Hong Kong Prize is an annual scholarship scheme offering cash prizes and other perks to secondary school students in Hong Kong. It aims to promote the value of education by encouraging them to excel academically, participate in extracurricular activities, and demonstrate leadership potential. Nominated students are nominated by teachers and winners are chosen using an impartial selection process.
In its most recent edition, this prize recognises achievements that have had an effect on humankind and the environment. Nominees include activists fighting for freedom and democracy who may be arrested or jailed; people dedicated to social justice and community service; as well as entrepreneurs turning business ideas into reality. Furthermore, this award also celebrates those who have excelled in economic growth as well as those actively promoting Hong Kong culture locally and overseas.
China Daily’s arts and culture reporting was the clear winner in this year’s news awards, winning four out of five prizes. Senior reporter Kate Li Bingcun won first prize for Best Arts and Culture News Reporting with her three-part culture series “In Dialogue with Time,” while another of her stories on Hong Kong’s attempt to become a global cultural hub won two first runner-up awards. Senior sports editor Lau Chun’s report about HKUST’s recent successes at international competitions as well as breakthroughs in global rankings as well as efforts at recruiting top scientific talent also won him two first runner up awards.
The Hong Kong Global Development Prize provides a platform to gather innovative ideas and initiatives that contribute to Hong Kong’s global development on an international stage, shaping its identity as a city of international cooperation. Additionally, this year’s prize aims to facilitate research on Hong Kong’s relations with China, Asia, and beyond through encouraging innovative theories, concepts, methods of studying Hong Kong history, politics, society and culture.
Researchers across all fields at HKUST have shown tremendous enthusiasm in applying for this year’s Prize, making strong applications from research groups focused on artificial intelligence, life science research, new materials and energy use, advanced manufacturing technology. It is especially encouraging that researchers from artificial intelligence to life and health research submitted strong applications.
HK Global Development Prize seeks to encourage Hong Kong’s academic community to explore innovative research ideas that will contribute to both nation and world, and build careers in science here. The winner of HK Global Development Prize will receive both a monetary prize as well as the chance to conduct their work here; submissions must come from Academy Fellows under 35 when submitted; peer-reviewed journal research studies such as prospective/retrospective clinical trials, observational studies, epidemiological analyses or basic science investigations will only be considered; letters to the editor/review articles/case reports will not be considered for consideration.