Introduction of Competition

The 1st Interschool Fintech Application and Innovation Competition is co-organized by Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, Grant School Council and Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong. The competition aims to encourage students to learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in financial application and innovation of science and technology’s enthusiasm, improve students set up system model, the mathematical method and computing the comprehensive ability of solving practical problems, to encourage students to take part in the extra-curricular activities of science and technology, expand the knowledge level, cultivate creative spirit, get ready to the university’s life.

Contents of Competition

The contest questions are derived from practical problems that have been properly simplified and processed. Participants are not required to acquire in-depth specialized knowledge in advance, but only need to learn mathematics courses in secondary schools. There is a great deal of flexibility in the questions for participants to give full play to their creativity. Participants should complete a report according to the requirements of the topic. Evaluation is based on the rationality of hypothesis, creativity of modeling, correctness of results and clarity of written expression.

競賽概述與內容

競賽概述
校際金融科技應用與創新競賽是由香港中文大學系統工程與工程管理學系、香港津貼中學議會及香港補助學校議會合辦的全香港中學生的隊際比賽，目的在於鼓勵學生學習科學、科技、工程及數學（簡稱STEM）在金融科技應用與創新的積極性，提高學生建立系統模型和運用數學方法與計算技術解決實際問題的綜合能力，鼓勵同學踴躍參加課外科技活動，開拓知識層面，培養創造精神，為進入大學做好準備。

競賽內容
競賽題目來源於經過適當簡化和加工的實際問題，不要求參賽者預先掌握深入的專門知識，只需要學過普通中學的數學課程。題目有較大的靈活性供參賽者發揮其創造能力。參賽者應根據題目要求，完成一份報告（即答卷）。競賽評核以假設的合理性、建模的創造性、結果的正確性和文字表述的清晰程度為主要標準。