Students from local and international secondary schools pitted their wits against each other in an absorbing maths contest at Hong Kong International School (HKIS).
Teams of four took part in the 'DragonMath 2001 Inter-school Festival', endeavouring to solve 20 maths problems in 40 minutes, competing not only for mathematical accuracy but also against time.
Students from South Island School beat their counterparts from Pui Ching Middle School to take the junior division championship. However, Pui Ching mathematicians turned the tables by defeating South Island in the senior division.
Joint school event
The contest was originally organised seven years ago as an inter-class competition for HKIS.
Last year, to enhance students' interest in the subject, it became a joint school event. This year, in addition to the international schools, two local secondary schools - Marymount Secondary and Pui Ching Middle - were also invited to take part.