From among the 12 finalists, the judges chose the Gold, Silver and Bronze Prize winners, as well as the Technopreneur of the Year award for an entry that best applies technology with the greatest potential for commercial success.

在这12个晋级决赛的申请者中，评审团选出金奖、银奖和铜奖得主，并将“年度科技企业奖(Technopreneur of the Year)授予能够最好地将技术用于实际、有着最大商业成功潜力的申请者。

One of the prominent themes among this year's applicants was how to find solutions to health-care-related problems, often linked to social issues such as population aging, economic disparity and poverty.

今年申请者中的一个主要主题是如何为与医疗有关的问题找到解决方案。这类问题常常与人口老龄化、财富分配不均和贫困等社会问题密不可分。

'Some of this year's participants were quite experienced and polished, while others demonstrated a lot of enthusiasm,' said Pindar Wong, chairman of technical consulting firm VeriFi (Hong Kong) Ltd., who served on the panel of five judges.

技术咨询公司VeriFi (Hong Kong) Ltd.主席Pindar Wong说，今年一些参选者经验非常丰富、技术非常成熟，另外一些参选者则显示出极大的热情。Wong是评审团的五位成员之一。

'Those are both equally important qualities for entrepreneurs,' Mr. Wong said. 'We are seeing more maturity and diversity.'

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