E&M Carnival 2020

E&M Carnival 2020 Photo Competition


Winners will receive notification individually.

Objective

The themes of E&M Carnival 2020 are electrical and mechanical (E&M) safety, energy efficiency and the application of innovative technology, which are closely related to our daily lives. It is hoped that participants can capture photos that are related to the themes of the carnival in a creative manner to show that Hong Kong gives high priority to E&M safety while pursuing energy efficiency and the application of innovative technology.


Categories

  • Primary (Primary One to Primary Six students)
  • Junior Secondary (Form One to Form Three students)
  • Senior Secondary (Form Four to Form Six students)

Submission of Entries

Participants may download the entry form here. Completed forms and entries can be collected by and submitted via schools, or e-mailed to carnival2020@emsd.gov.hk by the participants; please specify E&M Carnival 2020 Photo Competition in the subject of the e-mail.


Specifications of Entries

  1. All entries submitted must be original and have never been published.
  2. Entries shall be in the form of digital files and submitted in JPEG format.
  3. The file size of each entry shall be at least 2MB and shall not exceed 10MB.
  4. Only minor adjustments to the brightness, contrast or colour saturation and photo-cropping are allowed. Other digital image editing methods, including computer composing or removal of any objects on the image and colour adjustment, are not allowed.
  5. Each entry shall be submitted with a complete title as well as a brief description of the idea of the entry and the message to get across in no more than 100 words in Chinese or English.
  6. Should the photo be in the format of film, please scan it into a digital file.

Assessment and Judging Criteria

The judging panel comprises representatives from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the co-organisers. Assessment will be made according to the following six major criteria:

  • Relevance to the themes (30%)
  • Overall composition (15%)
  • Expression of message (15%)
  • Creativity (20%)
  • Photography skills (10%)
  • Interest value (10%)

Deadline

24 January 2020


Prizes

Prizes for each category include:
Champion (One):
Gift vouchers worth HK$1,000 and a certificate		 1st Runner-up (One):
Gift vouchers worth HK$500 and a certificate		 2nd Runner-up (One):
Gift vouchers worth HK$300 and a certificate

Points to Note:

  1. Each participant may only submit one entry. Participants who submit multiple or incomplete entries will be disqualified.
  2. Participants will not be notified individually upon receipt of entries. Submitted entries will not be returned.
  3. The Organiser has the right to request the winners to provide identification proof for verification. Prizes will only be awarded upon verification of identity.
  4. Submitted entries shall not involve contents that are illegal, obscene, indecent, defamatory, threatening, pornographic, harassing, inducing a person to hatred or anxiety, offensive to a certain race or ethnic group, discriminatory, advocating acts deemed as criminal behaviours, leading to civil or criminal liability, violating any laws or rules, or improper information.
  5. Participants shall agree to indemnify the Organiser against any claims, losses, additional costs incurred, damages, liabilities and/or expenses in respect of their entries arising out of their breach of any of the terms.
  6. When making the entries public, the Organiser has the right to publish the name, respective category, name of school and class of a participant.
  7. Participants shall ensure that their entries do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person.
  8. The Organiser reserves the right to change and interpret the rules of this competition without prior notice. The Organiser’s decisions on the competition results are final and binding on the participants.
  9. For the avoidance of doubt, participants agree that the Organiser may edit, exhibit, copy or duplicate any or all of the entries (regardless of whether they are winning entries) for whatsoever purpose and upload them on its website for the public to download or use at any time, without the need to obtain prior consent from the participants.
  10. All winning and shortlisted entries will be uploaded to the E&M Carnival 2020 website for viewing by members of the public. Public exhibition of the original entries will also be staged in the special zone at E&M Carnival 2020.

Personal Information Collection Statement

The personal data provided will be kept confidential and only be used for the purposes related to this competition.

The personal data collected by the Organiser will only be used for the purposes related to the E&M Carnival 2020 Photo Competition. Participants have the right to request access to and the correction of their personal data. Such requests should be made in writing and mailed to the following address:

Organiser of E&M Carnival 2020, Gas Standards Office, 7/F, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, 3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong.


Enquiries

For enquiries, please e-mail to carnival2020@emsd.gov.hk.