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{{Short description|Mathematics competition in Hong Kong}}
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The '''Primary Mathematics World Contest''' or '''PMWC''' takes place every year in [[Hong Kong]]. It was first held in 1997, and is sponsored by the [[Po Leung Kuk]] organization. The competition has attracted teams from around the world. Each team consists of 4 members, all of whom must be 13 or younger as of September 1, and must not be enrolled in a secondary institution (or the equivalent).{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
The '''Primary Mathematics World Contest''' ('''PMWC'''; {{zh|t=保良局小學數學世界邀請賽|s=保良局小学数学世界邀请赛|first=t,s}}) is an annual math competition for primary school students in in [[Hong Kong]]. It was first held in 1997 and is sponsored by [[Po Leung Kuk]]. The competition has attracted teams from around the world.
However, the 13th '''Primary Mathematics World Contest''' (2009) was canceled due to the [[WHO]] declaring the [[Influenza A virus subtype H1N1]] a pandemic. A similar event occurred in the 7th '''Primary Mathematics World Contest''' (2003) where the committee postponed the contest to November 2003 due to [[SARS]]. The PMWC committee provides room and board at the Panda Hotel in [[Tsuen Wan]].


==History==
The first Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) was organised in 1997.<ref name="Dawn2018-03-31">{{cite news |date=2018-03-31 |title=International mathematics contests |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1398088 |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126093050/https://www.dawn.com/news/1398088 |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref> The sponsors of the competition are the charitable organisation [[Po Leung Kuk]], the public university [[Hong Kong Institute of Education]], and [[Panda Hotel]].<ref name="Hicap2007-07-18">{{cite news |last=Hicap |first=Jonathan M. |date=2007-07-18 |title=Pinoy kids reap HK top math awards |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11A748177AA09F08&f=basic |newspaper=[[The Manila Times]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/2024.01.26-103412/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11A748177AA09F08&f=basic |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref> Competitions are held at the Panda Hotel, which is in the [[Tsuen Wan]] town of [[New Territories West]].<ref name="Hicap2007-07-18"/><ref name="Shukla2015-07-24">{{cite news |last=Shukla |first=Kavyanjali |date=2015-07-24 |title=Lucknow school represents India at Hong Kong cultural fest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/citizen-journalists/citizen-journalists-reports/kavyanjali-shukla/lucknow-school-represents-india-at-hong-kong-cultural-fest/articleshow/48174799.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126111300/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/citizen-journalists/citizen-journalists-reports/kavyanjali-shukla/lucknow-school-represents-india-at-hong-kong-cultural-fest/articleshow/48174799.cms |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref>


In the 21st competition in 2018, there were 32 teams that represented Australia, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the United States, Thailand, and Vietnam.<ref name="Macau2018-08-06">{{cite news |date=2018-08-06 |title=澳生參加數學世界賽收穫豐 |trans-title=Macau students participate in Mathematics World Competition and gain a lot |language=zh |url=https://www.cyberctm.com/zh_TW/news/mobile/detail/2292859 |newspaper=[[Macao Daily News]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/2023.12.12-093432/https://www.cyberctm.com/zh_TW/news/mobile/detail/2292859 |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref> The 22nd competition took place on five days in July 2019.<ref name="Va2019-07-07">{{cite news |date=2019-07-07 |title=澳隊將赴港參加數學世邀賽 |trans-title=The Macau team will go to Hong Kong to participate in the Mathematics World Invitational Competition |language=zh |url=http://www.vakiodaily.com/news/view/id/331141 |newspaper=[[Va Kio Daily]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126104331/http://www.vakiodaily.com/news/view/id/331141 |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref><ref name="Guang2019-08-26">{{cite news |date=2019-08-26 |title=檳華小學校外輝煌學術獎 表揚5卓越學生 |trans-title=Penang Chinese Primary School Out-of-School Brilliant Academic Award Commends 5 Outstanding Students |language=zh |url=https://guangming.com.my/檳華小學校外輝煌學術獎-表揚5卓越學生 |newspaper=[[Guang Ming Daily (Malaysia)|Guang Ming Daily]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126114746/https://guangming.com.my/檳華小學校外輝煌學術獎-表揚5卓越學生 |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref> After [[COVID-19]] prevented the contest from being held in-person, Po Leung Kuk had restarted it according to a 2023 article in [[HK01]].<ref name="Pui2023-07-05">{{cite news |last=Pui |first=Ying-kai 裴英才 |date=2023-07-05 |title=保良局25間小學重回博覽館　舉辦聯合畢業頒獎典禮　6000人出席撰 |trans-title=25 Po Leung Kuk primary schools returned to the Expo and held a joint graduation award ceremony. 6,000 people attended. |language=zh |url=https://www.hk01.com/中小學校園/915783/保良局25間小學重回博覽館-舉辦聯合畢業頒獎典禮-6000人出席 |publisher=[[HK01]] |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126115358/https://www.hk01.com/中小學校園/915783/保良局25間小學重回博覽館-舉辦聯合畢業頒獎典禮-6000人出席 |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref>


