The expanded constituencies mean candidates need to cover a large population, with those with deep connections to public housing estates having an advantage. Candidates relying on middle-class support to win district council seats have been left disappointed.
Recently, the Fields Medal which is known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics issued every four years was announced. Four "Generation Y", young mathematicians from France, America, Britain and Ukraine won the prizes. There into, June Huh has an especially legendary experience, who is a Korean-American mathematician had a bad math performance and even was repelled by math in his early years, finally becomes another Asian who won the medal after Shing-Tung Yau, Terence Chi-Shen Tao and Bao Chau Ngo.
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HKUST Collaborates with Hang Lung to Foster Young Mathematics Talent
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Hang Lung Properties will co-organize the Hang Lung Mathematics Awards (HLMA) to empower Hong Kong secondary school students to realize their creative potential in mathematics and sciences, ignite their passion for intellectual discovery in the interests of society and humankind, and advance the development of STEM education.
Founded in 2004, HLMA is an acclaimed mathematics research competition in Hong Kong. This biennial event has attracted over 2,200 participants from around 200 secondary schools and received almost 400 research papers, many demonstrating university-level academic standards. A total of HK$8 million in prize money has been awarded to past HLMA winners. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was the inaugural partner of the Award.