The Hong Kong Joint School Electronics and Computer Society (香港聯校電子及電腦學會) is a non-profit student organization that aims at stimulating interest in the aspect of electronics and computer amongst students. Since its official establishment in 1979, the Society has become one of the most influential student organizations with great achievements. Despite the fact that the Society is wholly composed of secondary school students, our ability in organizing large-scale functions cannot be overlooked. With undying support from over 60 member schools, the HKJSECS has held 20 successful annual exhibitions, each year with its own theme based on the idea of promoting the use of IT and computers to primary and secondary school students. At its prime, the number of visitors estimated up to 50,000.
All Executive Committee and Sub-committee members of HKJSECS are elected from local secondary school student representatives. They are then responsible for organizing all of the HKJSECS activities, which in turns become services beneficial to students.
Being a student organization, the Society has also put the focus on IT education. In recent years, we have made the HKCEE CIT Seminar an annual ECS tradition, providing students with pre-examination tips and useful information free of charge. Software courses and workshops are also on the Society's regular agenda.
The forerunner work of JSES had paved a road for the development of the Society. The enthusiasm and the initiatives of the very early members to build the Society should be highly appreciated.
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The 1st Joint School Electronics and Computer Exhibition was held on August 23-26, 1984, in the Hong Kong Polytechnic (currently known as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University), with the theme "Home Computerization". The exhibition eventually developed into an annual event of HKJSECS. Every year, representatives from member schools displayed and presented their projects in the exhibition gallery. The exhibition is generally recognized as a rendezvous for the exchange of knowledge and building of friendship.
The 1st Joint School HKCEE Computer Studies Mock Test was held on March 6, 1993, in Diocesan Boys' School. The aim of the computer test is to provide Form 5 students, who are preparing for the Computer Studies subject of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), an opportunity to familiarize with the tense atmosphere of the HKCEE and the examination format. The Computer Mock Test continues to receive good comments from years to years. In 1996, more than 2100 students attended the computer test.
Certain educational activities were held every year. Seminars on recent developments of electronics and computer technology, visits to faculties of computer science, and electrical, electronic or computer engineering in local universities, and visits to the manufacturing or technological facilities in the industry, were welcome by the members.
Walkathon, Christmas Camp and Annual Ball had become the three traditional social activities of HKJSECS during this period. Funds raised by the Walkathons were used to subsidize the daily expenditure of the Society. The Christmas Camps provided a great opportunity for the committees and members to familiarize with each other such that solid working relationship was enhanced. The Annual Ball was also one of the most favourite social activity among the members.
To summarize, this period has laid a solid foundation for the development of the Society. Many of the traditions of the Society were developed during period, and the operation of the Society had become more structured and systematic.
In 1994, HKJSECS joined the Hong Kong Education Information Network (HKEIN) as a project partner with the Department of Information Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUIE). The HKEIN project provides teachers with Internet connections and services such as email and FTP in Hong Kong, which access to the Internet was extremely scarce at the time1. The HKJSECS website went online in March of the same year.
With the support of HKJSECS, the HKEIN was extended as the Hong Kong School Net (HKSN) in early 1996, providing low-cost Internet connection services to secondary school students in Hong Kong2. More than 2000 teachers and students were the beneficiary of the project.
Following the establishment of the School Net, the School Homepage Project was started in 1997, providing technical assistance to members schools for building their school websites. As of today in the early 21st century, virtually all schools in Hong Kong has owned a website. Internet has also evolved into a part of our daily lives. We are very proud of our former committee members for their great vision back in the time.
1. Fong-Lok Lee, Chi-Chung Lam, Towards Online Learning - The Hong Kong Perspective, CUHK
2. Prof. WONG Po-Choi (2000), 香港互聯網的教育應用及發展, Department of Information Engineering, CUHK
November 1979 - The Hong Kong Joint School Electronics Society (JSES) was established.
December 1982 - The Society was renamed the Hong Kong Joint School Electronics and Computer Society (HKJSECS)
August 1984 - The first Joint School Electronics and Computer Exhibition was held.
