The Society for Hong Kong Studies (SHKS) has launched the 2023 Best Article on Global Hong Kong Studies () prize to honour outstanding research on Hong Kong by its scholars. The award aims to encourage the development of scholarship on Hong Kong, while also encouraging young researchers to engage with the wider field of international and regional studies.
The Prize is open to Academy Fellows who have been awarded the Fellowship within the past 10 years. Applicants must be principal authors of the paper, and should submit a copy of the published full article and a separate blinded abstract. The research should be of scholarly value and have a direct impact on the community.
A total of 70 teams from close to 50 secondary schools participated in the 2023 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards (“HLMA”) organised by HKUST and Hang Lung Properties Limited. The winning team, Kyan Cheung Ka-Hin and Ethan Soh Jon-Yi from Harrow International School Hong Kong won the Gold Award for their research report entitled “On the Properties of the Semigroup Generated by the RL Fractional Integral”. During the ceremony, Adriel Chan, Vice Chairperson of Hang Lung Properties, moderated a stimulating Fireside Chat with Dr. Owen H. Ko, 2004 HLMA winner and Assistant Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Ms. Ewina PUN, 2012 HLMA winner and doctoral candidate at Brown University.
In the same event, SHKS announced the winners of the 2024 HK Arts Development Awards. The winners include veteran arts practitioners, up-and-coming artists and art patrons. These Awards provide a platform for the development of various artistic genres, and also recognise those who actively promote and support local arts activities.
This year, a record number of nominations were received for the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. The awards ceremony, which takes place every year, is regarded as Hong Kong’s answer to the Oscars. The winners were revealed on April 14. Among them was Broad Daylight, which won three awards in the acting categories.
Cash incentives for athletes who perform well at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be increased by 20%, enabling individual gold medalists to receive up to HK$6 million in rewards. This is to further encourage Hong Kong athletes and support their efforts in pursuing the Olympic dream. The increase in reward money was announced by the Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki during a flag-representation ceremony for the team and individuals representing Hong Kong at the Games. Chan said the increased rewards were in line with the Club’s commitment to help its athletes compete at a higher level and to encourage top performances in all events. The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11. The number of local athletes competing in the event will reach 30 this time, with many of them taking part in their first Olympics experience. They will compete in 13 sports, including athletics, badminton, cycling, swimming, fencing, judo, rowing and sailing.