Firm nominated for Spirit of Hong Kong award for its seniors' 'family channel'

Some elderly people have embraced the internet and have become quite multimedia-savvy, but there are still many others who simply do not enjoy computers and hi-tech gadgets.

In Hong Kong these days, weekend family meals in restaurants present a sad picture where mum, dad and kids all sit absorbed in their smartphones while grandparents are isolated.

So Joe Wong Chi-yin of Medisen, a medical solutions and devices design company, set out to address the widening technology gap between young and old - by using more technology.

He came up with a custom-made television channel that lets the elderly keep up with relatives at the flick of a switch.

The South China Morning Post ran a report on the invention - the Senior Channel System - this week. The system helped Medisen win this year's Gold Medal Award at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.

Now the company has been nominated for the Innovation for Good Award in the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2014.

"The idea is to help the family communicate," says Wong, showcasing his video technology at the Technology and Science Parks near Sha Tin.