In line with scientific and rigorous standards, the operation of BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE will be performed professionally, objectively, and fairly. The independent review procedure has been formulated to ensure that no organization or individual can exert undue influence over the award process. In addition, all the people involved in the prize work should support the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and hold high social morality and professional ethics.
The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize was established to encourage more young people to participate in scientific research. The prize is awarded to scientists based in the Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area who have produced outstanding research results with great social or economic impact.
South China Morning Post reporters picked up 12 prizes at this year’s Hong Kong News Awards, including the Best Scoop category, for their investigative stories on a range of issues, from exposing unauthorised structures built on luxury properties to the controversy surrounding a Dubai prince’s plans to open an office in the city. The prize ceremony was held on Friday and journalists were elated to win the recognition.
The annual prize was founded in 1996 with the donation of friends and students of Dr John D Young, a professor at the University of Hong Kong who had long been interested in Chinese history from 1840 until present day. It is awarded to a graduating BA student with the best overall performance in courses related to the study of Chinese history (including Hong Kong and Macau) from 1840 to the present day.
Each year, the prize is presented at an award ceremony attended by representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Republic of China and sponsors of the prize. The winner will receive a certificate and cash prize of $5,000. A second prize may be made if two candidates are judged to be of equal merits.
HK Phil extends its heartfelt thanks to the Hong Kong SAR Government, Principal Patron the Swire Group and all music-lovers in the community for their generous support. It is also an honour to receive the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize for a four-year project that has enabled us to perform Wagner’s Ring Cycle, a monumental undertaking of unprecedented scale in Asia, and make it available to a wider public.
In addition to the HK$9 million prize money awarded by the Paris Olympics, Cheung Siu Fai will be rewarded with another HK$3 million under the School’s Outstanding Athletes Incentive Awards Scheme. This is a testament to the remarkable determination of this talented athlete, who has overcome multiple setbacks, including two ligament ruptures, to pursue her dreams in sports and studies, and is now on the verge of winning a record-breaking fifth Olympic gold medal. Her remarkable achievement is indeed an inspiration to all of us!