A group of Hong Kong students was awarded two Second Honors and five Third Honors in the 2003 China Mathematical Olympiad (CMO), the best ever achievement by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in the national competition, said a government news release on Wednesday.
Held between Jan. 13 and 18 in Changsha, the competition, also known as the 18th Mathematics Winter Camp, was co-organized by the China Mathematical Society Olympiad Committee (CMSOC) and the First Middle School of Changsha.
The eight senior secondary students, nominated by the Education and Manpower Bureau under the Support Measures for the Exceptionally Gifted Students Scheme, were among the 157 mathematically talented students from 36 teams representing different provinces and municipalities, the HKSAR and Macao SAR, and Russia.
Members of the Hong Kong team shared the identity of views that CMO offered them an invaluable opportunity to interact with and learn from their mainland talented peers. It also broadened their perspective and bettered their understanding of the motherland.
(Xinhua News Agency January 23, 2003)
