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Chan Yik Hei (born 17 October 1989; , Jyutping: can4 yik6 hei1) is a young entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He graduated from CCC Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.


Initial Fame

In 2004, he achieved a Second Award in Engineering Category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his ''Total Equip'', a robot for domestic security modelled after R2-D2. Therefore, an
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, 20780 Chanyikhei, was named after him by LINEAR under the
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program , which name asteroids after winners of certain science and engineering competitions. Back to Hong Kong, he was called "Son of the star" by the local media, and became increasingly famous and popular. A water rocket of his product was launched on the welcoming ceremony for Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, the Chinese
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s of Shenzhou 6. In May 2006, he was accepted by the Department of Electronics and
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of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for a 4-year undergraduate study (including a 1-year preparatory course), making him a rare case to be accepted into university without completing any public examinations in Hong Kong. In July 2006, his
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''Chan Yik Hei, the young man who grabbed the star'' () was published, and became one of the
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s on the Hong Kong Book Fair. He is also the honourable scholar of the Priority Academy, created by
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. In November 2013, he gave a speech at TEDxYouth at the
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.


Controversies

As he became a celebrity, controversy raised over his admission into HKUST. In August 2006, when he at first refused to announce his HKCEE results, netizens expressed their dislike in local virtual communities like HK Golden Forum, HKEPC, and Miniforum. There was a rumour that he only got 3 grade points in HKCEE, which was proved to be false. It was later announced that he obtained Grade F (Fail) in both Chinese and English, an E in Computer and Information Technology, D in both Mathematics and Chemistry, C in Physics and B in Graphical Communication. In total, he only got 12 points , just slightly above the
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. In Oct 2006, he "invented" a cup for the blind, which he named "smart cup" (). The principle of his "invention" is when the water level reach the two metal strips, the water completes the electric circuit, thus the buzzer sounds to warn the user that the cup is full. The media in Hong Kong said this is a great invention. However, many netizens suggested that he copied the design from a mainland inventor and from an exam project in HKCEE. Chan declared that he had never referred to the design by the mainland inventor.


Career

After graduating from HKUST in 2011, he launched ''Bull B Tech'', a firm that specializes in developing apps for Apple products, with other partners. He was also elected as alumni's representative in the School Management Committee of his former secondary school.


See also

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Education in Hong Kong Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary school diploma has introduced changes to the number of school years as well as the two-t ...
* Intel International Science and Engineering Fair


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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Yik Hei Hong Kong businesspeople 1989 births Living people Alumni of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology