The Society for Hong Kong Studies in partnership with the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) has unveiled a new prize, to recognize and honour the best global Hong Kong studies article. This prize joins ICAS Book Prize family as an award to encourage scholarship on matters concerning Hong Kong by engaging academic writing around issues concerning it from all corners of the globe.
Happy Valley will offer over HK$12 Million in prize money this month as part of an incentive scheme for trainers at the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship, with total payouts reaching HK$2.0.8 Million as rewards if their horses finish in the top three, HK$500,000 to runners-up and third to eighth place finishes receiving additional award amounts while those winning gold, silver or bronze medals for their country will also receive additional award amounts.
South China Morning Post Takes Home 12 Prizes at Hong Kong News Awards On Friday evening at the Hong Kong News Awards ceremony, The South China Morning Post came away victorious, taking home 12 prizes in various categories at an awards ceremony hosted by Hong Kong News Awards. Their editorial teams won multiple prizes across categories including two top honours of Best Scoop and Best Feature awarded to Edith Lin and Jeffie Lam for their investigation into illegal structures being added onto luxury properties.
Zhang Tianyuan won the award for Best Business News Writing (English) with her piece about cross-border business; post-pandemic economic recovery also dominated the entries in this category.
This year’s BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024 awarded five scholars from Hong Kong universities. Each laureate will receive HK$2 Million to further their research in artificial intelligence/robotics/life/health research as well as new materials/energy research/advanced manufacturing technologies.
Winners were selected through a rigorous judging process conducted by an esteemed panel of experts in their respective fields. Judges were especially impressed by research breakthroughs of each winner that can have direct benefits to Hong Kongers’ lives.
Pro-democracy activists Nathan Law, Alex Chow, and Wong Chun-yen were nominated by a bipartisan group of US senators and congressmen for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize despite having been jailed as protestors against National Security Law protests. A nomination letter states they embody “civic courage, extraordinary leadership, and an unwavering commitment to creating a free and prosperous Hong Kong”. Winners will be announced December 10.