Hong Kong Prize was developed with academic excellence and active community development in mind, to encourage undergraduate and postgraduate students who possess innovative ideas on how Hong Kong could enhance its international profile. The winning submission will receive HK$5000 as well as the chance to present its idea before key stakeholders in their industry.
This prize is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled at the University of Hong Kong (UoH). Nominations should be based on original articles published between January 1 – December 31, preferably within this calendar year (January 1- December 31). Authors are asked to sign their entries with UoH ID numbers at the bottom. In case of a tie vote by judges, submissions that fail to fulfill requirements may be removed and another winner assigned in accordance with criteria outlined by them.
At the University of Hong Kong, this award recognizes students who have completed an outstanding dissertation of any subject area and were judged by an examining panel as particularly meritorious for its scope and depth of research, quality of analysis, writing style, use of sources, etc. It is sponsored by HKU Faculty of Science.
Hong Kong runners can take advantage of an increase in marathon prize money due to an additional HK$10 million added by title sponsor Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Alongside existing Group One races offering purses ranging from HK$13 million to HK$40 million, the 25th running of this marathon will feature 12 Group Two and 12 Group Three events; these will increase prize pools by 5.25 per cent per category.
Paul Chan Mo-po delivered remarks at the 2024 Hong Kong News Awards ceremony held Friday to acknowledge local journalists for their “positive and irreplaceable contributions to society in response to pandemic”. He further applauded them as holders of high-quality information and key facilitators of innovation.
South China Morning Post journalists took home top honors in the Best Scoop category, with senior reporter Edith Lin and news editor Jeffie Lam from its City Desk winning first place for highlighting unauthorised structures built on luxury homes; Kahon Chan and Natalie Wong of Post staff won second prize with coverage of Dubai Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s decision not to establish a family office in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Film Critics Association Ltd. (HKFCA) hosts an annual Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA), honoring films commercially released within Hong Kong during the previous calendar year. For consideration as a Hong Kong film, at least two criteria must be fulfilled: director must be either a resident of Hong Kong or permanent citizen; film company registered within territory and at least six members of production crew reside within territory;