Competitions

Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad 2024 (Secondary Track)

The Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad (HKBCOL)  2024 Secondary Track is organised by HKAGE and co-organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council. Application will open from 31 May 2024.

Eligibility
Current secondary-level students may register as candidates. Each team should consist of 1 to 3 students from the same secondary schools ("school team") or from different schools ("freelance team"), with an adult supervisor as Team Manager or a Teacher Coordinator. Please refer to the document here:

Rules and Regulations
Please refer to the document here:  Rules and Regulations

Competition
HKBCOL 2024 consists of four rounds of competitions from June to August 2024. Winning students of appropriate age will be invited to apply for HKAGE student membership through the "Nurturing the Gifted Scheme". For enquiries, please contact the School & Student Services Division at 3941 0101 or by email to [email protected]. 

Adjudication
Submissions will be adjudicated based on their (1) completeness, (2) cohesiveness, and (3) conciseness by the HKBCOL Organising Committee.

Key dates

International Blockchain Olympiad
Top teams will be invited to the International Blockchain Olympiad 2024 (IBCOL 2024). Secondary school student from Hong Kong must achieve outstanding performance at HKBCOL to qualify for IBCOL 2024. Please refer to the Organiser's announcement. 

Application (Platform will be opened on 31 May)
Applications should be submitted via the HKBCOL 2024 Application Platform by the Team Manager / Teacher Coordinator with the following information:

1. Information of School or Team
   • School name (for school team) / team name (for freelance team)
   • English names of Principal (If applicable)
   • Chinese names of Principal (If applicable)
   • Title of Principle (If applicable)
   • Information of Team Manager / Teacher Coordinator
     • English name
     • Chinese name (If any)
     • Title
     • Position (Optional)
     • Email address
     • Contact number
2. Information of Candidates
   • English names
   • Chinese names (If any)
   • Class in the academic year 2023/2024
   • Gender
   • Email address of student
   • Contact number of parent / guardian
   • Special arrangements needed (If any)
3. School declaration (Only applicable to school teams)

An acknowledgement email with login credentials to the Submission Platform will be sent to the Team Manager/ Teacher Coordinator after Part I of your application has been submitted successfully. Team Manager / Teacher Coordinator is required to log into the Submission Platform to complete Part II of the application and to upload the Round 1 submission. Team Manager / Teacher Coordinator who does not receive the email must contact the HKAGE by the application deadline for verification. 

Once the application form is submitted, no further changes can be made.

Submission

The deadline is the calendar date up to Hong Kong time 23:59 (midnight minus one). Late submissions will not be considered unless there are exceptional circumstances, as approved by the Organising Committee on a case-by-case basis.

Reference links

• HKBCOL 2023 Application Platform  [Platform will be opened on 31 May]
• Website of IBCOL
• HKBCOL 2023 Winning Team ''Vertchain'' Sharing (Video) 
• IBCOL 2023 Team ''CircularX'' Medalist Demonstration (Video)
• HKBCOL 2024 Launch - Competition Details (Video in Cantonese) (PPT in English)
• HKBCOL 2024 Photo Gallery (Link)

Enquiry

• Email: [email protected]
• Tel: 3940 0101