The Hong Kong prize is a biennial award that recognizes outstanding research contributions by young scientists in the fields of science and technology. It is open to scientists under the age of 50 and aims to inspire future generations to pursue scientific research. It is one of the most prestigious awards in Hong Kong and is widely recognized in the scientific community.
The HK Prize was established by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine to reward outstanding research published in a peer-reviewed journal by an Academy Fellow. This research must have significant clinical impact and be of high quality.
The winner of the 2024 HK Prize will receive a cheque of HK$500,000. The winner of the 2nd prize will receive a cheque of HK$25,000 and the winner of the 3rd prize will receive a certificate. The winning submission will also be given the opportunity to present their ideas to key stakeholders in the development sector.
During the week of 12-15 May, the 2024 hk prize winners will be announced. If there is no winner of the first or second prize, the money that would have been paid out for these prizes will be added to a jackpot in the next draw. This is how the jackpot can grow to about HK$100 million, which is still significantly more than the normal 1st division prize of HK$8 million.
Ben Campbell will go head to head with fellow Hong Kong tour pro Cameron Smith for the prestigious $2m hk prize payout this weekend at the LINK Hong Kong Golf Club. The tournament is the eighth of eight elevated International Series events on this year’s Asian Tour calendar, and the winner will earn a place at the season-ending HSBC Champions Tour event at Mission Hills in Shanghai.
The late director Benny Chan has been posthumously awarded the best director prize for his cops-and-robbers actioner Raging Fire at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards. Donnie Yen won best actor, while the movie was also honored with film editing and action choreography awards. A letter signed by nine lawmakers across party lines nominated the Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, calling them global inspiration in the face of a crackdown by Beijing.
In the fine arts, Pakistani artist Sameen Agha won the $30,000 Grand Prize for her sculptural work A Home is a Terrible Place to Love, while the Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize went to local artist Michelle Fung for her mixed media piece Red Bean Stalk. HKFA chairman Derek Yee confirmed that the best director nomination for the documentary Leaving Home, about the residents of Ying Wa Girls’ School who staged a hunger strike to protest their detention by police, will remain unchanged. The committee decided not to take up its rights to cancel the nomination. The movie will be released in US cinemas on 16 June. Ying Wa Girls’ students will have the opportunity to attend its premiere in the city.
