From Global Insights to Regional Solutions
Youth Present the “Youth Prospect on the Development of Smart and Sustainable Development of Cities in the Greater Bay Area” in the Regional Conference of the 2025 Secondary School Model Unesco International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities
Sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) and organized by the UNESCO Hong Kong Association (UHKA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development (HiESD), the 2025 Secondary School Model UNESCO (MUNESCO) International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities—Hong Kong Greater Bay Area Conference successfully concluded on July 6, 2025. 112 students excelled from nearly 800 students participating in the preliminary selection and represented 56 countries to negotiate and propose solutions for smart and sustainable urban development.
In her remark, Professor Karen Cheung, President of the UNESCO Hong Kong Association, highlighted that the theme of the conference builds upon a variety of UNESCO Initiatives related to the theme of cities, including the Creative Cities Network and the Global Network of Learning Cities, and the Media and Information Literacy Cities. The conference strengthens the bond and inclusion between students in the Greater Bay Area, empowering youths to transform knowledge into innovative recommendations and drive tangible changes towards sustainable development collaboratively.
Building on last year’s success—where student recommendations on AI in education were incorporated into the Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address—this year’s conference focused on technology-driven urban innovation, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). The outcome of the discussion will be released by youths of the Greater Bay Area as the “Youth Prospect on the Development of Smart and Sustainable Development of Cities in the Greater Bay Area”, encouraging students to “Think Globally, Act Locally”.
The conference is supported by the World Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO, the Education Bureau, the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, the Development Bureau, the Housing Bureau, and the Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development of the HKSAR Government, as well as SDSN Hong Kong, leading universities in Hong Kong, and the Consulates General of Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland in Hong Kong.
With the vision to empower and unite young people from all over the world, allowing them to represent different countries, engage in insightful dialogue, and foster international exchange of innovative ideas, the award-winning delegates will advance to the International Model UNESCO Conference, joining peers from Poland, Indonesia, Nepal, India and beyond to further refine their proposals for Sustainable Urban Transformation.
List of Awardees:
Division A:
- Best Delegation: The delegation of France – Chen Yiyun, Tsui Tia (St. Stephen’s College)
- Outstanding Delegation: The delegation of Japan – Emma Xiaoyu, Liu, Kay Li, Wan (The Independent Schools Foundation Academy)
- Special Recognition: The delegation of Argentina – Cheng Zachary Michael, Lee Daniel Xiaohui (St. Stephen’s College)
- Best Strategy: The delegation of Vietnam – Fu Xiang Yun Daisy, Chung Cheuk Lam (Heep Yunn School)
- Best Delegate: Fu Xiang Yun Daisy (Heep Yunn School)
- Outstanding Delegate: Chung Cheuk Lam (Heep Yunn School)
- Best Speaker: Kay Li, Wan (The Independent Schools Foundation Academy)
Division B:
- Best Delegation: The delegation of Australia – Ng Cheuk Lam, Leung Kwan Yat (Ying Wa College)
- Outstanding Delegation: The delegation of Ukraine – Lau Sum Yui Selina, Wong Sin Kei Cedric (St. Stephen’s College)
- Special Recognition: The delegation of Portugal – Pan, Zixin, Liu, Shenzimo (Shenzhen Cuiyuan Middle School, Shenzhen Cuiyuan Wenjin Middle School)
- Best Strategy: The delegation of South Korea – Zhang, Yitian, Li, Jialin (Shenzhen Senior High School(Group) South Campus, Shenzhen Middle School)
- Best Delegate: Ng Cheuk Lam (Ying Wa College)
- Outstanding Delegate: Wong Sin Kei Cedric (St. Stephen’s College)
- Best Speaker: Zhang, Yitian (Shenzhen Senior High School(Group) South Campus)
Division C:
- Best Delegation: The delegation of Sweden – Wong Sin Ping, Chung Ching Kiu (Liu Po Shan Memorial College)
- Outstanding Delegation: The delegation of Greece – Grace Chiu, Cindy Hui (ELCHK Lutheran Academy)
