The Jockey Club has awarded HK$28.5 million to this year’s top performers in different disciplines. Fencing champion Vivian Kong won HK$6 million for her gold medal in the women’s individual epee, while Edgar Cheung Ka-long took home a prize of HK$1.5 million for his bronze in the men’s individual foil. Both athletes also received a share of the team medal prize money, which totals HK$12 million for each winner. Swimmer Siobhan Haughey clinched two bronze medals in the women’s 200m freestyle and 100m freestyle, and she will receive a prize of HK$1.5 million.
The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize, sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, is designed to recognise pioneering scientific research and technological innovation achievements and their application and transformation for the benefit of society. It inspires scientists to pursue innovative exploration, establish themselves in Hong Kong and serve the world.
To ensure that the review process will be carried out professionally, objectively and fairly, the operation of the Prize is governed by a set of rules and regulations. Its review committees are composed of leading experts from all sectors. Its compliance oversight team consists of professionals from legal, financial and auditing disciplines. The Secretariat, which is operated by the Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, will be responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Board and the Review Committee and implementing the work programme of the Prize.
A total of 9 artists from Hong Kong made the shortlist this year, making it the most represented city in the Art Prize’s history. The award is open to all enrolled secondary school students in Hong Kong, and participants must be nominated by their teachers. Students can submit up to three works online before the submission deadline. A panel of judges will select 20 artworks for the shortlist, and a Judges Prize of HK$8,000 will be awarded to the student artist with the highest score from the judges.
The award was established in 1996 in honour of George B. Endacott, a Professor of History at the University of Hong Kong who was responsible for re-establishing the Department of History after World War II and established its reputation as a respected field of scholarship. The award is intended to encourage students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to carry out research in the field of Hong Kong studies.
The award is open to residents of Southeast Asia, mainland China and the rest of the world, beginning March 1. Applicants can visit the World of Winners splash page to see how they can enter for a chance to win a flight ticket to Hong Kong. The competition closes on 31 August. For further details, visit the HK Prize website.
