The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) hosted Techathon+ 2026, a flagship annual entrepreneurship competition co-organised with local tertiary institutions. FishGuard, a student entrepreneurship team from HKSYU, created an AI platform to collect and filter spam information. The team was awarded the Merit Award under the theme “Trusted AI & Data Science” (Student Group).

Two student teams from the BUS483 Digital Entrepreneurship course, led by Dr Roy Ho, Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration, successfully advanced to the finals.  One of these teams, FishGuard, formed by three Year 4 FinTech Students— Heloise Chung, Hemsley Pang, and Hu Chen (Renny) — created an AI platform to collect and filter spam information, including unsolicited emails and calls. This solution aims to prevent consumers from encountering fake content and fraud, which are prevalent today.

Techathon+ 2026 attracted over 1,900 participants, including more than 470 teams, with 215 overseas teams representing countries such as Australia, Brazil, Chinese Mainland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the UK, and the US. Competing teams developed innovative and feasible solutions within four themes: “Trusted AI & Data Science”, “Sustainability & ESG”, “Life Science & Healthcare”, and “Digital Economy & Smart City”.

Dr Philip Lee, Associate Head of the Department of Economics and Finance and Director of the FinTech programme, highlighted that we educators focus on the students’ long-term success in entrepreneurship training and competitions. Entrepreneurship training and the journey are lifelong processes. Dr Lee found it deeply rewarding to witness the students’ growth. He also appreciated Dr Roy Ho’s efforts on mentoring the FinTech students in the Techathon+ competition.