- Special Recognition: The delegation of Serbia – Yifei Guo, Meixiang Qi (Shenzhen Luohu Senior High School)
- Best Strategy: The delegation of Bhutan – Cheng Hei Yeung, Lai Yee Ching (Ying Wa College)
- Best Delegate: Wong Sin Ping (Liu Po Shan Memorial College)
- Outstanding Delegate: Zhai Yueyan (St. Rose of Lima’s College)
- Best Speaker: Wong Cheuk Wing (St. Stephen’s Girls’ College)
Division D:
- Best Delegation: The delegation of Finland – Lee Suet Tsun, Yeung Yuet Fei Phoebe (Puiching Middle School)
- Outstanding Delegation: The delegation of Mongolia – Lee Chin Yeung, Lee Shing Kwan (Ying Wa College)
- Special Recognition: The delegation of Romania – Vanessa Ho, Joey Poon (ELCHK Lutheran Academy)
- Best Strategy: The delegation of Canada – Chan Chin Hin, Leung Sum Ying (Pope Paul VI College)
- Best Delegate: Lee Suet Tsun (Puiching Middle School)
- Outstanding Delegate: Lee Shing Kwan (Ying Wa College)
- Best Speaker: Qianxi Li (Shenzhen Cuiyuan Middle School)
Acknowledgement:
Title Sponsor: Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Lead Supporter: The World Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO
Co – Organiser: Sprinkles (HK) Charity Foundation Limited
Supporting Organisations:
· Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSARG)
· Innovation, Technology, and Industry Bureau of the HKSARG
· Development Bureau of the HKSARG
· Housing Bureau of the HKSARG
· Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development of the HKSARG
· The Education University of Hong Kong
· Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
· Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
· Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council
· Sustainable Development Solutions Network (Hong Kong)
· The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education
· New Territories School Heads Association
· Hong Kong Island School Heads Association
· The Association of English Medium Secondary Schools
· The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology GREAT Smart Cities Institute
Supporting Consulates:
• Consulate General of Belarus in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Cambodia in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Brazil in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Egypt in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Germany in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of the Netherlands in Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Poland in Hong Kong
Participating Schools (including HK-GBA region preliminary):
• Delia Memorial School (Glee Path)
• ELCHK Lutheran Academy
• Harrow International School of Hong Kong
• Heep Yunn School
• HKMA David Li Kwok Po College
• Immaculate Heart of Mary College
• Kau Yan College
• Kiangsu-Chekiang College
• Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School
• Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
• Liu Po Shan Memorial College
• Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section)
• Mu Kuang English School
• Munsang College
• POCA Wong Siu Ching Secondary School
• Pope Paul VI College
• Puiching Middle School
• Sacred Heart Canossian College
• Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School
• St. Paul’s Co-educational College
• St. Paul’s College
• St. Rose of Lima’s College
• St. Stephen’s College
• St. Stephen’s Girls’ College
• Tak Oi Secondary School
• The Independent Schools Foundation Academy
• Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School
• Ying Wa College
• YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College
• Affiliated School of Luohu Education Institute
• CUHK-Shenzhen Liwen School
• Cuiyuan Dongxiao Innovation School
• Cuiyuan Dongxiao Middle School
• Cuiyuan Experimental School
• Guiyuan Middle School
• High School of Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language School (Group)
• Luohu Foreign Languages School
• Shenzhen Buxin Middle School
• Shenzhen Cuiyuan Middle School
• Shenzhen Cuiyuan Wenjin Middle School
• Shenzhen Dawang School
• Shenzhen Donghu Middle School
• Shenzhen Luohu Binhe Experimental Middle School
• Shenzhen Luohu Cuiyuan Junior High School
• Shenzhen Luohu Future School
• Shenzhen Luohu Luoling Hubei Middle School
• Shenzhen Luohu Senior High School
• Shenzhen Middle School
• Shenzhen Senior High School(Group)
• Shenzhen Shenzhen Luoling Jinxing School
• Shenzhen Sinolink School
• Songquan Experimental School, Luohu
• Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School
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