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The Primary Mathematics World Contest or PMWC takes place every year in
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. It was first held in 1997, and is sponsored by the
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organization. The competition has attracted teams from around the world. Each team consists of 4 members, all of whom must be 13 or younger as of September 1, and must not be enrolled in a secondary institution (or the equivalent). However, the 13th Primary Mathematics World Contest (2009) was canceled due to the
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declaring the
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a pandemic. A similar event occurred in the 7th Primary Mathematics World Contest (2003) where the committee postponed the contest to November 2003 due to
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. The PMWC committee provides room and board at the Panda Hotel in
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. Competitions in Hong Kong Mathematics competitions Po Leung Kuk Recurring events established in 1997 {{HK-edu-stub