Hong Kong students win 2 gold medals in Asian Physics Olympiad
Xinhua
24 May 2021, 23:55 GMT+10
HONG KONG, May 24 (Xinhua) -- In the just-finished 21st Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO), a team of eight students representing China's Hong Kong achieved the best result in recent years, winning two gold medals, two silver medals, two bronze medals and two honorable mentions.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, around 181 contestants from 22 places participated in the competition online from May 17 to 24.
Secretary for Education of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government Kevin Yeung on Monday congratulated the Hong Kong team on its outstanding performance.
Yeung believed the concerted efforts in Hong Kong to promote diversified science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education helped unleash students' potential and foster a spirit to pursue truth and innovation.