The Hongkong Prize is a merit-based award designed to honour outstanding researchers and research institutions established by local universities within Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This prize encourages scientists in Hong Kong to continue engaging in innovative exploration while applying their findings toward benefiting society; its judging panel comprises internationally-recognized scholars and experts.
Today (September 25), the eighth Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong History and Culture organized jointly by the Hong Kong Museum of History and Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture successfully reached a conclusion. This competition encourages students to increase their knowledge of Hong Kong history and culture through extensive outside-class learning activities like researching links between historical developments and changes in social life.
At this year’s World Science Innovation Awards in Shanghai, several Hong Kong innovations won Gold medals and prizes, including an ultra-stable lithium metal battery with 3D nanostructured anode; an intelligent floor mat designed to help elderly avoid falls; and a flexible circuit board boasting superior high-speed transmission performance – technologies developed by Nano and Advanced Materials Institute under Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government along with various private enterprises.
Nine Hong Kong artists made it onto this year’s Art Prize shortlist – an unprecedented achievement since its establishment. Their works explored themes of honour and disgrace, many reflecting fears over Beijing’s growing control of semi-autonomous Hong Kong. Noormah Jamal’s piece “Did the Seed Grow?” caused great uproar due to its depiction of pro-democracy activists self-immolating themselves outside the British Consulate in early January.
Crown Worldwide (HK) Limited has taken steps to encourage employees to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 by holding an internal lucky draw with prizes of up to HK$2,888 and offering bonuses of up to HK$500 should an employee reach an 80% vaccination rate.
Attracting participants for the 2023 Hongkong Prize has never been easier! Now applicants can submit their entries for this prestigious academic prize that aims to promote academic exchange and cooperation among local scholars and students of global Hong Kong studies, with particular attention paid to developing new theories, concepts, methodologies and approaches in studying Hong Kong in relation to China and Asia. Applicants who wish to submit an entry should read carefully through its terms and conditions before entering.
Pony MA, Chairman and Founder of Tencent, along with several renowned scientists established the Hongkong Prize in 2018. This merit-based award honors independence, exploration, creativity, innovation and independence of candidates; its judging panel evaluates scientific/technological innovations as well as potential economic/social value creation potential of each applicant.
The Hongkong Prize is open to Fellows of the Academy who are 45 or under at the time of submission, who published original articles in the HKJ during that award year (such as clinical studies, observational studies, epidemiological analyses, basic science research studies, meta-analyses or case reports) that are eligible. The winning article will receive an engraved gold medal as its prize.