Rules

The Quiz is open for participation by students enrolled in any primary or secondary schools in Hong Kong as well as by the general public. Questions will be selected randomly by the server. The format is the same for all three divisions:

• Primary schools (for students of all primary schools in Hong Kong)

• Secondary schools (for students of all secondary schools in Hong Kong)

• Public (for Hong Kong citizens who are not studying at any primary or secondary schools)

1. Preliminary Competition:

• Duration: the Quiz will cover a total of 8 weeks between 1 January 2004 and 29 February 2004 (inclusively).

• Venue: it is offered online only.

• Eligibility: it is open for all primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong. There is no limit as to how many times a student may attempt to play.

• Scoring: in each game, a student will be given two phrases on the screen. Within the time limit, the student should click on the phrase of the preferred usage. One mark will be added to the score if the student gets the preferred answer; otherwise one mark will be deducted. If no answer is chosen before the time runs out, one mark will be deducted too.

• Top players: scores will be compared to decide positions on the chart. When two scores are the same, the one with more questions attempted will be ranked higher. If the number of questions attempted is the same as well, the score recorded earlier will get a higher position.

• Finalist selection: at the end of the first four weeks, the chart will be cut off and the top player in each district will get the right to participate in the final competition. By the same token, the top players in the second four weeks will become another 18 finalists. Of course, if the second 18 finalists include those who have already been admitted to the final in the first four weeks, the right to the final will be transferred to the second best players in the respective districts during that period.

• Disqualification: all participants are required to fill in a valid email address (or a local phone number) for contact. If our notification email (or call) fails to reach the mailbox (for reasons including a full mailbox) or if a participant fails to acknowledge our email (or call) before the date stipulated, the participant may be disqualified.

• Disputes: in case of disputes, the organizer reserves the right of making the final judgment.

2. Final Competition:

• Date and time: 10 am - 2 pm, 21 March 2004 (Sunday)

• Venue: ReadingLand, Room 202, Park Building, 476 Castle Peak Road, Kowloon

• Format: for each of the three divisions, the 36 finalists will be invited to the venue for a live contest which adopts a format similar to that in the preliminary competition. Each finalist will be given three chances to play, and the scores will then be compared to decide the final champion.

• Handling of a tie: when there is a tie in the top score, the relevant finalists will play one more game in turn, until the champion is identified.

• Bilingual players: the Chinese and English finals will be held on the same day but the Chinese final will go first. Players who are interested in both languages should feel free to participant in both games.

• At the end of the final, all the award-winners should stay behind to attend reporters' interview, if any.

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