Mathematics Competitions

17 Mar 2013

Hong Kong has won the bidding to host the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in 2016. The event is regarded as the championship mathematics competition for pre-university students.

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Learning Curve: the wonder of maths

4 Mar 2013

A morning rain was always followed by a clear afternoon. An afternoon rain was always preceded by a clear morning. A total of nine mornings and 12 afternoons were clear. How many days had no rain...

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HK pupils win gold at science Olympiad

16 Dec 2009

Six pupils achieved Hong Kong's best results to date in the International Junior Science Olympiad, taking three gold and three silver medals in Baku, Azerbaijan, from December 2 to 11. It was...

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Hong Kong top of the world in the numbers game

24 Mar 2007

Hong Kong's reputation for producing talented maths students received an extra boost last week when a local student and two of the city's schools topped a worldwide maths competition that involved...

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Local maths brains win medals

3 Apr 2006

Stumped by the sample questions in the Australian Mathematics Competition, Hong Kong's deputy secretary for education and manpower Chris Wardlaw said he had nothing but admiration for the...

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Students play the numbers game

18 Feb 2006

Primary school pupils are pitting their numerical wits against each other this morning in the first citywide contest based on an Australian system to test practical mathematics skills.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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You Did It!

Name: Lai Tsz-kwan

Age: 16

School: Belilios Public School (BPS)

Achievement: Tsz-kwan is one of two local students who won medals at the Australian...

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Efforts add up for La Salle College number wizards

A GROUP OF Form One and Form Four students fro La Salle College tackled a tough series of problem-solving competitions and won the the 22nd Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad.

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Class Notes

World class test in britain

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Number masters to battle it out

Number-crunchers from 40 secondary schools will compete in the finals of the Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) tomorrow.

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FORTY SCHOOLS GOING TO MATHS FINAL

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 and the HKIEd's Department of...

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Math wizards display their skills at contest

This year's Hong Kong Primary School CMG Asia Mathematical Olympiad kicked off recently with a record 4,000 Primary Six pupils taking part in the event.

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