The 130-member HKSAR delegation from 13 institutions was led by Professor Jack Cheng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK to participate in the competition. The Challenge Cup is a premier bi-annual national competition of extra-curricular technological projects of university students. CUHK was also presented the top award consecutively in previous competitions held in 2003 in Guangzhou and in 2005 in Shanghai.

Two Special Awards were presented to two top projects of the 56 entries from Hong Kong and Macau. Of the six projects entered into the competition by the University, both Special Awards were presented to CUHK's "Millimetre-Scale Turning Centre" and "Redevelopment of Hongdeng Primary School in Guangxi". Besides, "h-Shirt" scored the First Award whereas "TransWare", "DIGI Table" and "Window Tianjin" received the Third Prize.

The University will hold an exhibition of the six winning projects in January 2008 at the University Library Exhibition Hall.