Geocaching Competition
Introduction
Combined both discovery and learning, Geocaching Competition is a treasury hunt letting students apply GPS technologies by entertaining adventure games to enhance their problem solving skills as well as enrich the knowledge of ICT industry.
Event Details
Date:12 May 2018
Time:8.30am – 11.30am
Briefing Venue:Science Park, Shatin, HK
Eligibility:S4-S6 secondary students
Capacity:48 teams (4 students and 1 teacher in a team)
Registration Period:1 March – 29 March 2018
Registration:REGISTER here
(If the cell phone is damaged, the participants have to compensate according to the set price)
Award:All students of Geocaching Competition will be invited to the Prize Presentation Ceremony held on the same day. Champion, First Runner-Up and Second Runner-Up will be awarded during the Ceremony.
Bad Weather Arrangement:
For the competition has not yet started
- If the Typhoon Warning Signal No. 3 or above, or the Red Rainstorm Warning is issued by the Hong Kong Observatory within two hours (i.e. 6:30am) before the commencement of the briefing session, the competition will be cancelled.
For the competition has already started
- When Typhoon Warning Signal No. 1 or 3 or the Amber Rainstorm Warning is issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, the competition should be held as scheduled.
- When Typhoon Warning Signal 8 or the Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is in force, the competition will be cancelled immediately. Students should return home or take shelter in a safe place without delay.
For the return of competition materials
- All competition materials, including mobile phone with sim card and octopus cards, should be passed to teacher-in-charge for custody purpose. SCMP staff will arrange collection of the competition materials with teacher-in-charge in the following week.