| Category | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Secondary School | All full-time secondary school (or equivalent qualification) students in Hong Kong |
| Higher Education | Full-time students currently enrolled in a Higher Diploma or Associate Degree programme in Hong Kong who are 28 years old or younger during the competition period |
| Tertiary Institution | Full-time students currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree programme in Hong Kong who are 28 years old or younger during the competition period |
| Open Team | All members are Hong Kong residents (Holding a valid Hong Kong Identity Card within the meaning of the Registration of Persons Ordinance - Cap. 177) |
This contest is a team competition. The maximum number of members per team is FOUR. Each participant can only join ONE team and participate in ONE of the competition categories.
Within a single category and team, team members can be from different schools or institutions.
All participants must comply with the competition rules. The organizers reserve the right to determine the eligibility of each 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 upon verification of the write-ups.
Team names are composed of two parts: Team ID and Team Name.
Team ID is defined by organizers.Team Name is either the name of the school/institution or any self-defined name during registration.Self-defined name with a maximum of 32 English alphabets, numbers, spaces, dash and underline, or assigned by the organizers.
Name format is {Team ID} - {School name of the members} or {Team ID} - {self-defined name}
| Team ID | Separator | School name or self-defined name |
|---|---|---|
S0001 | - | Hung Hom East Secondary School |
S0002 | - | team haha |
T0001 | - | HKCC |
T0002 | - | HKUSpace |
T0003 | - | AbcU |
U0001 | - | PolyU |
U0002 | - | HKU |
U0003 | - | CTFlovers |
Self-defined name with a maximum of 32 English alphabets, numbers, spaces, dash and underline, or assigned by the organizers.
Name format is {Team ID} - {self-defined name}
| Team ID | Separator | Self-defined name |
|---|---|---|
O0001 | - | 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.
