2023
Organization
The Steering Committee and the Scientific Committee are the two principal committees of the Hang Lung Mathematics Awards.
The Steering Committee, comprising mathematicians and leaders from different sectors of society, serves as the advisory body and provides support, guidance, and oversight of the Awards. The Executive Committee, which reports to the Steering Committee, is responsible for the operation and administration of the competition. Its Secretariat provides general administrative support to the Awards.
The Scientific Committee, comprising world-renowned mathematicians, is the academic and adjudicating body of the competition. The Screening Panel under the Scientific Committee handles the initial review of the submitted project reports, supervises the second and final round of the review process, and liaises with all referees and members of the Scientific Committee regarding the project reports.
Scientific Committee
| Chair: Professor Richard Schoen | 2017 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics Stanford University University of California, Irvine |
| Professor Raymond Hon Fu Chan | City University of Hong Kong |
| Professor Andrew G. Cohen | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Frederick Tsz-Ho Fong | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Jun Kigami | Kyoto University |
| Professor Wei-Ping Li | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Ngaiming Mok | The University of Hong Kong |
| Professor Kenneth A. Ribet | University of California, Berkeley |
| Professor Tom Yau Heng Wan | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Professor Hong Wang | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University |
| Professor Ya-xiang Yuan | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Professor Shou-Wu Zhang | Princeton University |
Screening Panel
| Chair: Professor Frederick Tsz-Ho Fong | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Zhigang Bao | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Ivan Chi Ho Ip | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Tianling Jin | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Eric Marberg | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Maosheng Xiong | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
STEERING COMMITTEE
| Chair: Professor George F. Smoot | 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Thomas Kwok Keung Au | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Professor Tony F. Chan, JP | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
| Mr. Alfred Cheung | NeoUnion ESC Organization |
| Dr. Owen H. Ko | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Professor Shing Yu Leung | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Leevan Ling | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| Mr. Siu Leung Ma, BBS, MH | Fung Kai Public School |
| Professor Michael Kwok Po Ng | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| Professor Yang Wang | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Ms. Susan Wong | Hang Lung Properties Limited |
| Professor Tong Yang | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Dr. Chee Tim Yip | Princeton Sky Lake International School (Shenzhen) |
Executive Committee
| Chair: Professor Shing Yu Leung | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Jimmy Chi Hung Fung | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Dr. Stanley Hon-Ming Ho | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Dr. Albert Yin-Bon Ku | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Dr. Chi Man Leung | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor Chi Wai Yu | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Secretariat: Ms. Niki Hiu Yan Chan | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
WINNERS OF THE 2023 HANG LUNG MATHEMATICS AWARDS
Gold Award
| Topic: | On the Properties of the Semigroup Generated by the RL Fractional Integral |
| Team Members: | Kyan Ka Hin Cheung, Ethan Jon Yi Soh |
| Teacher: | Mr. Thomas Johnson |
| School: | Harrow International School Hong Kong |
Silver Award
| Topic: | Least Optimal Square Packing in a Square |
| Team Members: | Chun Hei Mok, Hei Wong |
| Teacher: | Mr. Tin Yau Cheung |
| School: | S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School |
Bronze Award
| Topic: | On the Parametrization of Egyptian Fractions |
| Team Member: | Hei Tung Tam |
| Teacher: | Mr. Yuk Lun Fong |
| School: | HKUGA College |
Honorable Mentions
(of equal ranking and listed by school name in alphabetical order)
| Topic: | Structure of Critical Groups of Circulant Graphs |
| Team Members: | Mason Chi Wah Chan, Tsz Sing Chong, Lucas Chavez Mocan, Himansh Vijay Pahilwani, Tsz Ho Wong |
| Teacher: | Mr. Long Tin Chan |
| School: | Diocesan Boys’ School |
| Topic: | Algorithmic Classification on the Expansion of Fractions in Negative Rational Base |
| Team Members: | Ho Lam Lau, Ryan Sze Chit Lo, Jane Chi Kuan Ng, Kin Long Wong |
| Teacher: | Mr. Yuk Lun Fong |
| School: | HKUGA College |
| Topic: | Mean Shadow of Rotating Objects |
| Team Members: | Wang Chit Kwong, Ngai Wang Lam, Ho Tung Wong |
| Teacher: | Mr. Yan Lam Fan |
| School: | Pui Ching Middle School |
| Topic: | Generalising Orthocentres of Triangles to Simplices as the Isogonal Conjugates of the Circumcentres |
| Team Members: | Kwan Yu Chan, Hok Lai Ng |
| Teacher: | Mr. Pak Leong Cheung |
| School: | St. Paul’s Co-educational College |
2023 ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDS PRESENTATION VIDEO
The 2023 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards were announced on December 19 with seven prizes: a Gold Award, a Silver Award, a Bronze Award, and four Honorable Mentions.
