If you have a creative idea to support Hong Kong’s international development efforts, this is your chance. Organized by Generocity, the hk prize offers the winning submission HK$5,000 and the opportunity to present their ideas to key stakeholders in the development sector. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges including Antonia Carver, director of Art Jameel in Dubai, UAE; and Christopher K. Ho, executive director of Asia-Pacific at the Global Development Policy Institute. You can find out more about the prize here.
The HK Prize is open to people aged 18-30 who are either currently living in or from Hong Kong, and are interested in enhancing Hong Kong’s role as an Official Development Assistance (ODA) host city on the global stage. Applicants must submit their entry by 30 April to be considered for the award.
Prof. Cecilia L. Chu has won the prestigious 2024 International Planning History Society Book Prize for her book Building Colonial Hong Kong: Speculative Development and Segregation in the City, published by Routledge. The prize honours major scholarly works that advance knowledge of planning history worldwide.
Hong Kong Jockey Club will offer the most in Olympic prize money among all regions next season, according to various reports. The total prize pool for the 2023/24 season is set to rise by eight percent, with a further increase of HK$94 million in the top-level racing. The BMW Hong Kong Derby and the other legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series will feature increased prizes of HK$1 million each.
HK$250,000 will be offered to the winners of the second and third prizes, while the remaining amount will be added to a jackpot fund for the 1st division. If there are no winners, the jackpot will grow to a total of about HK$100 million (compared with the normal HK$8 million).
The inaugural HK Prize for Arts and Culture is being launched by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Organisations and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors to celebrate Hong Kong’s cultural diversity and encourage more young people to explore different forms of creativity and innovation. A total of HK$150,000 will be awarded to the winners of the three categories, which include a cash prize of HK$100,000 for each category winner, and a scholarship for one winner.
Professor Stuart M. McManus from the Department of History at CUHK has won the Dan David Prize, the world’s largest history prize. This is the first time that a scholar from a university in Asia has won this prize, which is given annually to “recognize outstanding research that illuminates the past and anchors public discourse on history”. Read more.