As the autumn breeze brought a refreshing chill, the 53rd Athletics Meet of Pui Ching Middle School commenced at the Macao Stadium in Taipa.  To kick off this year’s sports events, Physical Education teacher Chan Weng Sam was invited to give a speech on “What sports have taught me” during the weekly school assembly on the eve of the sports meet.  Ms. Chan shared her personal sports stories from her school days and mentioned how she had balanced her roles as a student and an athlete.  She encouraged the students to effectively manage their time, persevere, and face challenges head-on.

The opening ceremony for the Pui Ching Athletics Meet was held this afternoon.  Sports events will be taking place over the next three days from September 25 to 27.

Our Senior 2 student Ho Ian Wa won the Science Innovation Award at the 37th National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition. Furthermore, she was invited to a one-year Life Science Follow-Up Training Program offered by experts from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.  During this program, she will have the opportunity to engage with top scholars in the field in exchange and learning activities.

Ms. Ho was a representative of Macao in the 37th National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition held in Wuhan in mid-August.  She won various awards with her project titled "Supramolecular Aggregation and Fusion Targeting Acidic Vesicles," including the First Prize, the Science Innovation Award, and the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Special Award from Huazhong Agricultural University.

Under the guidance of their instructor Mr. Lei Wai Sin, Senior 3 student Sio Kei Chon and Senior 2 student Cheng U Hin participated in the 33rd Annual International Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, which was held from August 2 to 4 at the Fields Institute of the University of Toronto. The conference featured workshops, lectures from special guests, and presentations from scholars and PhD and master’s students from countries such as the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. Our students were the only high school team participating in the academic conference.

Mr. Lei and our students submitted a paper titled "Predator extinction arose from chaos of the prey: The chaotic behavior of a homomorphic two-dimensional logistic map in the form of Lotka-Volterra equations". They presented the paper during the group discussion on the morning of the third day of the conference.

Participation in the academic conference gave the students an opportunity to present their research results and engage with experts and scholars from top research institutions. It also allowed them to expand their horizons and discover future learning directions. Both teachers and students benefited greatly from the experience.

Reference URL: https://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2023/about.cgi

Reference: SCTPLS Newsletter, Vol. 30, No. 4. p. 7

At the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Pui Ching students won a total of 4 first prizes, 1 second prize, 3 third prizes, and 12 special awards, positioning us as the top prize winner in the country.

The award winners are as follows:

1. Choi Chi Hang, winner of:

• First Prize
• Hubei University of Technology Adolescents Innovation Award for Green and Low-Carbon Technology
• Hubei University Future Rising Star Special Award
• Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Award (China Adolescents Innovation Award for Science and Technology)

2. Ho Ian Wa, winner of:

• First Prize
• Huazhong Agricultural University Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Special Award
• Kexing Innovation Award

3. Hong Chi Ian, winner of:

• First Prize
• Intel Talent Award

4. Lei Cheok Kio, winner of:

• First Prize

5. Cheong Sin Lun, Ma Iok Kei, and Ngok Chi Wai, winners of:

• Second Prize
• Intel Talent Award
• Huazhong Agricultural University Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Special Award
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology Adolescents Innovation Award for Science and Technology (sponsored by the Gengshu Fund)

6. Wu Ka Wai, Pun Chi Kin, and Wong Min, winners of:

• Third Prize
• Wuhan University of Technology Adolescents Innovation Award for Science and Technology

7. Hon Pok Man, winner of:

• Third Prize
• Wuhan Textile University Adolescents Innovation Award for Science and Technology

8. Ng Hang Chi, winner of:

• Third Prize

9. Lao Chit, winner of:

• I-FEST Gold Certificate of Qualification