A team of secondary school students has won one gold, three silvers, two bronzes for Hong Kong at the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), Information Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said Wednesday.

Their outstanding performance lifted Hong Kong's ranking to an all-time high of 14th, up from 17th last year.

Gold medallist Tsoi Yun-pui is the first Hong Kong team member to win four gold medals in successive attempts in cross-territory mathematical competitions. Trainers Chan Jor Ting and Bobby Poon, as well as being IMO Hong Kong Committee members, were the leader and deputy leader of our HK team respectively.

All Hong Kong team members are student members of the "Support Measures for the Exceptionally Gifted Students Scheme" under the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB). In collaboration with the Olympiad's Hong Kong Committee, as one of the measures for nurturing the mathematically gifted, the EMB organizes the annual Olympiad Preliminary Selection Contest Hong Kong. Under the scheme, the students with an excellent performance in the selection contest receive training in a series of enhancement programs and have opportunity to represent Hong Kong in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

The Olympiad was held from July 10 to 18, in Slovenia, with 90 teams of up to six members from various countries and territories participating.

Among the 90 teams in the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad, China scored the highest overall marks while Russia ranked second and South Korea third.

Source: Xinhua