A team of eight Hong Kong secondary school students scored one gold, five silvers and two bronzes at the China Western Mathematical Olympiad 2005 held in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Of them, Tsoi Yun-pui is the first Hong Kong team member to win three golds in a row at cross-territory mathematical competitions. He was victorious in last year's and this year's events, and in the International Mathmatical Olympiad held in July. 

The Chengdu event was hosted by the China Mathematical Society Olympiad Committee, related education bodies and secondary schools, from November 4 to 8. A total of 92 mathematically talented secondary students from 23 teams participated.

Hong Kong, Hainan and Kazakhstan were specially invited to join 18 western provinces and municipalities including Ningxia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guangxi, Shanxi and Jiangxi to take part.

The team members were selected from the International Mathmatical Olympiad - Hong Kong Preliminary Contest organised by the Support Measures for the Exceptionally Gifted Students Scheme.

Established by the Education & Manpower Bureau in late 2000, the scheme provides structured enhancement programmes in mathematics, science and other learning areas to help students develop their potential to the fullest.

The Hong Kong team's results were:

Gold

Tsoi Yun-pui  ( S7, Sha Tin Government  Secondary School)
Silver 

Yim Wing-yin (S6, South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School)
Fok Pak-hei (S4, Pui Ching Middle School)
Huen Tat-ming (S6, Christian Alliance SC Chan Memorial College)
Li Cheuk-ting  (S4, La Salle College)
Tam Tsz-kin (S5, La Salle College)
Bronze 

Yip Lik-yau (S6, TWGH Kap Yan Directors' College)
Chan Chup-ching (S6, La Salle College)

Details of the event are available on the scheme's website.