A pierced jade amulet and a pearl form the logo of the hk prize, which juxtaposes two precious elements that symbolise Hong Kong’s rich cultural heritage. The prestigious prize is open to researchers worldwide and awarded through an impartial process without sponsorship or committee influence, giving winners the opportunity to gain international recognition in addition to monetary awards.
This year’s theme of ‘Our Changing World’ invited artists to explore various aspects of global evolution socially, culturally, technologically and environmentally, and their impact on different groups of people. From this wide scope of interpretation, 102 artworks were submitted, ranging from social-political commentary to personal musings and emotional explorations. Out of these, 30 were shortlisted for their visionary insights into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the local community, across a diverse range of media. The winning and selected works will be exhibited at Goethe-Gallery and Black Box Studio, alongside thought-provoking panels and an award night. All exhibited artworks are also available for purchase, helping to support the prize organisation and the charitable refugee protection work of Justice Centre Hong Kong.
The HK Prize encourages youth to nurture the spirit of self-challenge through voluntary service, skills development and physical recreation, and it cultivates youngsters with perseverance and passion for challenges, which in turn can help them grow as leaders for society. This year, HK Prize attracted a record number of applications from more than 500 schools, with over 1,000 young people participating in the bronze and silver awards, while around 400 young adults joined the Gold award.
Martin M. L. Wong from Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong received the Zhu Kezhen Prize for his research paper titled “Lidar & Radiosonde Observations of the Planetary Boundary Layer over Hong Kong”. Society Honorary member and ex-Director of the Hong Kong Observatory Patrick Sham presented him with the award certificate and prize.
In film, the jury prize went to Sammo Hung for his martial arts epic The Goldfinger, which depicted one of the territory’s biggest financial scandals. HKIFF’s main competition, the Hong Kong New Wave section, featured over 190 films from around the world, and closed with Sho Miyake’s All The Long Nights, a hypnotic drama about life in a care home.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Hong Kong Chapter established the HK Prize to provide scholarships for local undergraduate students to broaden their knowledge in criminology and fraud prevention, and advance their careers. The HK Prize is jointly hosted by the ACFE and the Department of Sociology and the Centre for Criminology, all of which are part of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The prizes will be administered by the HKU Secretariat, which provides professional training in the fields of fraud prevention and detection. It will also hold social and networking activities to connect the anti-fraud community and promote education on fraud prevention, deterrence and investigation in Hong Kong. The HK Prize is supported by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited.