“Safety Reunion” - Construction Industry Poster Design Competition

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is committed to promoting safety awareness in the construction industry. The competition, themed ‘Safety‧Reunion’, encourages participants to design posters around the concept of safety in the construction industry. It reminds practitioners to always prioritise safety, emphasising the importance of caring for themselves as well as others, and wishing them a safe return home to reunite with their families after work.

Prizes for the competition include medals, certificates and shopping vouchers, and all participants will receive an electronic certificate of participation. Participants are encouraged to unleash their creativity and contribute to the enhancement of construction site safety!

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ᐅ Catagories

Parent-Child Group (Kindergartens students from K1 to K3, along with one parent)
Primary School Group
Secondary School Group
Open Group (For youth aged 18 to 40)

ᐅ Theme of the Competition

Focus on the concept of safety in the construction industry, endeavouring to enhance the safety awareness and construction site safety standards, and emphasising the importance of caring for oneself and others, reminding construction workers to always prioritize safety and return home safely to reunite with their families after work.

Parent-Child Group and Primary School Group

Theme: "Expressing Care and Greetings to Workers". Participants will use creative poster design to make construction workers feel valued by society, conveying feelings of mutual love and care.

Secondary School Group

Theme: "Self-care and Caring for Others". Participants will focus on cultivating civic-mindedness, empathy, compassion, and teamwork, aiming to create a positive construction site atmosphere and safe building environment, with warm wishes that all construction workers can return home safely to reunite with their families after work.

Open Group

Theme: "Peer Care". Participants will emphasize construction safety and mutual protection, striving to ensure that construction workers return home safely to reunite with their families after their day's work.

ᐅ Awards

Gold Award: Certificate, medal and shopping voucher valued at HKD 2,500 each (1 winner per group)
Silver Award: Certificate, medal and shopping voucher valued at HKD 1,200 each (3 winners per group)
Bronze Award: Certificate, medal and shopping voucher valued at HKD 800 each (5 winners per group)
Best Creativity Award: Certificate, medal and shopping voucher valued at HKD 1,000 each (1 winner per group)
Most Active Participation Group Award: Certificate and trophy (1 winner per group)

All participants with entries that meet the competition criteria will receive an electronic participation certificate. Winning entries will have the opportunity to be showcased on the competition webpage, and construction sites for public viewing.

ᐅ Artwork Reqirements

The poster size is A4 portrait (210mm x 297mm).
Hand-drawn designs are allowed using any colors and tools.
For computer-aided design, resolution should not be less than 300dpi.
Must be a graphic design; no adding of any objects through pasting, nailing, binding, or other means.
Must be the original work of the participant, not a copy, and must be unpublished, and not previously participated in other competitions.
No plagiarism or outsourcing of the design.
Design content (including but not limited to text, graphics, images) must not involve illegal, obscene, indecent, defamatory, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hate-inducing, disturbing, racially or ethnically offensive, discriminatory, advocating criminal behavior leading to civil or criminal liability, violating any laws, rules, or containing inappropriate material, ensuring no infringement of others' rights, including intellectual property.
The design content must not include or reference names, labels, and trademarks of individuals, schools, companies, and brands.
Participants must fill out an online registration form and provide a brief description of the work in either Chinese (not exceeding 150 words) or English (not exceeding 200 words), to explain the creative concept.

ᐅ Application

Fill out this online registration form and upload your artwork.

ᐅ Application Deadline

From today to November 25, 2024 (Monday), 23:59pm

ᐅ Result Announcement

Mid- December 2024 (winners were notified individually)

ᐅ Award Presentation Ceremony

January 12, 2025 (Sunday)

ᐅ Terms and Condition

Awardees have to attend the Construction Safety Poster Design Award Presentation Ceremony on 12th January 2025;
Staff of the Construction Industry Council, members of the Construction Industry Council Youth Affairs Committee, judging panel and their immediate family members are not allowed to participate in this competition;
Each participant can only submit one entry. If more than one entry is submitted, the organiser will disqualify all submissions of the participant.;
Entries must be the original works of the participants that have not been previously publicised or participated in any other events or competitions. Plagiarism, use of others' works or materials, or impersonation of other participants is strictly prohibited. Participants must ensure that they own all rights to the content in their works, including but not limited to images, pictures, and text, for ownership, modification, and publication;
If a submitted entry does not meet the requirements, it will be disqualified without prior notice (please visit Competition Webpage for details);
Copyright of all successfully uploaded works vested with the CIC, and all rights to use and dispose of the works are reserved;
If participants use hand-drawn designs, they must retain the physical artwork; if computer-aided designs, participants must keep the design files. If the artwork wins an award, the organisers may request the submission of the physical artwork / design files for verification, judging, exhibition, and other purposes. Failure to submit the requested materials may result in disqualification. All submitted works will become the property of the organisers and will not be returned.
the CIC reserves the right to publish, edit, reproduce, exhibit, distribute works through any media, compile works into publications, and utilise the names of participants, their respective schools / organisations, and works for non-commercial promotional and publicity purposes, without the need for prior consent from participants or payment of copyright fees;
the CIC reserves the right to include the names of participants and the names of their respective schools / organisations when publishing, presenting, or uploading the entries;
Participants must agree that they will be solely responsible for any claims, losses, additional expenses, compensations, and liabilities arising from any violation of the terms related to their submitted work, and that the CIC will not be held liable in any way, and the participant shall keep CIC indemnified against all claims, proceedings, losses, damages and costs sustained by CIC in relation thereto;
All winning entries may be uploaded to the CIC or Hong Kong Institute of Construction (HKIC) websites and social media pages for public viewing, and may be printed as posters to be displayed at construction sites to promote construction safety;
CIC reserves the right to modify and interpret the competition rules without prior notice;
Participants must adhere to the regulations of this design competition to ensure the smooth progress of the event;
Results of the Competition shall be subject to the decision of the Judging panel and shall not be disputed by the participants; the CIC reserves the right to amend the program of the Terms and Conditions. In case of any disputes, the CIC reserves the right of final decision and interpretation.

ᐅ Enquiry

Please reach Construction Industry Council- Corporate Communications at +852 2100 9000 or [email protected].

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