![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Group-Photo-e1751814985359-1024x370.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nYouth Present the \u201cYouth Prospect on the Development of Smart and Sustainable Development of Cities in the Greater Bay Area\u201d in the Regional Conference of the 2025 Secondary School Model Unesco International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities<\/h2>\n
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\u2014Hong Kong Greater Bay Area Conference successfully concluded on July 6, 2025.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/President-Remark-1024x682.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Building on last year\u2019s success\u2014where student recommendations on AI in education were incorporated into the Chief Executive\u2019s 2024 Policy Address\u2014this year\u2019s 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 \u201cYouth Prospect on the Development of Smart and Sustainable Development of Cities in the Greater Bay Area\u201d, encouraging students to \u201cThink Globally, Act Locally\u201d.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZO_0178-e1751815050496-1024x410.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-1024x1024.png\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-1024x1024.png\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-1024x1024.png\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8-1024x1024.png\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/collage-1024x548.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Individual-Award-1024x683.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
List of Awardees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Division A:<\/strong><\/p>\n Division B:<\/strong><\/p>\n Division C:<\/strong><\/p>\n Division D:<\/strong><\/p>\n Acknowledgement:<\/p>\n Title Sponsor: Bank of China (Hong Kong)<\/p>\n Lead Supporter: The World Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO<\/p>\n Co – Organiser: Sprinkles (HK) Charity Foundation Limited<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Supporting Organisations:<\/p>\n \u00b7 Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSARG)<\/p>\n \u00b7 Innovation, Technology, and Industry Bureau of the HKSARG<\/p>\n \u00b7 Development Bureau of the HKSARG<\/p>\n \u00b7 Housing Bureau of the HKSARG<\/p>\n \u00b7 Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development of the HKSARG<\/p>\n \u00b7 The Education University of Hong Kong\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00b7 Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u00b7 Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00b7 Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00b7 Sustainable Development Solutions Network (Hong Kong)<\/p>\n \u00b7 The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education<\/p>\n \u00b7 New Territories School Heads Association<\/p>\n \u00b7 Hong Kong Island School Heads Association<\/p>\n \u00b7 The Association of English Medium Secondary Schools<\/p>\n \u00b7 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology GREAT Smart Cities Institute<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Supporting Consulates:<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Belarus in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Cambodia in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Brazil in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Egypt in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Germany in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of the Netherlands in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Consulate General of Poland in Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Participating Schools (including HK-GBA region preliminary):<\/p>\n \u2022 Delia Memorial School (Glee Path)<\/p>\n \u2022 ELCHK Lutheran Academy<\/p>\n \u2022 Harrow International School of Hong Kong<\/p>\n \u2022 Heep Yunn School<\/p>\n \u2022 HKMA David Li Kwok Po College<\/p>\n \u2022 Immaculate Heart of Mary College<\/p>\n \u2022 Kau Yan College<\/p>\n \u2022 Kiangsu-Chekiang College<\/p>\n \u2022 Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School<\/p>\n \u2022 Kwun Tong Maryknoll College<\/p>\n \u2022 Liu Po Shan Memorial College<\/p>\n \u2022 Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section)<\/p>\n \u2022 Mu Kuang English School<\/p>\n \u2022 Munsang College<\/p>\n \u2022 POCA Wong Siu Ching Secondary School<\/p>\n \u2022 Pope Paul VI College<\/p>\n \u2022 Puiching Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Sacred Heart Canossian College<\/p>\n \u2022 Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School<\/p>\n \u2022 St. Paul’s Co-educational College<\/p>\n \u2022 St. Paul’s College<\/p>\n \u2022 St. Rose of Lima’s College<\/p>\n \u2022 St. Stephen’s College<\/p>\n \u2022 St. Stephen’s Girls’ College<\/p>\n \u2022 Tak Oi Secondary School<\/p>\n \u2022 The Independent Schools Foundation Academy<\/p>\n \u2022 Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School<\/p>\n \u2022 Ying Wa College<\/p>\n \u2022 YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College<\/p>\n \u2022 Affiliated School of Luohu Education Institute<\/p>\n \u2022 CUHK-Shenzhen Liwen School<\/p>\n \u2022 Cuiyuan Dongxiao Innovation School<\/p>\n \u2022 Cuiyuan Dongxiao Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Cuiyuan Experimental School<\/p>\n \u2022 Guiyuan Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 High School of Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language School (Group)<\/p>\n \u2022 Luohu Foreign Languages School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Buxin Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Cuiyuan Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Cuiyuan Wenjin Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Dawang School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Donghu Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Luohu Binhe Experimental Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Luohu Cuiyuan Junior High School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Luohu Future School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Luohu Luoling Hubei Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Luohu Senior High School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Middle School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Senior High School(Group)<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Shenzhen Luoling Jinxing School<\/p>\n \u2022 Shenzhen Sinolink School<\/p>\n \u2022 Songquan Experimental School, Luohu<\/p>\n \u2022 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2025 Secondary School Model UNESCO (MUNESCO) International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities\u2014Hong 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4],"tags":[85,51],"class_list":["post-9767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-and-activities","category-news","tag-munesco","tag-student"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9767"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9819,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9767\/revisions\/9819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\n
\n
\n