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.