As a world-class city, Hong Kong is well-known for its high level of living standards and diverse cultural activities. However, it is less familiar to many outsiders that the city is also a leading centre for scientific and technological innovation. The Hong Kong Science and Technology Prize is a merit-based award which is intended to recognise scientists and research teams from the city, or from research-related institutions set up by Hong Kong higher education establishments, for their outstanding contributions in scientific innovation and transformation, in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Life and Health, New Materials and New Energy, Advanced Manufacturing and FinTech.
US lawmakers across party lines have nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaigners for the Nobel peace prize, calling them global inspirations in the face of a crackdown by Beijing. In a letter to the Nobel committee released on Wednesday, nine lawmakers from both parties cited estimates that over two million people took to the streets in protest last June. The protest, known as the Umbrella Movement, was one of the largest mass demonstrations in history and showed how these Davids could hold a Goliath to account.
Veteran martial arts film icon Sammo Hung, who won the lifetime achievement award at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2024, started out playing minor and unattractive roles in the 1970s. But with humility, determination and hard work, he carved a niche for himself in the industry.
The winner of the BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE will receive a monetary award of HK$2,000,000, a trophy and a certificate. In addition, the winners will be included in a prestigious list of awardees and be invited to attend the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) to present their research achievements. Nominees should be young Fellows of the Academy with a research paper published in an academic journal. No more than five persons or team can be nominated for each field reward.
The finalists for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2024 were announced at a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong on May 17. Pakistani artist Sameen Agha won the Grand Prize with her sculpture A Home Is a Terrible Place to Love, which is made of red marble and depicts a house that is dismantling itself. Other prizes were awarded to Hong Kong artists and researchers.
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