About the Competition
Categories
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Primary School Category: Local full-time Primary 4 to Primary 6 students enrolled in the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Secondary School Category: Local full-time Secondary 1 to Secondary 6 students enrolled in the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Open Category: Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or above.
Application Period
From now until 12:00 noon, 10 July 2026
Rules
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Participants must be Hong Kong residents.
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Each participant must enter only one of the following categories: Primary School, Secondary School, or Open.
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Each participant may submit only one artwork which must be original and never published or exhibited before.
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If a participant submits more than one entry, the organisers reserve the right to disqualify the participant.
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All submitted artworks must be individually created. Group or collaborative works will not be accepted.
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Only two-dimensional (2D) artworks will be accepted. Three-dimensional works are not accepted.
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Late submissions or entries with incomplete information will not be accepted.
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Awardees will be required to provide the original artwork for the production of the Art Container.
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In the event of any violation of the competition rules, the organisers reserve the right to disqualify the participant.
Submission Requirement
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Entries must be two-dimensional (2D) creations and may include hand-drawn artworks and digital designs.
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There are no restrictions on the medium (including digital drawing) and format of the submitted artwork. Acceptable media include, but are not limited to, ink, sketching, painting, printmaking, comics, watercolour, coloured pencils, crayons and pastels.
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Each entry must be accompanied by an artwork description of no more than 50 words in Chinese or 100 words in English.
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The recommended artwork size is A3 (420mm W × 297mm H), with A4 also accepted. A horizontal aspect ratio of approximately 1:2 is recommended to conform to the actual display proportions and application effects of a 20-foot shipping container.
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Participants may choose paper types according to the medium used; entries will be judged based on the submitted scanned file.
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Aligning with the theme “Hong Kong Sailing to the World”, the artwork should reflect the culture and stories of Hong Kong as an international port city.
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Entries should be adaptable for displaying on shipping containers, balancing artistic expression, visual clarity and overall composition.
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Participants must retain the original artwork or original digital files until the announcement of the competition results, for the Organiser's verification or subsequent production purposes if required.
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The drawing area is not a standard rectangle. The required proportions and shape of the drawing area are indicated, including the length-to-width ratio and the actual outline of the drawing space.
The required proportions and shape of the drawing area
Judgement
The judging panel will comprise representatives from HKMPDB, HKMM, alongside professional designers and members of the education sector. Evaluation of entries will be based on creativity, thematic interpretation, aesthetic quality, and overall presentation. The decision of the judging panel shall be final. Participants shall have no right of appeal or objection regarding the competition results or awards.