The Hong Kong Prize (or simply “hk Prize”) is an annual award presented by the Society for Hong Kong Studies to recognize scholars working on Hong Kong history and society studies. Awarded annually since 2002, individuals who make significant contributions in research of Hong Kong as well as its relations with China, Asia or beyond receive it based on a concept created by entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw; three categories exist – astronomy, life science medicine and mathematical sciences with one category receiving a cash prize of $1.2 Million each.
On Sunday evening, this year’s Hong Kong prize winners were revealed during a ceremony. For art, Pakistani artist Sameen Agha won first prize with her installation A Home is a Terrible Place to Love depicting an empty home disassembled like a cardboard box. Other prizewinners include British painter Luke Jerram for A Window to the Past and Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang with his piece Embroidery on the Wall.
Wong Sui-pong’s documentary Obedience was awarded the jury prize, exploring Hong Kong in Hung Hom; special mention was bestowed upon Oksana Karpovych’s Intercepted for its juxtaposition of scenes of Ukraine post invasion with telephone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families. The 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival ran from March 28 – April 8, showcasing more than 190 films from 62 territories before concluding with Sho Miyake’s All the Long Nights as its closing act.
The BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE Board is charged with interpreting the articles of this Charter and suggesting potential research fields suitable for THE PRIZE; appointing members of Review Committee and Compliance Oversight Team; setting requirements on nominating experts, and overseeing overall operations of THE PRIZE including implementation of decisions taken by Board, Review Committee, Compliance Oversight Team and Secretariat – run by Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre.
The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA), established as Hong Kong Film Association Ltd in 1993, is an independent non-profit making organisation that recognizes outstanding achievements in Hong Kong cinema. Films chosen as winning entries by an impartial panel of judges representing 13 professional film bodies in Hong Kong usually nominated five or six films for each category with only one ultimately selected as winners at an awards gala ceremony held each November early November; The inaugural Hong Kong Film Awards took place back in 1982.