Objective and Theme The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) jointly organise the “Protect Data, Secure Transaction” Mascot Design Contest which aims to raise the awareness of information security, adoption of security best practices to protect corporate data and personal sensitive information, and appeal to the public to be vigilant when using online services or conducting online transaction and thereby avoid falling into the trap of the criminals. The mascot design aims to arouse the public to protect data and information, and the importance to secure transaction. Examples of protective measures include do not use online banking services or conduct online shopping on public computers or through public Wi-Fi; customer data and personal sensitive information should be stored in encrypted storage and transmitted in encrypted communication channel; do not disclose sensitive or credit card information on social networking sites, etc.

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Category Open group : Open to all Hong Kong residents Secondary School Group : Open to all secondary students in Hong Kong Primary School Group : Open to all primary students in Hong Kong

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Prizes Open Group Champion: Smartphone (~HK$5,000) 1st runner-up: Smart Watch (~HK$3,000) 2nd runner-up: Smart Band (~HK$1,500) Merit Prize: HK$500 cash coupon Secondary / Primary School Group Champion: Trophy + HK$1,500 book coupon 1st runner-up: Trophy + HK$1,000 book coupon 2nd runner-up: Trophy + HK$500 book coupon Merit Prize: Commendation + HK$ 300 book coupon Most Supportive School Award (three winners): Trophy

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“Most Popular Award” Public Voting “Most Popular Award” Public Voting will be held in mid of September 2016. Details will be announced in September 2016. The result of “Most Popular Award” Public Voting will be announced at the Award-presenting Ceremony. Winner will receive a souvenir.

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Application and Submission Period From 20/04/2016 to 29/07/2016

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Details and Application http://www.cybersecurity.hk/campaign.php