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For those who were lucky enough to get their hands on a first-division ticket for the Mark Six Lunar New Year snowball draw, it’s likely that they pocketed more than a million Hong Kong dollars. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
The jackpot will continue to grow until the draw takes place on February 2 when a single winning unit will have the chance to win HK$188 million. The ticket has to be valid for the upcoming draw, and all prizes are subject to taxation.
A total of nine artists from Hong Kong made the Sigg Art Prize 2025 shortlist, making it the most represented city in the history of the award, which celebrates works by Asian art collector Uli Sigg. Two-thirds of the shortlistees are women, another record for the prize’s history. The winning artist will receive a cash prize of HK$500,000 and a showcase at the newly-opened M+ museum.
For the first time in the prize’s history, the finalists were announced on May 17. The $30,000 Grand Prize went to Pakistani artist Sameen Agha for her sculpture A Home is a Terrible Place to Love. Carved in red marble, the piece shows a house being dismantled from the inside, with the pieces scattered on the ground like discarded cardboard boxes.
The second prize was won by Chinese artist Liu Zhong, who exhibited a series of portraits of people with different facial expressions that were inspired by the varying emotions and gestures that can be seen at public events such as sports matches or political rallies. Liu also received the HK$50,000 Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize for her work, Red Bean Stalk, which uses a variety of materials to create a complex image of a woman holding a stalk of beans.
Lastly, the HK$10,000 Young Talents Award was given to Malaysian artist Yuying Luo for her abstract work Away, which is made of recycled plastic and acrylic paint on canvas. The artwork is a reflection on the current state of global politics and the effect of social media on our perceptions.
A spokesman for the prize said that the winners were chosen by an independent Judging Panel comprising experts from various fields, including education, business, and public administration. “The prize recognises the great contributions of these individuals or teams to reshaping the future of global education by building bridges between theory and practice,” he said. “The Yidan Prize is designed for impact: the laureates of each prize will receive an unrestricted project fund that enables them to scale up their efforts, a gold medal, and a cash prize of HK$15 million.
The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize is open to individuals or teams working in the field of Hong Kong scientific and technological innovation, such as Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Life and Health, New Materials and New Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, and FinTech.” No more than five persons or teams will be awarded each year.