The winning students, teachers, and principals received trophies from renowned scholars at the Announcement and Awards Presentation Ceremony.
e-Program book
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Ronnie C. Chan
Chair, Hang Lung Properties Limited
Professor Yike Guo
Provost, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Opening Remarks
The Hon. John KC Lee, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM
The Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Fireside Chat: Unleashing Possibilities in Neuroscience and Neural Engineering with Mathematics
Dr. Owen H. Ko
Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ms. Ewina Pun
Doctoral candidate, Brown University
Mr. Adriel Chan (moderator)
Vice Chair, Hang Lung Properties Limited
Vote of Thanks and Presentation of Mementos
Mr. Weber Lo
Chief Executive Officer, Hang Lung Properties Limited
Special Remarks
Professor Richard Schoen
Chair, 2023 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards Scientific Committee
2023 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards
Announcement and Awards Presentation
Gold Award
Harrow International School Hong Kong
Silver Award
S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
Bronze Award
HKUGA College
Four Honorable Mentions of Equal Ranking
Honorable Mention
HKUGA College
Honorable Mention
Diocesan Boys’ School
Honorable Mention
Pui Ching Middle School
Honorable Mention
St. Paul’s Co-educational College
FINALIST TEAMS THAT ATTENDED THE 2023 HANG LUNG MATHEMATICS AWARDS ORAL DEFENSE
(Listed in alphabetical order by school name and research topic)
Equilateral Polygons over Finite Fields
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
Investigating the Edge 1-2 Conjecture: from Complete Graphs to Trees and Unicyclic Graphs
Diocesan Boys’ School
On the Upper-bound of Anchored Packing Problem
Diocesan Boys’ School
Structure of Critical Groups of Circulant Graphs
Diocesan Boys’ School
Quantum Computing: Adapting Shor's Algorithm to the Problem of CLT Group Size Finding
G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College
On the Properties of the Semigroup Generated by the RL Fractional Integral
Harrow International School Hong Kong
Algorithmic Classification on the Expansion of Fractions in Negative Rational Base
HKUGA College
On the Parametrization of Egyptian Fractions
HKUGA College
On Solutions of the Exponential Diophantine Equation px- qy = z2
Kiangsu Chekiang College (Kwai Chung)
Generalization of Stern’s Diatomic Sequence
P.L.K. Centenary Li Shiu Chung Memorial College
Mean Shadow of Rotating Objects
Pui Ching Middle School
Least Optimal Square Packing in a Square
S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
Generalising Orthocentres of Triangles to Simplices as the Isogonal Conjugates of the Circumcentres
St. Paul’s Co-educational College
Covering 45 Points Configuration with Disjoint Unit Disks
St. Paul’s College
On the Littlewood Problem and Sum of Two Squares in the Ring Zq
Wah Yan College, Kowloon
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Interview with 2023 HLMA Bronze Award Winner – Hei Tung Tam
List of Selected Media Articles
(Listed by publishing date and media outlet in descending order)
