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A total of 40 secondary schools have entered the 20th Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (HKMO) Final to be held in March by the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB) and the Department of Mathematics of the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

The schools were among some 250 secondary schools delegating over 1,400 students to participate in the Heat of HKMO.

"Held for the 20th straight year, HKMO aims at promoting mathematics education in Hong Kong," an EMB spokesman said today (February 16).

"The schools were each allowed to send a team comprising four to six students at Secondary Four or below to take part in the Heat. In both the Individual Event and the Group Event, participating students and teams were all required to tackle a set of 10 questions."

The Heat was held late last month at Clementi Secondary School, Homantin Government Secondary School (GSS), Ha Kwai Chung GSS and Fanling GSS.

The top 40 teams in the Heat will take part in the Final scheduled for March 22. The team members will also be invited to join a Math Camp in May this year where they can take the opportunity to interact and widen their mathematics knowledge.

The 40 schools entering the Final are listed below in alphabetical order:

* Belilios Public School

* Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College

* Cheung Chuk Shan College

* CNEC Christian College

* Diocesan Boys' School

* Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan)

* Heung To Middle School

* Hoi Ping Chamber Of Commerce Secondary School

* Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College

* Hong Kong Taoist Association Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School

* Immaculate Heart of Mary College

* King's College

* La Salle College

* Munsang College (Hong Kong Island)

* NTHYK Yuen Long District Secondary School

* Po Leung Kuk Centenary Li Shiu Chung Memorial College

* Po Leung Kuk Tang Yuk Tien College

* Pui Ching Middle School

* Queen's College

* S.K.H. Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School

* Sha Tin Government Secondary School

* Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School

* S.K.H. Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School

* S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

* Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College

* Shung Tak Catholic English College

* Sing Yin Secondary School

* St. Francis Xavier's College

* St. Joseph's College

* St. Paul's College

* St. Paul's Secondary School

* The Bishop Hall Jubilee School

* Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College

* Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School

* Tuen Mun Government Secondary School

* Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Directors' College

* Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College

* Ying Wa College

* Ying Wa Girls' School

* Yuen Long Merchants Association Secondary School

In the Heat, there were also Regional Awards for the top three schools in each of the four regions as follows:

Hong Kong Region

Champion: Queen's College

1st Runner-up: Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College

2nd Runner-up: St. Paul's College

Kowloon Region

Champion: Pui Ching Middle School

1st Runner-up: La Salle College

2nd Runner-up: Sing Yin Secondary School

NT East Region

Champion: TWGH Kap Yan Directors' College

1st Runner-up: Sha Tin Government Secondary School

2nd Runner-up: SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School

NT West Region

Champion: NTHYK Yuen Long District Secondary School

1st Runner-up: SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School

2nd Runner-up: STFA Leung Kau Kiu College

End/Sunday, February 16, 2003

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