Past, Present and Future of the Society

The Hong Kong Mathematical Society was established in 1979 under the enthusiastic support and encouragement of Prof. Y.C. Wong. The initial institutional members included Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist College, Hong Kong Polytechnic and University of Hong Kong. The aims of the Society are to foster the academic research and information exchanges amongst colleagues and to provide favorable conditions for mathematics educations, both in theory and practice.

Today the Society is supported by great number of mathematicians working in local universities and schools. Our institutional members have increased from 4 to 14 and have included all tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. The Society has been a member of the International Mathematical Union since 1982 and has been responsible for the editing of the Bulletin of South East Asian Mathematical Society. In addition, the Society will have its own Bulletin starting in the summer of 1997.

To foster the exchanges of idea, the Society has organized series of important conferences. These include the SEAMS Conference in 1980, The First Asian Mathematical Conference in 1990 and The International Mathematical Olympaid in 1994. The Society also has, with the support from Urban Council, organized public lecture to popularize mathematics.

Over the past twenty years, the Society has consolidated its influence within the academic community and earned very good appraisal from the society of Hong Kong. We look forward for the continuous support and encouragement from its members and all researchers in mathematics.

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