Primary Mathematics World Contest

The Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC; ) is an annual math competition for primary school students in Hong Kong. It was first held in 1997 and is sponsored by Po Leung Kuk. The competition has attracted teams from around the world.

History
The first Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) was organised in 1997. The sponsors of the competition are the charitable organisation Po Leung Kuk, the public university Hong Kong Institute of Education, and Panda Hotel. Competitions are held at the Panda Hotel, which is in the Tsuen Wan town of New Territories West.

In the 21st competition in 2018, there were 32 teams that represented Australia, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the United States, Thailand, and Vietnam. The 22nd competition took place on five days in July 2019. After COVID-19 prevented the contest from being held in-person, Po Leung Kuk had restarted it according to a 2023 article in HK01.

Format
The event has an individual and a team competition. The individual contest's participants have 90 minutes to finish 15 math questions. In 2016, a student who got all the questions right received gold medals, while students who got one question wrong received a silver medal. During the team competition, team members have 60 minutes to finish 10 math questions. Each team has four people.