Two teams of Hong Kong students achieved outstanding results in the 55th International Physics Olympiad and the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad, winning six gold medals, four silver and one bronze.

Hosted by France, the physics Olympiad was held from July 18 to 24, with 415 students from 89 countries and regions taking part.

Bill Fu from Inno Secondary School (Kowloon Tong), Edison Fu from Queen’s College, Lincoln Liu from Sha Tin College and Qiao Lok-hei from St Paul’s Co-educational College won gold medals, while Garfield Leung from Evangel College took home silver.

Australia hosted the maths Olympiad from July 10 to 20, where 630 students from 110 countries and regions participated.

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The Hong Kong team won two gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal.

Kwan Yung-ho from Diocesan Boys’ School and Lincoln Liu from Sha Tin College clinched the gold medals.

Chan Kwan-yu and Sze Long from St Paul’s Co-educational College and Jerry Xu from Victoria Shanghai Academy bagged the silver medals, while Chong Tsz-sing from Diocesan Boys’ School won a bronze medal.

Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin congratulated the Hong Kong teams on their outstanding performance.

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“The impressive results achieved by the Hong Kong teams bear testament to the concerted efforts of the government and various stakeholders in promoting STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) and gifted education,” she said in a congratulatory message.

The Education Bureau will continue to strengthen the promotion of STEAM and gifted education in primary and secondary schools, and encourage the effective use of the school-based student talent pool to identify and nurture more students with talent, she added.

Members of the Hong Kong teams achieved excellent results in local selection contests and subsequently received specific training under the enhancement programs arranged by the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. They were then selected as contestants to represent Hong Kong to participate in the two competitions.