The Hong Kong Prize (HK Prize) is an annual science and technology prize in Hong Kong awarded to individuals or organizations from Hong Kong that have made significant contributions towards scientific research or advancement of science & technology in any form, either locally or worldwide. Funded by private foundations, its winner is determined by an expert panel.
First-place winners receive a cash prize of HK$200,000, second-place finishers receive HK$100,000 and third placers earn HK$50,000; all runners have the chance of taking home an additional bonus prize if they finish first within three hours for men or four hours or less in marathon challenge category races.
As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, Mark Six lottery organisers are increasing the prizes this year; first prize has jumped from HK$10 million to HK$100 million!
Apart from the HK Prize, various other awards are handed out throughout Hong Kong and its surrounding area. For instance, students writing the best paper about Hong Kong history during senior year of high school may qualify for an award called the HK History Prize; other notable student prizes are Carter Combe Prize and Koren Prizes.
BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE was established to encourage scientific innovation and research, promote the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and increase Hong Kong’s international prestige as a scientific hub. Judging is conducted by an independent review committee and compliance oversight team; while its Secretariat (operated by Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre) fulfills decisions of Board, Review Committee, Compliance Oversight Team as well as organizing evaluation activities, award ceremonies, academic events as well as science popularization activities.
The Board is charged with reviewing and interpreting the articles of the Charter; proposing scientific research areas worthy of THE PRIZE; selecting members for both the Review Committee and Compliance Oversight team, setting requirements of nominating experts, verifying and approving final review results, as well as final decisions made by it are considered final and binding. All decisions taken by the Board are binding decisions made final by it.
On 8 December in Hong Kong, winners of the Hong Kong Prize will be revealed during the Yidan Prize Awards Ceremony and Summit to discuss building resilience through education. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be represented by a delegation composed of Education Secretary Josephine Chiu and Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, who will each deliver an online speech. In his speech, Dr. Chung will emphasize the significance of reshaping education so as to provide more equitable learning environments for students. Furthermore, he will address global education’s increasing challenges as well as its increasing challenges which necessitate collaboration among academia, business, public policymakers and philanthropists in order to overcome them.
