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Eight Hong Kong students achieved excellent results in the 7th China Western Mathematical Olympiad (CWMO). They won one gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
This year saw the youngest ever Hong Kong team participate in the CWMO, with members at Secondary Five (S5) or below. Team member Wong Sze-wai was among the 11 gold medallists in the competition.
Organised by the China Mathematical Olympiad Organising Committee and the 7th CWMO Organising Committee, the competition was held on November 8-13 in Nanning, Guangxi province. A total of 112 mathematically talented secondary school students from 24 teams took part in the competition.
The competition aims to promote mathematics education in western China, to enhance students' interest in learning mathematics, and to discover talented mathematicians. It also serves to step up exchanges in mathematics education among the western provinces as well as with other regions.
The Hong Kong team members also participated in various exchange activities and visits in the vicinity of Nanning. They not only took the chance to familiarise themselves with the motherland but also had their sense of national identity, communication and inter-personal skills strengthened.
The representatives were members of the Support Measures for the Exceptionally Gifted Students Scheme of the Education Bureau. A series of enrichment training courses has been provided to fully display their talents.
Dr Li Kin-yin from the Department of Mathematics of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was the team leader and also the trainer of the International Mathematical Olympiad training programmes.
The list of awardees in the Hong Kong team is as follows:
Gold Wong Sze-wai S.5 St Joseph's College
Silver Ng Ngai-fung S.5 Shun Tak Fraternal
Association Leung
Kau Kui College
Chung Ping-ngai S.4 La Salle College
Wong Man-lok S.4 La Salle College
Bronze Ng Fung-ming S.5 SKH Tsang Shiu Tim
Secondary School
Yip Hok-pan S.5 Ying Wa College
Hung Ka-kin S.4 Diocesan Boys' School
Ends/Friday, November 16, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:18
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