Structure

Eligibility

Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners in HKOI 2021/22 are eligible to join the training sessions. They will become official team members if they attend at least 1 regular training session.
Other students may be allowed to sit-in as non-trainees, subject to capacity and other contraints.

Regular Training (January to April)

The regular training are held on Saturdays, with 2 sessions on each day. The first session are further divided into two difficulty levels (Intermediate/Advanced), which DO NOT correspond to Junior/Senior. New training team members are recommended to participate in the Intermediate sessions. The second session contain contents that are suitable for all members. Trainings are conducted in Cantonese with English materials.

Team Formation Test / Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

Results of the Team Formation Test and APIO will be used as a reference to select members to participate in external competitions and other learning opportunities. In 2021, the team participated in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), China National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI), International Olympiad of Metropolises (IOM) and ICPC Macau Regional Contest (Hong Kong Site).

Note: Only Permanent HKID holders may participate in APIO and inter-territory external competitions such as IOI, NOI and APIO.

Hong Kong Team Training (May to August)

The Hong Kong Team training is by invitation only and is compulsory for members selected to participate in external competitions.

COVID-related arrangements

The regular training sessions in January and Feburary will be held online. The later sessions may be held online or on-site at City University of Hong Kong depending on the situation.

For each on-site training day, team members who wish to attend should pre-register to receive a visitor QR code. Visitors may be required by the venue to upload their vaccination record. As the capacity is limited, we may limit the number of attendees and team members may be restricted from future on-site training sessions if they do not attend after registering.

The Team Formation Test will be held on-site. The test will be postponed to the next reserved day if required. Team members can expect to see vaccination requirements in the selection criteria for external competitions.

Attendance

Attendance will be taken. Only Training Team members and non-trainees who attend at least one regular training session may participate in the Team Formation Test. Training Team members who attend at least 60% of the sessions (Team Formation Test and APIO each counts as 2 sessions) will receive a certificate.

Joining the online training sessions

Currently, we are accepting the following students to join the online training sessions:
– HKOI 2021/22 medal winners
– Other HKOI 2021/22 finalists
– SDIC 2021 finalists

To join the training sessions, please request to join this Google Group. You must use either the HKOI Online Judge account main email address, alternative Google Account, or the Google Account email address provided to us in the HKOI nomination form. Once approved, you will receive calendar invitations. The calendar invitations will contain the link to the Google Meet meeting. You must use the registered Google Account when joining the meeting.

Notes:
1. The Google Group is shared between official training team members and non-members. Being accepted to the group does not imply that you are an official training team member.
2. Your joining request will be declined if you are not eligible or used the wrong email address.
3. If you do not have an active HKOI Online Judge account but your email address in the nomination form cannot join Google Groups, please send us two identical emails, one from the email address in the nomination form and the other from the Google Account you wish to verify.

Code of Conduct

Students must:
– Demonstrate good conduct
– Obey trainers’ instructions
– (for selected external competition participants) Attend the competition and all compulsory trainings

Students must not:
– Play games during trainings
– Cheat or attempt to cheat in contests
– Harass trainers and/or other members
– Violate the HKOI Online Judge Terms of Use

Students who do not comply with the rules may be banned from the Team and/or all HKOI-related activities.