Objective and Theme

The objective of the “Stay Smart, Keep Cyber Scams Away” Video Ad Contest is to raise public awareness of cyber security and to encourage the adoption of security best practices, with a view to enhancing public concern about cyber scams. Through creative and compelling video ad (not longer than 1 minute), participants can demonstrate how to guard against the cyber security threats we are facing and promote the best practices and smart tips to keep cyber scams away.

Participant could refer to the following cyber security related topics for the design of video ad.

• Social Networking Security
• Stay Vigilant against Phishing Email / Website
• Mobile Security
• Safe Online Shopping
• Protect against Ransomware
• Protecting Website
• Play Mobile Games Safely
• Domain Name System Security

Category

• Open Category - For all Hong Kong residents
• Family Category - For all under 16 years old children with at least one adult
• Secondary School Category - For all secondary school students in Hong Kong
• Primary School Category - For all primary school students in Hong Kong

Each category has a champion, a 1st runner-up, a 2nd runner-up and a merit prize. Winning entries of all categories will be uploaded to the “共建安全網絡” fan page of Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/buildsecurecyberspace) for online voting for the “Most Favourite Online Award”.

“Most Supportive School Award” (three winners) will be respectively awarded to three secondary schools and primary schools to recognise their active participation. Each winning school will receive a trophy.

Submission Deadline

Organisers

Co-organisers

Supporting Organisations

Submission Period

From 30-April-2018 (Monday) to 27-July-2018 (Friday)

Judging Criteria

• 50% Content - Messages on promoting awareness of cyber security and security best practices
• 30% Creativity - Creative concept and ways of portrayal
• 20% Technical Skills - Use of camera lens and other visual effects

Panel of Judges

The Panel of Judges is comprised of famous film director Mr Lee Lik-Chi and representatives of the Organisers, Co-organisers and Supporting Organisations.

Announcement of Results

The results decided by the Panel of Judges will be announced in early September 2018. Winners will be notified individually to receive their awards.

Public Voting for the “Most Favourite Online Award”

The champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up and merit prize for each group will be posted on “共建安全網絡” fan page of Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/buildsecurecyberspace) for public voting in early September 2018. Winner of the “Most Favourite Online Award” will be notified to receive the award.

Award Presentation Ceremony

An award presentation ceremony will be held at the public seminar of “Build a Secure Cyberspace 2018” campaign at the Hong Kong Productivity Council Building on 20-September-2018 (Thursday).

Each submission must meet the following requirements:

• The video ad should not be longer than 1 minute.
• The language should be in either Cantonese or English.
• The format of the video could be in AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4 format.
• Text, images and animation may be included.
• Resolution should be at least 1920×1080 (16:9).
• For accessibility, captions are suggested to be provided not only presenting the content of conversations but also the important cues and surrounding noises. You may refer to the OGCIO homepage for the best practises on providing captions for videos.
• For the font type of the captions, use PMingLiU (新細明體) for Cantonese video and Arial for English video. The font size is 35.
• The name of the video ad should be stated in the application form.
• A brief description of not more than 150 words should be included in the application form to introduce the video ad.

Method 1: Online Submission

Method 2: Email Submission

Method 3: Submission by Post or in Person

• All persons involved in the planning and implementation of the contest are not eligible for joining the contest. They include but not limited to members of the organising committee, judging panel and their immediate family members.
• The maximum number of participants in a team is SIX. For team application of primary school and secondary school category, all team members must be from the same school.
• Each participant can enrol to only one of the categories and should submit only one entry. Additional entries will be rendered void.
• All submitted entries must be the participants’ original works that have not won any award in other competitions. If the entries had entered other competitions, the participants should ensure that the copyright of the entries does not belong to any organisation. The participants shall assume responsibility for any disputes over copyright. The Organisers/Co-organisers accept no responsibility for such disputes.
• All submitted entries must be the participants’ original works that have not been published before, and should not infringe any copyright and intellectual property rights. The copyright of all submitted entries is vested solely in the Organisers. Participants shall agree that the Organisers can at any time display, reprint, reproduce, use or modify their entries for any purposes, and that the Organisers are not required to notify the participants and pay them copyright fees.
• Participants shall agree and accept the publishing in any forms and the public display of their entries, and the production of these entries into any items by the Organisers/Co-organisers, e.g. the public display or publishing of the entries in public exhibitions, the websites, social networking sites, mobile applications or publications of the Organisers/Co-organisers; the production of these entries into any items, such as souvenirs or calendars, etc.
• All submitted entries and their brief descriptions of the design concepts shall not be returned.
• All submitted entries must not contain obscene or indecent content.
• The Organisers reserve the right not to use in whole or in part the submitted entries. No dispute shall be raised by the participants concerned.
• Names, products or services of any companies or entities or any third-party trademarks, logos shall not be contained or referred to in all entries. No entries shall be used for the promotion of any brands, products or services.
• The Organisers have the right not to accept any improper entries or entries not aligning with the theme and specifications of the contest. If there are doubts that the entries have infringed the intellectual property rights of other persons, the Organisers have the right to disqualify them from entering or winning the contest.
• The participants shall participate in publicity events related to the contest upon invitation of the Organisers.
• The contest results decided by the Panel of Judges shall be final. Participants shall abide by the decisions and shall not raise objection.
• Participants shall abide by the regulations of the contest and all other terms and conditions set out in the application form.
• The Organisers reserve the right to interpret and revise the regulations of the contest and all other terms and conditions set out in the application form. Participants shall not raise objection.
• Participants have the right of access and correction with respect to their personal data as stipulated in Sections 18 and 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, and have the right to obtain a copy of their personal data provided in the application form.

Please contact the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre by calling 2788 5884 or by email to event@hkcert.org.