Judges:

• Prof. CHU Ming Chung, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
• Prof. MENG Mei Ling Helen, Patrick Huen Wing Ming Professor of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
• Prof. PFROMBECK Julian, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Grand Finalists:

1. TANG Hiu Lam, Esther (Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)
   – Can I help you even though you cannot hear me?
2. TAN Haohong, Tony (Economics, Faculty of Social Science)
   – Populism’s impact on the economy: An empirical study on Turkey’s economy
3. ZHANG Dongyang, Tyrion (Economics, Faculty of Social Science)
   – A drowning dragon: The recent sharp depreciation of RMB
4. SULTAN Zenna (English, Faculty of Arts)
   – The role of age in second language acquisition: The case of South Asian secondary school students in Hong Kong
5. NG Chikit (Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
   – Enhancing autonomy in flexible robotic surgery through DRL
6. CHEUNG Yu Him, Aiden (English, Faculty of Arts)
   – The impact of ChatGPT on the acquisition of English indirect questions: A mixed-methods study
7. HUNG Kim Pong, Kim (Risk Management Science, Faculty of Science)
   – Case-based reasoning approach for financial risk detection
8. TSO Wing Suet, Minnie (English Studies and English Language Education, Faculty of Education)
   – The effects of Digital Oral Dialogue Journals (DODJ) on learners’ self-regulated speaking in Hong Kong secondary classroom
9. DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela (Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)
   – Exploring attitudes, facilitators and barriers of the grey digital divide in Hong Kong

* Lots were drawn to determine the above speaking order at the Contestant Briefing session on 6^th May 2024.

Results:

Champion –

DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela (Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)

First Runner-up –

TSO Wing Suet, Minnie (English Studies and English Language Education, Faculty of Education)

Second Runners-up –

TANG Hiu Lam, Esther (Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)
HUNG Kim Pong, Kim (Risk Management Science, Faculty of Science)

Audience Choice Award –

DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela (Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)

Creativity Award –

NG Chikit (Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)