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Objective	:	Our students to demonstrate critical life skills such as teamwork, project management and problem solving when they meet and compete against other top-ranked teams from around the world.
Date	:	14th Nov 10 (Sun) to 20th Nov 10 (Sat)
Country	:	Hong Kong, Cyberport
Hotel	:	L’Hotel Island South55 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Hong Kong Island South, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sitting on the southern side of Hong Kong Island is this new definition of luxury, where houseguests are pampered with committed hospitality along with well arranged accommodations. This contemporary tower is less than 15 minutes walk away from Hong Kong’s famous Ocean Park. The hotel also offers a shuttle bus service that travels to Causeway Bay, Cyber Port and Airport Express Hong Kong Station. L Hotel boasts a number of recreational facilities such as a gymnasium and business centers that will enhance your stay. Each spacious room are designed with warm home-like setting and equipped with standard amenities. Guests must surely enjoy Hong Kong’s tasteful delights in the various diners scattered throughout the island. If dining out is a hustle, then simply tryout L hotel’s on-site restaurants, which serve Asian and International cuisines.

Fight Details

From Singapore to Hong Kong
Flight No.	Date/ Day (Local)	Time (Local)	From		To	Time (Local)/ Flight Duration
CX 714	14th Nov (Sunday)	1125 hrs	Singapore	–	Hong Kong	1510
CX 635	20th Nov (Saturday)	1520 hrs	Hong Kong	–	Singapore	1905

Schedule

Date/Day (Local)	Time hrs	Activities	Venue	Action By
Day 114th Nov Sunday		Assemble Departure	Singapore Changi Airport T 1 row 2	Ravin/Kristina
		Arrival	Hong Kong	Ravin/Kristina
		Check-in/ Unpack	Hotel	Ravin/Kristina
		Preparation	Hotel	Matthew Lim
		Lunch	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Preparation	Hotel	Matthew Lim
		Dinner	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Preparation /Debrief	Hotel	Matthew Lim
Day 215th Nov Monday		Breakfast	Hotel	Ravin/Kristina
		Reece	Cyberport	Matthew Lim
		Lunch	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Preparation	Hotel	Matthew Lim
		Dinner	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Preparation /Debrief	Hotel	Matthew Lim
Day 316th Nov Tuesday		Breakfast	Hotel	Ravin/Kristina
		Registration & Open Practice Lunch	Cyberport	Matthew Lim
		Dinner	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Preparation /Debrief	Hotel	Matthew Lim
Day 417th Nov Wednesday		Breakfast	Hotel	Ravin/Kristina
		Competition 1 Lunch	Cyberport	Matthew Lim
		Dinner	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Debrief	Hotel	Matthew/Ravin/Kristina
Day 518th Nov Thursday		Breakfast	Hotel	Ravin/Kristina
		Competition 2 Lunch	Cyberport	Matthew Lim
		Dinner	TBA	Ravin/Kristina
		Debrief/ Packing	Hotel	Matthew/Ravin/Kristina
Day 6		Learning Journey	Hong Kong Area	Ravin/Kristina
19th Nov		Lunch / Dinner
Friday		Debrief/ Packing	Hotel
Day 720th Nov Saturday		Departure	Hong Kong to S’pore	Ravin/Kristina
		Touch Down	Singapore Changi Airport T 2

TBA: To Be Advised

Currency rates

1 Singapore Dollar = 5.95941 Hong Kong Dollar as of 20th October 2010.

Weather in Hong Kong

November and December are the best months to visit Hong Kong.The days are mild and cool. There is not much rainfall during those months
and rainfall and humidity levels are low. The temperatures range from 13 to 28 degrees celsius.

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Cyberport, Hong Kong

Cyberport, Hong Kong is the selected venue for the VEX ROUNDUP competition.

Cyberport (Chinese: 數碼港) is a HK$15.8 billion (US$2 billion) landmark project^[i1] managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Focusing on enterprise and professional development, Cyberport helps commercialise creative ideas and incubate start-ups. The Cyberport Digital Entertainment Incubation-cum-Training (IncuTrain) is the only incubation facility focusing on digital contents in Hong Kong. To help develop human capital and market, the Cyberport IncuTrain Centre collaborates with various organizations and platforms internationally to provide entrepreneurs with technology, training opportunities, business matching and networks support.

Cyberport is Hong Kong’s unique Creative Digital Community, with a considerable scale and size of tenant mix. Cyberport is home to an energetic community of ICT and creative digital content tenants who enjoy synergies from co-locating with each other. Interconnected by a state-of-the-art broadband network, the Cyberport community is home to four grade-A intelligent office buildings, a five-star design hotel, a retail entertainment complex and about 2,800 deluxe residences.