This year’s Hongkong Prize, an esteemed international science and technology award, will see its recipient awarded with a sum of HK$100 Million. Hosted by Bank of China Hong Kong as part of their Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation programme, BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize (BOC STIP) seeks to expand Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology hub by attracting top scientific talent, nurturing forward-looking scientists, and publicizing their achievements to the wider world.
Today saw the 8th Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong History and Culture hosted jointly by the Museum of History and Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Students participating were required to research various aspects of Hong Kong’s unique historical status while considering how past developments impact and change society today.
Tonight is the Hongkong Prize draw and no first-prize winner was found last week; leaving an estimated snowball jackpot of HK$102 Million up for grabs tonight at Stanley Street’s “luckiest” betting station, where customers began lining up an hour early to place bets.
To ensure the fairness of Hongkong Prize draws, HKJC employs various measures, such as having its customer service and security departments present throughout. All balls used are also regularly weighed and examined prior to each draw and after. Finally, its draw machine undergoes regular X-raying tests as part of this process.
At this year’s ceremony, in addition to main prizes were several merit awards presented. One was “The Trembling Ground”, an educational project from Diocesan Girls’ School; another went to Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College for their project titled “Relationship between China and Hong Kong”, while others include films such as “Port of Call,” which depicted police officer Chan Chun-ming’s self-immolation during Hong Kong protests in 2019, or a documentary made jointly by Polytechnic University of Hong Kong and Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
The Hongkong Prize is open to all Fellows of the Academy with original articles published in HKJO. Eligible studies include prospective or retrospective clinical studies, observational and epidemiological studies, meta-analyses and basic science research across all areas of medicine. Submissions that consist of case reports, review articles or letters to the editor will not be considered; please visit the Academy website for more details.