13 July, 2013

The Buildings Department (BD) organised "The Building Safety Depends on All of Us" Comic Drawing Competition in April 2013 for primary and secondary school students.

The objective was to promote the message of the importance of building safety to our younger generation. Co-organised with the Hong Kong Education City (HKedCity) and with the support of the Hong Kong Society for Education in Art (HKSEA), the competition was concluded successfully in late June and the award presentation ceremony was held on 13 of July.

The competition was divided into three categories targeting upper primary, junior secondary and senior secondary students. Very positive responses and a large number of submissions were received for each category. More than 60 primary and secondary schools participated in the competition and about 900 artwork pieces were submitted. The champion, the first and second runner-ups, ten merit awards, three most popular awards-online and the most supportive school award for each category were selected by the judging panel.

We believe that through this competition the message of building safety has been successfully delivered to our younger generation and teachers. With a better understanding on building safety, our participants have developed a sense of responsibility to protect our built environment and it is hoped that this culture of building care will be spread to their family and the community at large.

The award presentation ceremony and awards highlights