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Welcome to MEP 27! From November 2026 to April 2027, we invite students, teachers, and mentors to embark on an exciting journey under the inspiring theme: “Smart City, Sustainable Future: Driving Hong Kong through Innovation” This year, students will have the opportunity to innovate and create solutions aligned with key Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13: Climate Action.

Guided by experienced mentors, student teams will develop practical business plans for services, products, or projects that drive meaningful, sustainable impact.

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Key Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 13: Climate Action

Eligibility

• The competition is open to full-time S.4–S.6 students. Each team shall consist of 4–6 students and one teacher serving as the Team Advisor.
• Each team must be nominated by its school.
• Each team shall be led by a Team Advisor nominated by the participating school.

Mode of competition

• Each team shall develop a project or business proposal related to the theme and submit its Business Proposal in either Chinese or English. The proposal shall be presented to the adjudicators at the preliminary competition and, for teams that advance to the final competition, at the final competition. Presentations may be conducted in Chinese or English and may incorporate other presentation formats, as appropriate.
• To help students develop their business proposal writing and project planning skills, the Organisers will arrange workshops and organisation visits for participating teams.
• The programme will be conducted mainly in Cantonese, with learning materials supplemented in English.
• The Organisers reserve the final decision-making authority in respect of participating teams, competition details and all applicable terms and conditions.

Proposal format

• Each team must submit MEP Business Proposal Form which could be written in Chinese or English, in PDF format electronically.
• The proposal framework can be founded in the Guidebook P.11-12.

Additional information and downloads

Programme schedule