MillionTECH will sponsor The Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association "HKYHA Ngong Ping Charity Walk (NPCW )” in the year of 2008.  As a Barcode Technology Sponsor, the company provides the association 15pcs of 2D barcode handheld scanner DENSO BHT-304QB and 2,000pcs of wristband (with 2D barcode containing participant data) for tracking purpose.  The company will tailor-make a program and will upload it to the handhelds for capturing the arrival time of each participant when they pass through the checkpoints.   

Quick Response (QR) Code is printed on the wristbands because of QR Code’s outstanding features.  Even the codes were printed on holes of the wristbands (refer to the picture), the damaged code WILL NOT AFFECT the reading speed. 

• QR code is capable of multi-direction high speed reading, it is capable for 360 degrees (omni-directional), high speed reading.  The code accomplishes this task through position detection patterns located at the three corners of the symbol.  These position detection patterns guarantee stable high-speed reading, circum venting the negative effects of background interference.  QR Code is more efficient than one-dimensional barcode in scanning.

• QR code has error correction capability.  Data can be restored even if the symbol is partially dirty or damaged. ž             

• QR code contains more information than conventional one-dimensional barcodes and the code makes use of the vertical dimension to pack in more data.   

This is the reason why QR Code is widely used in Japan.  We do believe that this technology will be further developed in Hong Kong market in the near future.

Ngong Ping Charity Walk 2008:

The project in-charge is Mr. Joe Chan, Assistant Sales Manager.  Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact us. 

About HKYHA

To encourage a healthy lifestyle, the HKYHA Ngong Ping Charity Walk (NPCW ) aims at raising public awareness of environmental protection and conservation issues and the need to protect Lantau’s cultural heritage. The funds raised from this walk will be used to further develop the HKYHA’s  seven existing Youth Hostels which serve as a platform for international cultural exchange programmes between our 30,000 local members and overseas visitors to Hong Kong.  The NPCW 2008 aims to build upon this successful event with the number of participants this year expected to increase to 1,200.  This year’s NPCW 2008 will additionally serve to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association.

Date: 24 Dec 07