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The Competition began in 1996 as a forum for high school students in Canada to learn about and enjoy aspects of programming. Participants now number more than 2,500 from 250 schools across the country. This is the first time that CCC is extended to other parts of the world, with Hong Kong being the first trial site and HKU as the local organiser.
Two contestants of the senior level of the competition, Lui Ka Cheong from Diocesan Boys' School, and Ng Wai Tsan from T.W.G. Hospital Kap Yan Directors' College, became the winners of an all-expenses paid trip to Canada in May sponsored by Sun Microsystems (Canada) to attend the final competition.
Lui and Ng will be receiving their awards together with 16 students who also performed outstandingly in the contest on March 2. Mr Tony Lam, Director of Academic and Research, Greater China, Sun Microsystems of California Limited; and Professor K L Mak, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, HKU will be the guests of honour at the award presentation ceremony. Teachers and other contestants will also attend. Details of the ceremony are as follows:
Date: March 14, 2005 (Monday)
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Room 312, Haking Wong Building, HKU
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend. For enquiries, please contact HKU's External Relations Office, Miss Polo Leung, Tel: 2859 2600.
Canadian Computing Competition Award Presentation Ceremony (Press Invitation)
11 Mar 2005
Winners in first stage of the Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) co-organised by the University of Waterloo and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will receive their awards next Monday.
The Competition began in 1996 as a forum for high school students in Canada to learn about and enjoy aspects of programming. Participants now number more than 2,500 from 250 schools across the country. This is the first time that CCC is extended to other parts of the world, with Hong Kong being the first trial site and HKU as the local organiser.
Two contestants of the senior level of the competition, Lui Ka Cheong from Diocesan Boys' School, and Ng Wai Tsan from T.W.G. Hospital Kap Yan Directors' College, became the winners of an all-expenses paid trip to Canada in May sponsored by Sun Microsystems (Canada) to attend the final competition.
Lui and Ng will be receiving their awards together with 16 students who also performed outstandingly in the contest on March 2. Mr Tony Lam, Director of Academic and Research, Greater China, Sun Microsystems of California Limited; and Professor K L Mak, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, HKU will be the guests of honour at the award presentation ceremony. Teachers and other contestants will also attend. Details of the ceremony are as follows:
Date: March 14, 2005 (Monday)
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Room 312, Haking Wong Building, HKU
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend. For enquiries, please contact HKU's External Relations Office, Miss Polo Leung, Tel: 2859 2600.
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