A team of eight Hong Kong students has achieved the best ever results in the sixth International Olympiad of Metropolises (IOM) by winning four gold and two silver medals, one bronze medal as well as a silver medal in the team competition.
The IOM is an international competition covering informatics, mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Cheng Yat-long from Raimondi College and Lam Chung-wang from St Paul's Co-educational College each won a gold medal in the physics competition, while Yeung Man-tsung from Pui Ching Middle School and Xie Lingrui from La Salle College took home gold and silver in the informatics one.
Chu Cheuk-hei from St Paul's Co-educational College and Timothy Yau from Ying Wa College also bagged gold and silver in the mathematics competition, and Chan Yat-long from Po Leung Kuk Centenary Li Shiu Chung Memorial College got a bronze medal in the chemistry contest.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung congratulated the Hong Kong team on its outstanding performance.
He said: "I am proud of the remarkable results of the Hong Kong team this year, which is testimony to the hard work and high ability of our students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education."
Mr Yeung noted that the Education Bureau, in keeping with its goal of continuously promoting STEM education, is looking to strengthen its collaboration with different stakeholders in organising quality student learning activities.
Such activities include the STEM Education Fair to be held next year. The fair will provide an opportunity for students to showcase their learning achievements in STEM-related areas and for teachers to exchange teaching strategies in implementing STEM education.
The bureau also encourages schools to support the development of STEM education by arranging more out-of-classroom experiential learning activities so that students can apply what they have learned, Mr Yeung added.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's IOM was held online from December 6 to 13, with around 260 contestants from 33 cities taking part.
Visit the bureau's e-Gallery website to learn more about the excellent achievements of Hong Kong students in STEM and other areas, as well as their attainments in whole-person development.
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