BACKGROUND
There are three Road Safety Towns currently provided in Hong Kong, namely Pak Fuk Road Safety Town, Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town (hereinafter referred to as “Site”), and Sha Tin Road Safety Park, all under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
To cater the needs of youngsters and children, the Road Safety Towns feature roads, zebra crossing, road junctions, traffic lights, traffic signs, and pavements to provide a simulated road environment for road safety education.
In order to strengthen road safety education for school children, the Road Safety Towns are open for schools or groups to apply for visits. The Road Safety Team of the Hong Kong Police Force will also utilise the facilities within the Road Safety Towns and organise road safety seminars to educate students on the appropriate principles of road safety.
With decades of serving the public on road safety education, the facilities, hardware and software of the Road Safety Towns require refurbishment. The revamp of Road Safety Towns has long been discussed in the meetings of Road Safety Council (RSC).
Council members agreed Road Safety Towns have great historical importance in promoting road safety and expressed strong beliefs in the urgent need to enhance its attractiveness, competitiveness, effectiveness and sustainability. Upon deliberation, Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town would be used as a blueprint for the revamp and served as a pioneer for the revitalisation of other Road Safety Towns.
In light of this, RSC aims to hold a competition titled “The Revamp of Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town Design Competition” for revitalising Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town into a vibrant hub for learning, community engagement, and road safety advocacy.
COMPETITION OBJECTIVES
The Competition encourages professionals and students from architectural and design related disciplines in Hong Kong to offer innovative and creative design ideas to revamp the Site into a sustainable, vibrant and interesting hub promoting road safety.
Road Safety Education
To incorporate updated road safety knowledge in view of current road facilities and designs, thereby educating visitors up to date road safety knowledge.
Road Safety Advocacy
To adopt and integrate innovative technologies, including but not limited to spatial explorations such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), AI robot, multi-media, involving more interesting, diverse and fun ways to increase visitation and for visitors to experience and learn more about road safety.
Community Engagement
For the general public to effectively foster positive road safety behaviour, in particular schoolchildren, elderly and community organisations through interactive elements and educational features in the Road Safety Towns, serving better as a public venue and space to the community.
The revamp of the Site is believed to enhance its attractiveness, competitiveness, effectiveness and sustainability, becoming a blueprint for other Road Safety Towns to perform the very vital roles, i.e. responding to the ever-evolving demands of road safety education, flexibility to future changes, and the advancements in innovative technologies whilst promoting road safety effectively. The design should be forward-looking to include all up and coming transportation modes such as electric bikes, scooters, wheelchairs and more.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
Competition
Registration Opens
2025.07.21
(Monday)
Online Briefing Session
2025.07.28
(Monday)
Site Visit
Registration Deadline
2025.08.01
(Friday)
Site Visit Day
2025.08.09
(Saturday)
Competition Enquiry
Closes
2025.08.18
(Monday)
Competition
Registration Closes
2025.08.20
(Wednesday)
Interactive
Workshop Day
2025.08.23
(Saturday)
Reply to Competition
Enquiries
2025.08.25
(Monday)
Submission Entry
Closes
2025.09.17
(Wednesday)
Adjudication of Professional Category
2025.10.09
(Thursday)
Adjudication of
Student Category
2025.10.10
(Friday)
Announcement of
Results
2025.11.03
(Monday)
Prize Award Ceremony
2025.11.30
(Sunday)
Student Category
For Individual Entry, Participants must be receiving tertiary education relating to architecture, engineering, housing, urban planning, urban design, landscape design, surveying and environmental design disciplines in Hong Kong institutions and possess a valid student identity card.
For Team Entry, the Team Leader must be receiving tertiary education relating to architecture, engineering, housing, urban planning, urban design, landscape design, surveying and environmental design disciplines in Hong Kong institutions. Team members from all ages and fields of study in local, Greater Bay Area and overseas institutions are accepted.
Each Participant must possess a valid student identity card and submit a copy of each member’s current student card issued by the institution together with the Entry Form.
Professional Category
For Individual Entry, applicants must be a registered member of one of the professional bodies:
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA)
The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP)
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)
The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUD)
For Team Entry, the Team Leader must be a registered member of one of the aforementioned professional bodies. Local, Greater Bay Area and overseas team members from different disciplines are accepted.
A copy of the current membership certificate issued by the aforementioned professional bodies for the Participant/Team Leader of a Team Participant must be
submitted together with the Entry Form.
JURY PANEL
Jury Panel for Professional Category
Ms Cheng Sze-ling
Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport & Logistics 2,
Transport and Logistics Bureau
Mr Leung Shun, Francis
Chief Superintendent of Police (Traffic),
Hong Kong Police Force
Ms Fung Miu-ling
Assistant Director (Leisure Services) 1,
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Ar Tsang Wai-lun, William
Chief Architect/2,
Architectural Services Department
Mr Chan Yuen-king, Paul
President,
The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects
Ar Choi Wun-hing, Donald, BBS, JP
Managing Director,
Urban Renewal Authority
Ar Poon Ho-lun, Allen
Vice President,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Mr Yim Chi-ming, Eric, JP
Former Chairman,
Hong Kong Design Centre
Reserve Juror
Ar Chan Chui-yi, Corrin
Former Vice President,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Jury Panel for Student Category
Ar Tsang Wai-lun, William
Chief Architect/2,
Architectural Services Department
Ms Cheung Yee-mei, May
Chief Leisure Manager (Kowloon),
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Ms Wong Seen-yen, Samantha
Chairperson, Road Safety Publicity Strategies Working Group,
Road Safety Council
Ar Lau Man-kwan, Julia, CStJ, JP
President,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Ar Hung Kam-fai
Member,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Chairperson
Ms Karin Wong
Chairperson, Road Safety Campaign Committee,
Road Safety Council
Members (in alphabetical order)
Ar Chan Chui-yi, Corrin
Former Vice President,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Mr Peter Chan
Inspector Road Safety Traffic KE,
Hong Kong Police Force
Ar Hung Kam-fai
Member,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Ms Kam Wai-ming, Esther
Assistant Secretary for Transport & Logistics 2C,
Transport and Logistics Bureau
Ar King Kwok-cheung
Member,
The Hong Kong Institute of Architect
Mr Lam Kai-sum, Sam
Secretary,
Road Safety Council
Ms Ng Kin-ching, Karen
District Leisure Manager (Kwun Tong), Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Ms Wong Seen-yen, Samantha
Chairperson, Road Safety Publicity Strategies Working Group,
Road Safety Council