Day: February 24, 2025

The Hong Kong Prize is a series of prizes awarded to students for their outstanding study projects on local history and culture. Each project will be judged on its relevance to the theme, systematic use of collected materials, objective analysis and scholarly citations. The winner and two finalists will be awarded a medal, a certificate and HK$5,000 of merit prize. The winner’s school will also receive a trophy. The competition has been running for several years. This year, a total of 27 teams were shortlisted for the face-to-face interview. The winners and runner-ups were announced at the prize presentation ceremony today (25 September).

The eight winning teams’ projects are “The development of Hong Kong’s Pig Farming Industry during 1967 riots”, by Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School; “The Canton – Hong Kong Strike”, by Tak Oi Secondary School; “Frontier Restricted Area and the Relationship between China and Hong Kong”, by Carmel Pak U Secondary School; and “Hong Kong’s Military Base and its Impact on the Local Economy”, by Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Each team member will receive a medal and a certificate. The champion, first runner-up and second runner-up will receive a hotel package sponsored by Sino Group. The organisers hope that the prizes will encourage students to develop an interest in learning about Hong Kong’s history and culture and to enhance their research skills by carrying out thorough investigation outside classroom.

During the prize ceremony, Mr Adriel CHAN, Vice Chairman of Hang Lung Properties, moderated an exciting Fireside Chat featuring two HLMA Past Winners, Dr Owen H KO, 2004 HLMA winner and Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ms Ewina PUN, 2012 HLMA winner and doctoral candidate at Brown University. The speakers shared with the audience their remarkable journeys in research and the influence of HLMA on their life and career.

Cash incentives for athletes who achieve success at the 2024 Paris Olympics were boosted by 20 percent, with gold medalists receiving up to HK$6 million. The Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, made the announcement at a flag-presentation ceremony for local athletes participating in the 2024 Olympic Games.

Prof FAN Zhiyong of HKUST has been named an awardee of this year’s BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2023, organised by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong). The prestigious prize, founded by the late Run Run Shaw in 2002, recognises excellence in three areas – astrophysics, neuroscience and nanoscience – with a prize money of US$1 million each. The Prize has become one of the world’s most coveted scientific accolades and is a reliable forecaster for Nobel laureates, with 12 Shaw prize winners having won the Noble Prize.

Poker is a game of chance, but it also involves a great deal of skill. It is a card game in which players compete for a pot of money by betting on the strength of their own hand and the likelihood that other players are bluffing. It is a complex game that draws upon mathematics, economics, psychology, and deception. It can be played in many different ways, but the best way to play is with a full deck of cards and a clear head.

Typically, the game is played by 2 to 8 people around a table, each holding a stack of chips. There are generally 2 mandatory bets put into the pot by the players to the left of the dealer, called blinds, and then players can choose to fold (exit the hand), call (match a previous player’s bet), or raise (bet more than a previous player’s raise). Each player is dealt two hole cards. Once the blinds have been placed and everyone has their two cards, the flop is revealed and there is another round of betting.

After the flop, the turn and river are revealed and there is another round of betting. Then the showdown occurs, where each player shows their cards and the player with the strongest hand wins the pot. Sometimes this includes a straight, other times it is 3 of a kind or higher. In some games, the winner takes all of the money at the table, but in others it is agreed before the game starts how the winner will share the money with the other players.

Poker is an excellent social game, and it’s a fun way to spend time with friends. Often, you can make new friends at the poker table and even have dinner together after the game. It is also a great way to relax and unwind. Many people even have a weekly game of poker with friends or family.

One of the most important aspects of poker is learning how to read your opponents’ body language and expressions. These can give you a lot of information about their emotions, which is important to know when deciding whether or not to bluff. Poker is also a great way to learn how to handle your own emotions. It can be very stressful at times, and learning how to control your emotions can help you be a better person in life as well as a better poker player.

Once you’ve mastered the winning strategies of poker, it’s essential to stick with them consistently. Some players are tempted to change their strategy in response to how they’re feeling, but this can lead to bad decisions like pushing forward mediocre cards. Poker is a game that takes patience and discipline to master, but it’s worth the effort in the long run! If you’re not ready to commit to the process, it may be best to avoid the game altogether.