March 1993 - The first Joint School HKCEE Computer Studies Mock Test was held.
March 1995 - The HKJSECS official website went online.
December 1995 - The Hong Kong School Net was established jointly by CUHK and HKJSECS, providing Internet connection to secondary school teachers and students.
February 1997 - The School Homepage Project was set up to assist local schools in creating school websites.
August 1999 - The HSBC HK Schools IT Festival, co-organized by the Education Department, was held.
July 2005 - The first Hong Kong Outstanding IT Student Awards competition was held.
April 2007 - The first HKCEE CIT Seminar was held, as the reincarnation of the Joint School HKCEE Computer Studies Mock Test.
July 2009 - The Hong Kong Outstanding IT Student Award was extended as the Hong Kong Outstanding IT School Award.
ECS by the students...
HKJSECS is a registered non-profit making organization established on the November 21, 1979. It was established by a group of enthusiastic teachers and students.
All Executive Committee and Sub-committee members of HKJSECS are elected from local secondary school student representatives. They are then responsible for organizing all of the HKJSECS activities, which in turns become services beneficial to students.
ECS for the students...
As a registered non-profit making organization, we always target at stimulating the students' interest in electronics and computer. Besides, we aim at promoting friendship and coordination amongst schools. One of our main activities is the annual Joint School Electronics and Computer Exhibition, from which students and the public can understand the importance of the application of electronics and computer in Hong Kong today.
Being a student organization, the Society has also put the focus on IT education. In recent years, we have made the HKCEE CIT Seminar an annual ECS tradition, providing students with pre-examination tips and useful information free of charge. Software courses and workshops are also on the Society's regular agenda.
A Brief History of the Society's Early Development
1979-1982: The Dawn (1st JSES - 3rd JSES)
The predecessor of JSECS is the Joint School Electronics Society (JSES). The JSES was founded on 21 November 1979 by a group of enthusiastic students who had strong interests in electronics. Mr. P. K. Tao, an experienced physics teacher and the author of the two widely used textbooks, Physics in Action and Physics at Work, was the teacher advisor for the founding of the society. JSES was the pioneer joint school society in Hong Kong in the field of technology. At the infancy stage of the Society, the number of member schools was around 10-20. In those days, the development of personal computers had just started but was far to mature. Many science students in secondary schools were interested in electronics, especially in building analog amplifier circuits, designing digital logic circuits, and writing assembly codes for rudimentary microcontrollers. The major activities organized included seminars in electronics, hands-on workshops on building electronic circuits, inter-school quizzes, and social gatherings, etc.
The forerunner work of JSES had paved a road for the development of the Society. The enthusiasm and the initiatives of the very early members to build the Society should be highly appreciated.
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1982-1994: The Growth (4th JSECS - 14th JSECS)
Due to the emergence of personal computers in early 1980's, the secondary students in Hong Kong had gradually developed their interests further from pure electronics to an integration of electronics and computer. In view of this, the Society had shifted the focus to the integration of electronics and computer technology. The JSES was renamed as the Hong Kong Joint School Electronics and Computer Society (HKJSECS) in December 1982. The Society grew steadily over years during this period.
The 1st Joint School Electronics and Computer Exhibition was held on August 23-26, 1984, in the Hong Kong Polytechnic (currently known as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University), with the theme "Home Computerization". The exhibition eventually developed into an annual event of HKJSECS. Every year, representatives from member schools displayed and presented their projects in the exhibition gallery. The exhibition is generally recognized as a rendezvous for the exchange of knowledge and building of friendship.
The 1st Joint School HKCEE Computer Studies Mock Test was held on March 6, 1993, in Diocesan Boys' School. The aim of the computer test is to provide Form 5 students, who are preparing for the Computer Studies subject of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), an opportunity to familiarize with the tense atmosphere of the HKCEE and the examination format. The Computer Mock Test continues to receive good comments from years to years. In 1996, more than 2100 students attended the computer test.
