡的責任，我希望越來越多的有心人，繼續幫助和關心長者，把香港建設成為一個老有所依，老有所樂的美好家園。我呼籲優秀年青工程師參加這個比賽。」

「青少年科技創意優化長者生活」設計比賽是首次舉辦的2011香港工程周主要項目之一。2011香港工程周以「工程帶動生活」為主題，由香港電燈有限公司、中華電力有限公司及香港鐵路有限公司作為白金贊助，透過共七項對象包括老、中、青三代的活動，將於2011 年3 月5 至13 日舉行。歡迎不同背景的社會人士都來參與活動，一起探討工程專業與社會的重要互動，運用工程專業知識，讓生活更美好，讓社會更和諧。請登入http://www.engineeringweek.hk/參閱有關資料。

相片一：（由左至右）「青少年科技創意優化長者生活」設計比賽支持者長者安居服務協會總幹事馬錦華先生，香港理工大學機械工程學系教授劉建德博士，蝦叔及濱海集團主席黃帆風先生

相片二：蝦叔在年輕工程師指導下使用穿袖器

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On 1st December 2010, Ir Edmund KH Leung SBS OBE JP, Hong Kong Engineering Week 2011 (EW2011) Steering Committee Chairman, announced today the first ever Engineering Week in Hong Kong in the EW2011 Launch Ceremony and Press Conference in the HKIE Headquarter seminar Room. 

“We want to promote public awareness and understanding of what engineering is,” said Ir Leung.  “No matter what we do in any given day, whether at home, at work or travelling, engineering is deployed to help drive our daily life, though behind the scene and un-noticed most of the time.  But I am sure we would all find it difficult to live without the support of engineers,” he added. “By bundling seven events we have been doing over the years by various engineering organizations in one week next March, we are hoping to lend more visibility and create more impact.”

Mr. Stephen Tetlow MBE, Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, based in the UK, also joined the Press Conference and shared how he has “Brought Engineering to Life” in his career as an engineer primarily in the defense industry. “Engineers always try to improve the planet.” said Mr. Tetlow.  

Besides Ir Edmund Leung and Mr. Stephen Tetlow, the Chairman – Ir WK Chow and Vice-Chairman - Ir Stephen Lai of the EW2011 Organizing Committee, Chief Operating Officer of CLP Power HK Ltd. – Mr. Paul Poon who is one of the EW2011 platinum sponsors and the representatives from the other co-organizers have also joined the EW2011 Launch Ceremony. To symbolize the opening of the EW2011, the guests put the puzzles of the EW2011 logo together and announced the EW2011 to be held from 5 – 13 March 2011.

The EW2011 Press Conference is reported on “ontv” through the following link:

http://tv.on.cc/index.html?s=3&ss=top3&i=ONS-101201-12169-36M&d=1291217969

The Chinese and English version for the EW2011 Launch Ceremony and Press Conference Press Release can be downloaded here:
EW2011 Launch Ceremony Press Release: English Version / Chinese Version

Winning designs of the EW2011 Banner and Logo Design Competition from a PolyU ME Student – Mr. Henry Chan Chi Hang
Ir Edmund KH Leung, EW2011 Steering Committee Chairman	Mr. Stephen Tetlow MBE, Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Ir Edmund KH Leung SBS OBE JP, Mr. Stephen Tetlow and the representatives from the EW2011 Co-organizers put the puzzles together to form the EW2011 logo, which symbolized the launching of the EW2011
The guests answered questions about EW2011 from the media and participants	Ir KK Lo demonstrated how to operate his recent invention of the hydraulic robot arms