Event Highlight | Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards (PCKKSCA) – Prize Presentation Ceremony (23 July 2025)
The Prize Presentation Ceremony of the Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards (PCKKSCA) 2025 was held on 23 July 2025, in recognition of the exceptional qualities of the innovations by the award-winning students. Professor Dennis LO Yuk-ming, CUHK’s Vice-Chancellor and President, officiated at the ceremony and expressed his heartfelt congratulations to the winners.
The Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards (PCKKSCA) is a biennial competition co-organised by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) (Presently known as Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO)) and the Center for Entrepreneurship (CfE). It promotes a culture of innovation amongst all CUHK students and selects innovative student projects to represent CUHK in regional, national and international competitions. This year, a total of 66 entries were received from six different faculties, namely Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine and Science.
A distinguished panel of judges were cordially invited to assess the entries, chaired by Professor Benny ZEE (Director of KTO). Other members of the Judging Panel include: Professor CHEN Benmei (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering), Professor KIM Keongtae (Department of Decisions, Operations and Technology), Professor NGAI To (Department of Chemistry), Professor REN Hongliang (Department of Electronic Engineering), and Professor REN Wei (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering).
Following two rounds of intense competition, which concluded successfully on 23 July 2025, a total of eleven entries were selected for awards in recognition of their outstanding innovations. A huge congratulation to all the awardees and their supervisors!
Group photo of the Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards (PCKKSCA) Prize Presenation Ceremony 2025. (First row, from left to right) Prof. Frank NG (Executive Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship), Prof. TSANG Hon-ki (Dean, Faculty of Engineering), Prof. SONG Chunshan (Dean, Faculty of Science), Prof. Dennis LO Yuk-ming (Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK), Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK), Prof. LEUNG Tak-yeung (Acting Dean, Faculty of Medicine), Dr. Gene MAN (Head of Knowledge Transfer Events Management, Knowledge Transfer Office). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. Dennis LO Yuk-ming (Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the Champions (Postgraduate Group) Mr. WANG Benshan (second from left), Mr. XIAO Qiarong (third from left), Mr. XU Tengji (third from right), Mr. LIU Shaojie (second from right) and their supervisor, Prof. HUANG Chaoran (Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. Dennis LO Yuk-ming (Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; left) presented the prize to the Champion (Postgraduate Individual) Ms. XIAO Yu (centre) and her supervisor, Prof. Jonathan CHOI (Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. Dennis LO Yuk-ming (Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the Champions (Undergraduate Group) Ms. CHAN Shu-ying (second from left), Mr. LEE Shing-hei (second from right) and their supervisor, Dr. Tim LI (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the 1st Runner-up (Postgraduate Group) Mr. WEN Zhenkang (second from left), Dr. ZHANG Haozhi (third from left), Mr. SHAN Zhengming (third from right), Mr. JIN Zheyu (second from right) and their supervisor, Prof. XU Jiankun (Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the 1st Runner-up (Postgraduate Individual) Mr. CAI Minghong (center) and his supervisor, Prof. YUE Xiangyu (Assistant Professor, Department of Information Engineering; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the 1st Runner-up (Undergraduate Individual) Mr. XIE CHEN Zhi Jie (center) and his supervisor, Dr. Anthony SUM (Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; first from right) (Photo: KTO)
Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the 2nd Runner-up (Postgraduate Group) Mr. ZHAO Zuoquan (second from left), Mr. YAN Ruixin (third from left), Mr. WU Zongzhou (fourth from left), Mr. WANG Jialiang (fifth from left), Mr. GUO Zixuan (fourth from right), Ms. HAN Bingxin (third from right) and their supervisors, Prof. CHEN Xi (Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering; second from right) and Prof. CHEN Benmei (Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the 2nd Runner-up (Postgraduate Individual) Mr. CHAN Wai-shing (center) and his supervisor, Prof. LI Zheng (Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; first from right) (Photo: KTO)
Prof. SHAM Mai-har (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; first from left) presented the prize to the 2nd Runner-up (Undergraduate Individual) Mr. LAU Chun-hei (centre) and his supervisor, Prof. CHOI Chun-kit (Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Pathology; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Dr. Gene MAN (Head of Knowledge Transfer Events Management, Knowledge Transfer Office; first from left) presented the Special Award in Life Sciences (Postgraduate Individual) to Ms. MGBECHIDINMA Chiamaka Linda (center) and her supervisor, Prof. JIANG Liwen (Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences; first from right) (Photo: KTO)
Dr. Frank NG (Executive Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship; first from left) presented the Merit Award (Postgraduate Individual) to Mr. MO Haoming (second from left), Mr. HU Zongxin (second from right) and their supervisor, Prof. SONG Xu (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering; first from right). (Photo: KTO)
Prof. Dennis LO Yuk-ming (Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; left) presented a token of appreciation to the representative of the Judging Panel, Prof. CHEN Benmei (Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering; right) . (Photo: KTO)
Presentation session by PCKKSCA Champion. (Photo: KTO)
Presentation session by PCKKSCA Champion. (Photo: KTO)
Presentation session by PCKKSCA Champions. (Photo: KTO)
A group photo of Ms. Viann FONG (Centre for Entrepreneurship; third from left), Ms. Tracy WONG (Knowledge Transfer Office; fourth from left), the organising team, student helpers and MC of the PCKKSCA. (Photo: KTO)
Group photo of the Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards (PCKKSCA) Prize Presenation Ceremony 2025. 
