From HKLO to APLO: 20 Local Secondary School Students Advance to APLO
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The 8th Hong Kong Linguistics Olympiad (HKLO) was held successfully on 8 February 2026, attracting a total of 105 contestants from 30 local secondary schools. The Linguistics Olympiad challenges contestants’ logical ability through linguistics puzzles, without requiring any knowledge of linguistics or foreign languages, with an aim to cultivate an understanding of the diversity of world languages and the ability to analyse their structures. This year, the questions explored the logic of a variety of languages, including Shanghainese, Guaraní, Maltese and Chiquitano.
Two students won Gold Medals, six earned Silver Medals, twelve received Bronze Medals, and 23 were awarded Honourable Mentions. The results of 8th HKLO can be found here.
Congratulations to all our young linguistic talents on their remarkable achievement.