==Format==
The event has an individual and a team competition. The individual contest's participants have 90 minutes to finish 15 math questions.<ref name="Macau2017-07-28">{{cite news |date=2017-07-28 |title=港數學賽澳奪團體冠軍 |trans-title=Hong Kong Mathematics Competition: Macau wins team championship |language=zh |url=http://macautimes.cc/news-cd.asp?id=26561 |newspaper={{ill|Macau Times|zh|澳門時報}} |accessdate=2024-01-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126102411/http://macautimes.cc/news-cd.asp?id=26561 |archivedate=2024-01-26 }}</ref> In 2016, a student who got all the questions right received gold medals, while students who got one question wrong received a silver medal.<ref name="Guo2016-07-18">{{cite news |last1=Guo |first1=Huiqiao 郭会桥 |last2=Shen |first2=Ao 沈翱 |date=2016-07-18 |title=图文：瞧 别人家的孩子真是不一般的牛 |trans-title=Picture and text: Look, other people’s children are really extraordinary. |language=zh |newspaper={{ill|Chutian Metropolis Daily|zh|楚天都市报}} }}</ref> During the team competition, team members have 60 minutes to finish 10 math questions.<ref name="Macau2017-07-28"/> Each team has four people.<ref name="Guo2016-07-18"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407061059/http://poleungkuk.org.hk/en/joint-schools-districts-world-competition/primary-mathematics-world-contest.html |date=7 April 2019 |title=Official website}}


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Revision as of 11:56, 26 January 2024

The Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC; traditional Chinese: 保良局小學數學世界邀請賽; simplified Chinese: 保良局小学数学世界邀请赛) is an annual math competition for primary school students in in Hong Kong. It was first held in 1997 and is sponsored by Po Leung Kuk. The competition has attracted teams from around the world.

History

The first Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) was organised in 1997.[1] The sponsors of the competition are the charitable organisation Po Leung Kuk, the public university Hong Kong Institute of Education, and Panda Hotel.[2] Competitions are held at the Panda Hotel, which is in the Tsuen Wan town of New Territories West.[2][3]

In the 21st competition in 2018, there were 32 teams that represented Australia, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the United States, Thailand, and Vietnam.[4] The 22nd competition took place on five days in July 2019.[5][6] After COVID-19 prevented the contest from being held in-person, Po Leung Kuk had restarted it according to a 2023 article in HK01.[7]

Format

The event has an individual and a team competition. The individual contest's participants have 90 minutes to finish 15 math questions.[8] In 2016, a student who got all the questions right received gold medals, while students who got one question wrong received a silver medal.[9] During the team competition, team members have 60 minutes to finish 10 math questions.[8] Each team has four people.[9]

References

  1. ^ "International mathematics contests". Dawn. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hicap, Jonathan M. (18 July 2007). "Pinoy kids reap HK top math awards". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Shukla, Kavyanjali (24 July 2015). "Lucknow school represents India at Hong Kong cultural fest". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "澳生參加數學世界賽收穫豐" [Macau students participate in Mathematics World Competition and gain a lot]. Macao Daily News (in Chinese). 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 12 December 2023 suggested (help)
  5. ^ "澳隊將赴港參加數學世邀賽" [The Macau team will go to Hong Kong to participate in the Mathematics World Invitational Competition]. Va Kio Daily (in Chinese). 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ "檳華小學校外輝煌學術獎 表揚5卓越學生" [Penang Chinese Primary School Out-of-School Brilliant Academic Award Commends 5 Outstanding Students]. Guang Ming Daily (in Chinese). 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ Pui, Ying-kai 裴英才 (5 July 2023). "保良局25間小學重回博覽館　舉辦聯合畢業頒獎典禮　6000人出席撰" [25 Po Leung Kuk primary schools returned to the Expo and held a joint graduation award ceremony. 6,000 people attended.] (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "港數學賽澳奪團體冠軍" [Hong Kong Mathematics Competition: Macau wins team championship]. Macau Times [zh] (in Chinese). 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b Guo, Huiqiao 郭会桥; Shen, Ao 沈翱 (18 July 2016). "图文：瞧 别人家的孩子真是不一般的牛" [Picture and text: Look, other people’s children are really extraordinary.]. Chutian Metropolis Daily [zh] (in Chinese).
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