HK Prizes
HK Prizes
Every year, Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) hands out an assortment of prizes to winners of horse races and sports events. For example, this year fencer Vivian Kong won a hefty bonus of HK$9.8 million under the club’s Outstanding Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme, while swimmer Siobhan Haughey earned a hefty HK$3 million. The HKJC also offers incentives to runners, with locals who win the Marathon Challenge category receiving an extra HK$10,000.
The prestigious Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA) were held this week, with the late Benny Chan receiving a posthumous best director award for his cops-and-robbers actioner Raging Fire. Other big winners included actors Andy Lau and Donnie Yen, as well as action choreographers Wong Chun-nam and Yuen Wo-ping.
HKFA was founded in 1993 by thirteen professional film bodies to recognize the achievements of the local industry. Each year, a jury chooses the winner from an official shortlist of nominees. It consists of film workers and critics who are registered voters, as well as an adjudicator from a foreign country. A total of 84 films were nominated this year.
BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE
In keeping with the basic law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the high standard of social morality and professional ethics, this prize shall be awarded to scientists who have made outstanding contributions to scientific research in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Life and Health, New Materials and Energy, Advanced Manufacturing and FinTech. Each awardee will receive HKD 2,000,000, a certificate and a trophy.
A HK$100 bill couldn’t be broken into five HK$5 coins inside an arcade claw machine, but the man was still able to get compensated for his purchase by the store owner. The shop defended their decision by saying that it was “to reduce operating costs”, and the customer should have considered whether the value of each coin was worth the money he spent to buy them.
CUHK’s Professor George B. Endacott was instrumental in re-establishing the Department of History after World War II, and was one of the founders of its reputation as a respectable field of study. To celebrate his work, a scholarship was established in his name for students pursuing doctoral studies. Applicants must be Academy Fellows with research in the area of Hong Kong history and publish their work in a peer-reviewed journal before the award date. The HK$10,000 scholarship will be given to the best candidate in 2024. The winning paper will be published in a reputable journal, and the author(s) will be invited to deliver a lecture at the University. For more information, please visit this website.