The Hong Kong Prize and Other Awards
The hongkong prize is a science and technology award founded by the HK Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) and sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. It is intended to recognise scientists and research teams from Hong Kong universities or their branch campuses located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for their pioneering efforts and contributions to scientific exploration, as well as their significant influence on transforming research outcomes into practical applications.
Those who have won the hongkong prize will be invited to a special ceremony and public lecture. The prize is also an opportunity for scientists and researchers to promote their work and gain exposure in the HK community, the mainland, and beyond. The HK Alliance of Technology and Innovation hopes that the hongkong prize will encourage more people to pursue scientific studies, establish themselves in Hong Kong, serve the nation, and contribute to the world.
Five HK citizens were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, according to a new report by Global Scholars for Hong Kong. Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Gwyneth Ho, and Joshua Wong were nominated for their fervent dedication to protecting freedoms in Hong Kong and campaigning for democracy. The report said they had “created a great deal of public awareness through their tireless efforts to protect the Hong Kong way of life.”
In the field of art, Hong Kong was well represented with nine artists on the shortlist for this year’s Sovereign Asian Art Prize. Sameen Agha won the Grand Prize for her sculpture A Home is a Terrible Place to Love, which was carved out of red marble and depicts a house in disrepair. Almost two-thirds of the shortlist were women, a first for the Art Prize’s history.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has won the World Music Category of the 2019 LUI Prize, a major international music award established in 2022 by the Hong Kong Federation of Youths and the Swire Group. The HK Philharmonic Orchestra is the only Hong Kong orchestra to win the LUI Prize twice in the same category. The prize ceremony was held on 4 October at the HKCEC Convention Centre.
HKJO is pleased to announce that Professor Wang Gungwu has donated a sum of HK$100,000 for the award. The prize is to be given for outstanding clinical articles published in the journal in the past year. All original articles published during the year will automatically enter the selection process. Those that are peer-reviewed and have been accepted for publication will be considered, including prospective or retrospective clinical studies, observational studies, epidemiological studies, basic science studies, meta-analysis, and case reports. Submissions pending acceptance and review articles will not be considered. HKJO will publish the list of selected articles in its March 2020 issue. For further details, please visit the HKJO website. Applicants should submit an online application form before the deadline. The winner will receive a cash prize of HK$100,000. Runners-up will each receive HK$10,000.