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1. Professor Shum Kar-ping, also known as

the father of the Hong Kong Mathematical Olympiad, received the Paul Erdös Award 2016 from Professor Peter Taylor, executive member of the World Federation of

National Mathematics Competitions, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was the first Hong Kong academic to win the international award.

2. Mr Thomas Chee King-hei, a Master of

Architecture graduate of CUHK, received the Royal Institute of British Architects' silver medal from the institute's president, Ms Jane Duncan, in London in December. He was Hong Kong's first winner in the institute's 180-year history.

(Photos 1-2 courtesy of CUHK)