The annual competition saw record number of students participating and integrating STREAM knowledge and design thinking to “Innovate for a Better Hong Kong.”

Solve for Tomorrow 2022 was hosted by Samsung and co-organised by the Association of IT Leaders in Education (AiTLE) and Hong Kong Education City. The presentation ceremony unveiled the primary and secondary school champions and the first and second runner-ups for each category, while giving out merits and awards for creative ideas. "This year, we have added many new elements to the competition. Samsung has proposed an 'Everyday Sustainability' strategy, and we are committed to promoting sustainable living in all operations and businesses. The new Galaxy S23 series smartphones are designed with environmental protection in mind, as we use multiple recycled materials, 100% recycled paper packaging, and passed the UL ECOLOGO® certification to minimise the environmental footprint of the production process. Therefore, we hope that all students will be able to understand the importance of sustainable development, so we deliberately added elements of sustainable development to the judging criteria of this year's competition. They include finding out whether the business model uses environmentally friendly materials and whether the design concepts could operate sustainably and expand to a wider level," said Yiyin Zhao, managing director of Samsung Electronics Hong Kong. This year, Samsung invested more resources in cultivating students' STREAM knowledge. A series of STREAM workshops covered design thinking, modular design, programming, collaboration and presentation skills, video shooting, etc. These aimed to help student participants to broaden their knowledge and skills. "The students were very enthusiastic about the workshop. It is gratifying to see that the students have tried their best to design various innovative solutions with their technical knowledge and creativity that will improve the lives of Hong Kong residents," Ms Zhao added. Ying Wa Primary School and St. Stephen's Girls' College emerge winners The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2022 Competition features three phases: Initial Selection, Mentoring Period and Presentation Day. The intense competition saw the judges go through hundreds of entries before choosing 8 teams from the primary and secondary schools as finalists. A mentor group of renowned entrepreneurs and Samsung employees helped to improve the entries and presentation during the Mentoring Period. On Presentation Day, each team presented the improved solutions to the judges. Ying Wa Primary School and St. Stephen's Girls' Secondary School won the primary and secondary school categories, respectively.