The Hong Kong prize is an annual award given to students in hk who have been nominated by their teachers. Students are asked to submit an original work before the deadline and can be awarded up to HK$8,000 if they are shortlisted for judging.
The prestigious prize was first awarded in 2012 and is open to all enrolled secondary school students in Hong Kong. Students must be nominated by their teacher in order to participate and can only enter a maximum of three artworks per category. Judges will select 20 student artists for a shortlist and one grand prize winner. A HK$20,000 prize is also awarded to the school of the judges’ prize winner.
Beijing imposed national security legislation in June 2020 following pro-democracy protests, which criminalised secession, collusion with foreign forces and terrorist acts – broad categories that have led to hundreds of convictions. It has plunged Hong Kong’s freedom index and prompted many journalists to leave the city for fear of prosecution.
Hong Kong’s top film prize went to the controversial drama Ten Years, a series of five vignettes that tapped residents’ worst fears for their semi-autonomous territory’s future under China’s tightening grip. The sweeping victory, including a special award from France and Germany, is the latest in a series of international prizes for the film.
Despite being a major local box office hit, the movie has provoked anger in Beijing because of its depiction of the mainland’s grip on the city. Beijing has stepped up censorship of HK cinemas and cut off funding to independent films, which has dipped significantly in recent years.
The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP) announced the Laureates of 2023 today in a ceremony held at Hong Kong Palace Museum. This year’s Laureates are the most prolific in the Prize’s history, with eight scientists receiving recognition across the categories of life science, physical science, and mathematics and computer science. They range from seasoned scientists born in the 1940s to young researchers in their late 30s.
The HKAI Board is responsible for proposing important scientific research fields to be the subject of THE PRIZE; appointing members to serve on the Review Committee and Compliance Oversight Team; setting requirements for nominating experts; and shouldering the responsibility for liaison and coordination between the Board, the Review Committee and the Compliance Oversight Team, as well as for overseeing the conduct of evaluation activities, award ceremonies and holding interdisciplinary academic activities and science popularization activities. A Secretariat, operated by the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, will support the implementation of the decisions of the Board and the Review Committee. It will be responsible for organising the Competition, publishing the rules of THE PRIZE, soliciting nominations, conducting preliminary evaluation and announcing results. The prize logo and trophies conferred on winners juxtapose two precious elements — a pearl and a pierced jade amulet — with a happy meaning in both Chinese and Western contexts. The HKAI’s brand identity is designed by renowned designer, Mr Michael Hui.