Hong Kong Students Shine at International Physics and Mathematics Olympiads, Winning Multiple Medals

Two Hong Kong teams shine at International Physics and Mathematical Olympiads

Two teams of students representing Hong Kong achieved remarkable results in the 55th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2025) and the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2025).

The IPhO 2025, hosted by France, was held from July 18 to 24. A total of 415 students from 89 countries or regions competed for medals. The Hong Kong team won four gold medals and one silver medal, which is the best record ever accomplished. The five awardees are as follows:

Gold medal:	Bill Fu (Inno Secondary School (Kowloon Tong))
	Edison Fu (Queen's College)
	Lincoln Liu (Sha Tin College)
	Qiao Lok-hei (St. Paul's Co-educational College)
Silver medal:	Garfield Leung (Evangel College)

The IMO 2025, hosted by Australia, was held from July 10 to 20, with the participation of 630 students from 110 countries or regions. The Hong Kong team won two gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal. The six awardees are as follows:

Gold medal:	Kwan Yung-ho (Diocesan Boys' School)
	Lincoln Liu (Sha Tin College)
Silver medal:	Chan Kwan-yu (St. Paul's Co-educational College)
	Sze Long (St. Paul's Co-educational College)
	Jerry Xu (Victoria Shanghai Academy)
Bronze medal:	Chong Tsz-sing (Diocesan Boys' School)

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, congratulated the Hong Kong teams today (July 25) on their outstanding performances. "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. The Education Bureau (EDB) 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," Dr Choi said.

The EDB has been attaching great importance to the grooming of gifted students and continues to collaborate with the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) to provide more diversified and high-quality off-school gifted education services and, in particular, arrange for students with potential in STEAM to participate in systematic training and competitions of a reasonable scale to nurture future innovation and technology talent for Hong Kong.

Members of the Hong Kong teams of the IPhO 2025 and the IMO 2025 achieved excellent results in local selection contests. They subsequently received specific training under the enhancement programmes arranged by the HKAGE. The outstanding students in the programmes were then selected as contestants to represent Hong Kong to participate in the above competitions. The Hong Kong teams were fully funded by the EDB to join these competitions.

Two Hong Kong teams shine at International Physics and Mathematical Olympiads Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Two Hong Kong teams shine at International Physics and Mathematical Olympiads Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled pharmaceutical products worth about $18 million

Hong Kong Customs today (October 13) detected a suspected smuggling case involving an outgoing lorry at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port and seized about 320 000 numbers of suspected pharmaceutical products with an estimated market value of about $18 million.

Based on risk assessment, Customs officers intercepted an outgoing lorry declared to contain supplements, skincare products and clothes, etc. at the above-mentioned Port. Upon inspection, the batch of suspected pharmaceutical products was found inside the cargo compartment.

After an investigation, Customs arrested a 39-year-old Mainland male driver suspected to be connected with the case. He was charged with one count of attempting to export unmanifested cargo and will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (October 14).

Customs will continue to combat cross boundary smuggling activities with firm enforcement action based on risk assessment and intelligence analysis.

Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years. Any person who exports pharmaceutical products and medicines without a valid export licence commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for two years.

Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled pharmaceutical products worth about $18 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases