Hongkong Prize is awarded by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation to encourage science and technology entrepreneurs to keep pursuing scientific research and its practical applications, working together to build on Hong Kong’s strengths, serve the country, and contribute to the world. The Prize focuses on five fields: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Life and Health, New Materials and New Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, and FinTech. The Prize is not given to more than one person or team per field of research each year.
The HK$1 billion (US$12.6 million) prize is the first time that the award has been offered for the best Hong Kong-based science and technology project, with the winners selected on the basis of scientific merit as well as the project’s ability to deliver social and economic benefits to the city. In addition to the main prize, the finalists will also receive a HK$200,000 grant and a trophy.
A judging panel will choose the winner on the basis of a number of criteria including originality, impact, quality of writing, and scientific contribution. The winners will be announced on the website of the Academy in November this year.
The organisers hope the prize will inspire other organizations to promote public awareness of the importance of promoting the protection and promotion of human rights, and that it will help young people to understand the value of protecting freedoms and supporting democracy. The organisers will use the prize money to support Hong Kong’s efforts to protect freedoms and promote democracy in the region.
If no winner is found in the first draw, the prize money will be added to a jackpot which can reach up to HK$100 million. If the first prize is won again, it will be taken by the winning numbers and the jackpot will be reverted to the usual 1st division prize. This can happen multiple times during the lottery’s history.
The Hong Kong Students Prize is open to all enrolled secondary school students in the city, who can enter through their teachers. The students will be asked to submit a piece of artwork online before the entry deadline. Judges will then select 20 artists for the shortlist. The top student artist will win the Judges Prize of HK$8,000, while the nominating teacher will receive HK$20,000. The Mark Six Lottery’s spokeswoman said that the lottery is a “reliable and affordable means of achieving financial success.” In the past 40 years, the Mark Six Lottery has helped to provide hope for many people in Hong Kong. It is a vital source of funding for the government’s lottery duty and social welfare programmes. For more information, visit the Mark Six Lottery’s website.
