Secondary School
All full-time secondary school (or equivalent qualification) students in
Hong Kong
Sub-Degree
Full-time students currently enrolled in a Higher Diploma
or Associate Degree programme in Hong Kong who are 25 years old or
younger during the competition period
Degree
Full-time students currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree
programme in Hong Kong who are 25 years old or younger during the competition period
Invited
Any teams invited by the organizers to participate in the competition will not have their scores
included in the rankings and are ineligible for any prizes. No limitations on team formation are imposed
for the Invited Category.
This contest is a team competition. The maximum number of team members is FOUR. Each team and participant can only join ONE of the categories.
Within a single category and team, team members can be from different schools / institutions.
All teams and participants must comply with the rules set by the organizers. The organizers reserve the right to determine the eligibility of each team and participant.
The top 5 teams of each category (except invited teams) are required to submit proof of their efforts (write-ups) on 3 solved challenges randomly selected by the organizers. The organizers will confirm the final ranking after the verification of the write-ups is completed.
Team names are composed of two parts: “Team ID” and “Team Name”. “Team Name” is either the name of the school/institution or any self-defined name during registration. The naming format of each category is shown below:
For all teams:
Self-defined name with a maximum of 32 English alphabets, numbers, and special characters, or assigned by the organizers
Name format is {Team ID} – {School name of the members} | {Team ID} – {self - defined name}
E.g. S0001 – Hung Hom East Secondary School
E.g. S0002 – >_< team haha >_<
E.g. H0001 – HKCC, H0002 - HKUSpace
E.g. H0003 - CTFCrew
E.g. U0001 – CUHK, U0002 – PolyU, U0003 – AbcdU
E.g. U0004 – CTFlovers
For invited teams only:
Self-defined name with a maximum of 32 English alphabets, numbers, and special characters
Name format is {Team ID} – {Team name of the members}
E.g. I0001 – CTFExpert
The organizers reserve the right to change your team’s name at any time without prior notice if it is deemed inappropriate or in violation of any rules.