Certain educational activities were held every year. Seminars on recent developments of electronics and computer technology, visits to faculties of computer science, and electrical, electronic or computer engineering in local universities, and visits to the manufacturing or technological facilities in the industry, were welcome by the members.
Walkathon, Christmas Camp and Annual Ball had become the three traditional social activities of HKJSECS during this period. Funds raised by the Walkathons were used to subsidize the daily expenditure of the Society. The Christmas Camps provided a great opportunity for the committees and members to familiarize with each other such that solid working relationship was enhanced. The Annual Ball was also one of the most favourite social activity among the members.
To summarize, this period has laid a solid foundation for the development of the Society. Many of the traditions of the Society were developed during period, and the operation of the Society had become more structured and systematic.
1994-1997: Pioneer and Contribution (15th JSECS - 18th JSECS)
With the popularization of computer technology, especially the Internet, in the general public in mid 1990's, HKJSECS continues to stay on the cutting edge of technology. The number of member schools augmented rapidly to 103 in 1996, and the activities of HKJSECS became more and more diversified.
In 1994, HKJSECS joined the Hong Kong Education Information Network (HKEIN) as a project partner with the Department of Information Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUIE). The HKEIN project provides teachers with Internet connections and services such as email and FTP in Hong Kong, which access to the Internet was extremely scarce at the time1. The HKJSECS website went online in March of the same year.
With the support of HKJSECS, the HKEIN was extended as the Hong Kong School Net (HKSN) in early 1996, providing low-cost Internet connection services to secondary school students in Hong Kong2. More than 2000 teachers and students were the beneficiary of the project.
Following the establishment of the School Net, the School Homepage Project was started in 1997, providing technical assistance to members schools for building their school websites. As of today in the early 21st century, virtually all schools in Hong Kong has owned a website. Internet has also evolved into a part of our daily lives. We are very proud of our former committee members for their great vision back in the time.
1. Fong-Lok Lee, Chi-Chung Lam, Towards Online Learning - The Hong Kong Perspective, CUHK
2. Prof. WONG Po-Choi (2000), 香港互聯網的教育應用及發展, Department of Information Engineering, CUHK
Milestones
November 1979 - The Hong Kong Joint School Electronics Society (JSES) was established. December 1982 - The Society was renamed the Hong Kong Joint School Electronics and Computer Society (HKJSECS) August 1984 - The first Joint School Electronics and Computer Exhibition was held. March 1993 - The first Joint School HKCEE Computer Studies Mock Test was held. March 1995 - The HKJSECS official website went online. December 1995 - The Hong Kong School Net was established jointly by CUHK and HKJSECS, providing Internet connection to secondary school teachers and students. February 1997 - The School Homepage Project was set up to assist local schools in creating school websites. August 1999 - The HSBC HK Schools IT Festival, co-organized by the Education Department, was held. July 2005 - The first Hong Kong Outstanding IT Student Awards competition was held. April 2007 - The first HKCEE CIT Seminar was held, as the reincarnation of the Joint School HKCEE Computer Studies Mock Test. July 2009 - The Hong Kong Outstanding IT Student Award was extended as the Hong Kong Outstanding IT School Award.
- 2010/7/26
Hong Kong Outstanding IT-School Award 2010 Updates (II) - 2010/7/18
Application for 32nd JSECS Executive Committee Election - 2010/6/27
Joint School Short Film Contest 2010 - 2010/5/13
e-zone@School 「有腦科技通識 - 低碳生活新方式」講座 - 2010/5/5
Notice to HKOITSA 2010 Semi-Finalists - 2010/4/24
Hong Kong Outstanding IT-School Award 2010 Updates - 2010/3/19
HKCEE CIT Seminar 2010 - 2010/3/16
「智．創．傳愛」生命有您至Qee設計比賽 - 2010/3/5
Rearrangement of Hong Kong Outstanding IT-School Award 2010 Schedule - 2010/2/24
Regular HKCEE CIT Seminars 2009-2010
