HKRITA hosts Innovation & Technology Symposium

1) Application Excellence which recognises useful and innovative projects that contributed high commercial value,

2) Innovation which honours the project that benefits Hong Kong society and the industry;

3) Partners in Progress which praises the outstanding performance of research teams in project management.

The respective awardees were Prof Tao Xiaoming, Chair Professor of Textile Technology of Institute of Textiles and Clothing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Prof Li Yi, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Prof John H Xin, Lee Family Endowed Professorship in Fashion and Textiles, Head and Chair Professor of Textile Chemistry, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Apart from the keynote presentations delivered in the morning session, the symposium further extended the discussion to other aspects. Five breakout sessions in the afternoon covered the topics of Smart and Advanced Evaluation Technology, Sustainability Development, Advanced Technology for Social Benefits, RFID and Information Systems, and Technology Advancement for Intimate Apparel respectively.

In the session with the topic of “Advanced Technology for Social Benefits”, Mr Edwin Keh, Chief Executive Officer of HKRITA introduced a number of projects that are applicable to every aspect of the society. For instance, Better Quality Community Care of the Elderly which is a security alert system specially designed for elderly centres which take care of people with dementia; Intelligent Footwear System Embedded with Fabric Pressure Sensor which helps diabetic patients avoid foot damage.

Another session themed on Sustainability Development chaired by Prof Philip Yeung, Executive Director of Clothing Industry Training Authority, explained that activity-based carbon footprint modelling of the manufacturing processes of intimate apparel products, another HKRITA’s project further fostered the sustainable development of the textile and clothing industry.

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)