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04/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/25/2024 01:38

CUHK’s “Smart Logistics Datathon 2024” successfully identifies new talent for Hong Kong’s modern logistics industry

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25 Apr 2024

CUHK's "Smart Logistics Datathon 2024" successfully identifies new talent for Hong Kong's modern logistics industry

25 Apr 2024

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Award presenters, judges, guests, participants and staff at the end of the award ceremony of Smart Logistics Datathon 2024 organised by CUHK and funded by the Government.

The Smart Logistics Datathon 2024, organised by CUHK and funded by the Government, took place successfully recently. The participants (University League) were highly focused on their work and discussions.

The Smart Logistics Datathon 2024, organised by CUHK and funded by the Government, took place successfully recently. The participants (Secondary School League) were highly focused on their work and discussions.

After the 35-hour Datathon, the participating teams presented their work to the judging panel.

Champion of University League: DWG Team (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). Team members: Giam Kun Yue, Dexter Woo Teng Koon and Kua Wei Zhia

1st Runner-up of University League: We Need a Vacation Team (Taiwan University). Team members: Lin Jie and Lee Hsun Yu

2nd Runner-up of University League: Powerful OR Team (The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong). Team members: Cai Jiamin and Jiang Jiahe

Champion of Secondary School League: Team Champion (St Paul's Convent School). Team members: Charmaine Chan Tsz-yan, Annabel Leung Chung-ming and Agnes Au Cheuk-kiu

1st Runner-up of Secondary School League: Team Log(ical) Logistics (Pui Kiu College). Team members: Dominic Tam Siu-hoi, Alex Fan To-han and Cheung Yau-ho

2nd Runner-up of Secondary School League: Team Micobox (NT Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School). Team members: Louie Chun-hin, Chan Cheuk-lai and Yuen Chi-nam

Participating students were provided with site visits to a range of large-scale logistics infrastructure around Hong Kong International Airport.

The Smart Logistics Datathon 2024 ("the Datathon"), organised by the Asian Institute of Supply Chains & Logistics (AISCL) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), took place successfully at Hong Kong Cyberport recently. The Datathon is financially supported by the HKSAR Government's newly launched Logistics Promotion Funding Scheme under the Maritime and Aviation Training Fund.

This year, 20 teams from 20 different top universities in Asia, including from Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, were selected as the finalists among over 50 teams who entered. In addition, AISCL extended the Datathon's reach to local secondary schools for the first time, selecting 10 teams to form a Secondary School League. A total of 82 students successfully completed the Datathon.

At the award presentation ceremony, Professor Cheung Wai-man, Director of AISCL, said, "The Datathon is a great success. The young and talented participants from all over Asia are highly motivated learners and keen on asking questions. The event's success is built on the dedicated support of the Hong Kong Government, logistics industry players and technology companies."

Inspiring winning students to pursue logistics careers

The members of the judging panel were highly impressed by the participating teams' data-driven analysis and presentations. Mrs Vivian Cheung Kar-fay, Chief Operating Officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong, commented that not only had the teams' presentations shown deep understanding of logistics operations, but she had also learnt a couple of logistics-related blind spots herself. Mr Wilson Kwong, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited, added, "Talent is the most important element for modern logistics." He encouraged the participants to join the logistics industry and overseas competitors to come and work in Hong Kong.

Ms Mable Chan, Permanent Secretary for Transport and Logistics in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, congratulated all the winning teams at the ceremony and applauded their outstanding achievements. She expressed her hope that the event would provide young participants with valuable exposure to modern logistics-related entrepreneurship and innovation. More importantly, she hoped the event would arouse interest in the young generation in joining the logistics workforce and becoming the engine propelling it.

Before the competition, participants were provided with training workshops on data analytics tools sponsored by Amazon Web Services Hong Kong (AWS), as well as site visits to a range of large-scale logistics infrastructure around Hong Kong International Airport and talks from logistics industry leaders. These activities further promoted Hong Kong's status as an international logistics hub and brought out the potential of the city's modern logistics industry.

Dexter Woo Teng Koon, a team member from CUHK, champion of the University League, said, "We are grateful to have this unique opportunity to work with teammates from different backgrounds, deep-dive into real-life logistics datasets and give solid recommendations on improving the operational efficiency of Hong Kong International Airport. This wonderful experience not only allowed us to leverage our skills to tackle logistics problems, but also provides us with a bridge towards a career in logistics."

Charmaine Chan Tsz-yan, a team member from St. Paul's Convent School, champion of the Secondary School League, said, "Through the Datathon, we have learnt how the logistics industry is closely related to the economy of Hong Kong. We also gained more understanding of the operations of the aviation industry and warehouse logistics through the site visits."

For the winners list, please refer to the Datathon website: http://aiscl.cuhk.edu.hk/datathon/highlight2024.html

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