HK Prize is presented annually to an array of academic, artistic, and community projects from academia. An independent panel of judges selects prize winners based on merit of applications submitted to them; winners receive grants up to HK$100,000. Each project will be assessed on its individual merits with an aim to improve Hong Kong’s environment while simultaneously benefiting society as a whole.

At last year’s Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong, many took to the streets in defence of freedoms against Beijing’s heavy-handed crackdown. Three young men who joined this protest became its first prisoners of conscience – and now US lawmakers from both parties are calling upon the Nobel Peace Prize committee to nominate these pro-democracy campaigners as global role models.

The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize was created to foster innovation among scientific research entrepreneurs in Hong Kong with the mission of “Boosting Hong Kong, Serving the Country Through Technology”. Its five fields of science include artificial intelligence/robotics/life/health sciences/new materials/energy science/advanced manufacturing/FinTech. Each field seeks to attract top talent while nurturing forward-looking scientists so as to establish Hong Kong as an international science and technology hub.

At the 2024 Olympic Games, athletes in contention for medals have seen their prize pool increase significantly, with gold now worth HK$12 million, silver worth HK$6m and bronze worth HK$3 million respectively. Athletes who place outside of the top three but within eight will also receive half of this amount while ninth to 16th will get one third of that sum – team event prizes being double that of individual events.

To ensure the fairness of its draw, the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has implemented various measures. All balls used in the draw are regularly measured, weighed and examined via X-ray for examination; furthermore, both box and machine will be locked after every draw while results will also be verified by experts.

The Hong Kong History Book Prize was established to honour Professor John D. Young, who played a pivotal role in reviving the Department of History as one of the principal teaching and research departments within the Faculty of Arts during the 1950s. Short-term goals of this initiative are to source books for the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies series on Hong Kong history; long-term, more ambitious objectives aim at inspiring more authors to write about this fascinating area. This year’s winner is A Death in Hong Kong by Revd Dr James Macdonald from Edinburgh who wrote several books on Hong Kong history and its people. This inaugural prize was sponsored by Sir Lindsay and Lady Ride Memorial Fund and published under his pen name Revd Dr Macdonald is known for several titles on its history and its people.