The winning schools of the “4th edition of Clean Energy City Challenge” were honoured during an award ceremony hosted by power utility CEM on Saturday at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape.
The competition, themed “Making Macau a Sustainable City”, saw over 300 students of 56 teams in representation of 21 local secondary schools enrolled for the contest, according to a recent CEM statement. It was aimed at garnering students’ interest in environmental protection and usage of clean energies.
The top prize of the F1-F3 students (Environment & Energy Conservation) category went to Colégio Diocesano de São José 5 (Chinese Section), who won 3,000 patacas and a trophy. The first and second runners-up in this category were Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Jesus (English Section) and Escola Fong Chong da Taipa, according to the statement.
For the F4-F6 students (Clean Energies & Technology) category, Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Jesus emerged champions and received 5,000 patacas and a trophy in prizes. Escola Secundária Pui Ching won first runner-up followed by Colégio Perpétuo Socorro Chan Sui Ki, as listed in the statement.
The statement highlighted that the three winning entries per category are being showcased in an exhibition held in conjunction with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) at the Pavilion of Exhibitions and Artistic Shows for Young People (青少年展藝館展) in Praça do Tap Siac until March 15.
The statement added that the top 20 teams from both categories were chosen by a panel of professional judges. During the exhibition, teams competed for the final awards with professional judging (75 percent), students voting (15 percent), and public voting (10 percent), where 6,000 public votes were received, the statement said.
During her speech at the recent ceremony, the statement quoted CEM Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Communications Office Director Cecilia Nip Lai Peng as saying: “It is encouraging to see the enthusiasm and efforts of the younger generation towards environmental protection. In fact, it is important that all of us in society can all collaborate to achieve our country’s dual carbon targets, to make Macau a better and more liveable place.”
This group photo taken and provided on Saturday by power utility CEM shows the participating groups and guests during the 4th Edition of CEM Clean Energy City Competition Awards Ceremony at the Macau Science Centre (MSC).
