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Esports Association of Hong Kong, China (ESAHK) will organize the "Future Living Virtual Experience Zone" during the Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 2025, inviting all primary and secondary school students, regional sports associations and organisations to experience how innovation and technology can be integrated into daily life and promote Hong Kong as an international metropolis with universal technology access. It is hoped that through this event, exchanges between all walks of life will be promoted, so that citizens of different ages can enjoy the convenience and fun brought by technology, and work together towards a new era of smart life.

This event is one of the activities supporting the 2025 Olympic Day series. Event webpage: https://2025od.hkolympic.org/en

Four Key Components
  1. Virtual Sports Experience Zone: Visitors can freely try five tech-integrated sports (golf, dodgeball, fencing, skipping, water skiing)
  2. Forums: Influential figures from the sports technology and esports sectors will discuss industry development and trends.
  3. AI and Lifestyle Application Zone: Showcasing AI technologies in daily life, including virtual fitting and photo-taking with virtual avatars. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate and share insights into R&D of innovative technologies.
  4. STEAM Workshops: Led by project mentors, participants will create STEAM handcrafts, suitable for parent-child activities and primary/secondary school students.
Day 1
Opening Ceremony and Forum 1
Date: August 22 (Friday)
Time: 10:15–11:30 AM
Forum Theme: Building AI+ Future Life through Technology
Guest Moderator of the Forum:
Mr. Gary YEUNG Man-Yui, M.H.
President, Smart City Consortium
Forum Guests (Sorted alphabetically by their English surnames):
  1. Dr. Crystal FOK
    Director of AI Applications at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
  2. Ms Adele WANG
    Director, Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies, ASTRI
  3. Mr. Cyrus WONG Chun Yin
    Senior Lecturer, Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology at IVE
  4. Prof. YEH, Anthony G.O.
    Chair Professor (Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems) Chan To Haan Professor in Urban Planning and Design
Forum 2
Date: August 22 (Friday)
Time: 2:00–3:00 PM
Forum Theme: AI+ Lifestyle Applications in Smart Cities
Guest Moderator of the Forum:
Mr. Henry Li
Head of Ecosystem Development, Cyberport
Forum Guests (Sorted alphabetically by their English surnames):
  1. Mr. CHAN Kenny
    Chief Director, Intelligent Perception and Control Technologies, ASTRI
  2. Mr. Lewis FUNG
    Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau ABG, Sense Time
  3. Prof. LING Kar-Kan
    Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Day 2 & 3
STEAM Workshops
Dates: August 23 (Saturday) and August 24 (Sunday)
Sessions: 3 sessions per day, 6 sessions total
Time: 11:00 AM–4:00 PM, 1.5 hours per session (11:00–12:30 PM, 12:45–2:15 PM, 2:30–4:00 PM)
Target Audience: Primary school students (aged 6–15)
Group Size: 15 participants per session
Workshop Content:
  1. Moving and Drawing Robots
  2. Cardboard Mechanical Devices
  3. Light Magic "Image"
Day 4
Forum 3
Date: August 25 (Monday)
Time: 1:00–2:00 PM
Forum Theme: The Inseparable Bond Between AI+ Sports and Technology
Guest Moderator of the Forum:
Dr. Raymond SO
Director, Elite Training Science & Technology, Hong Kong Sports Institute
Forum Guests (Sorted alphabetically by their English surnames):
  1. Prof. FU Hoo-kin, Frank MH JP
    Founding President of the Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness
  2. Dr. Jim LUK, PhD
    Associate Professor, BSocSc(Hons) in Sports and Recreation Management, Department of Sport and Recreation, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)
  3. Prof. Billy SO
    Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering Member, Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) Coordinator, PolyU-DGS AI SwimTech Laboratory The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Forum 4
Date: August 25 (Monday)
Time: 3:00–4:00 PM
Forum Theme: Embracing AI+ New Era Sports
Guest Moderator of the Forum:
Prof. YEUNG Chuen Sing, Eric, JP
Founding president of the Esports Association of Hong Kong, China
Forum Guests (Sorted alphabetically by their English surnames):
  1. Mr. Alan CHAN
    Vice Chairman, Asian Sports Technology Development Association
  2. Hon Vincent CHENG Wing-shun BBS MH JP
    LegCo Member, Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited
  3. Dr. CHEUNG Tak-man Jason
    Principal Research Fellow, Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  4. Prof. WONG Heung-sang Stephen
    Chairperson of the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, College Head, United College, CUHK
Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 2025 -「Future Living Virtual Experience Zone」
Date: 22-25 August 2025 (Friday to Monday)
Time: August 22–24: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM; August 25: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Venue: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
22 Aug, 2023 Opening Ceremony, Forum 1 and 2
23-24 Aug, 2023 STEAM Workshops
25 Aug, 2023 Forum 3 and 4
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