The hongkong prize is an international award that recognizes outstanding scientists who have made significant contributions to scientific research in the field of life science and medicine. It is a merit-based award organised by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. Each awardee receives HK$2 million in total and a certificate.
The winner is chosen by a committee consisting of experts from different fields and the community. The winning researchers can also take the opportunity to visit a foreign university to further explore the possibilities of collaborative research.
In order to promote public awareness of the hongkong prize and encourage people to participate in science and technology, the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Shaw Foundation have jointly launched an exhibition entitled “Discovering Research Journeys of The Shaw Laureates”. Through this exhibition, visitors can learn about this year’s Laureates’ amazing accomplishments and their lifelong passion for research.
Athletes in the Hong Kong delegation competing in the Olympics will receive a larger share of the overall prize money than before. This is because the amount for medal winners in team events will double to HK$12m for gold, HK$6m for silver and HK$3m for bronze. The higher prize money is intended to motivate athletes to work even harder and strive for better results.
Five postgraduate students from our department have won prizes in the “Hong Kong in the 60s & 70s – 3D Printed Museum Competition” hosted by Research Institute for the Humanities (RIH). The first group, “Epoch Chronicles”, won the First Runner-up award for their vivid depictions of domestic daily life and transportation in the 1970s. Another two groups, “Single-minded Focus” and “The Senses of the Past”, won the Third Runner-up and Second Runner-up awards respectively.
This is the seventh time that a student from our department has won this prize. The student, Ms. Wang Shu, is studying in the Master of Fine Arts programme with a specialisation in Photography. She has worked on a project about the Hong Kong music scene and its influence on the local cultural landscape, and her work received very positive feedback from the judges.
The Prize is awarded to an outstanding person for a single contribution of exceptional significance or to a scientist for their entire body of work in the areas of physics, chemistry and astronomy with direct applications in science and technology. The judging process will be carried out by the Review Committee and the Compliance Oversight Team of the BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE. The Board, which is the highest decision-making body of the Prize, will oversee the management and administration of the Prize. The Prize will be presented by the Board to the Laureate(s) and a representative of each Research field reward winner (not more than 5 persons or teams per field) at the ceremony held in December 2021. The full list of Laureates and a photograph of them will be published shortly before the ceremony.