A hong kong prize is a reward offered to students who excel in their studies. It consists of a cash prize and an unrestricted project fund to help scale up their work. It is also a great way to recognise the contribution of outstanding academics. In addition, the winners of the HK Prize are required to give talks about their work to the public and engage in community service. The winner of the HK Prize will also have their name displayed in Hong Kong and will receive an official certificate from the university.
The HK Prize has been running for 40 years and is the world’s highest educational award. Since its inception, it has given hope to countless people and provided substantial benefits to society through the lottery duty and Lotteries Fund. In order to maintain the prize, the organisers of the Mark Six lottery increased the ticket cost and minimum first prize money in 2010. The total prize money has grown from about HK$5 million in 2010 to HK$10 million today.
In a year when many other sporting events are pulling out of the Asian Tour, the HK Prize is holding on to its schedule with a double-header of events at Hong Kong and Sentosa. Abraham Ancer will defend his title at the LINK Hong Kong tournament, while Bryson DeChambeau and the Crushers GC team are in action at Sentosa for the inaugural Asian Tour event.
A group of young activists is fighting an uphill battle to hold an authoritarian China accountable. But can a handful of Davids hold a Goliath to account? The imprimatur of a Nobel Prize would certainly help.
This year, the HK Prize honours the memory of George Endacott, who was responsible, virtually single-handedly, for the re-establishment of the Department of History in 1946 after World War II. He was also a pioneer in the study of Hong Kong history and established it as one of the major teaching and research departments in the Faculty of Arts in the 1950s.
The Hong Kong Prize is awarded to graduating BA students who have the best performance in courses related to Chinese history from 1840 to present day (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). It consists of two awards, with each award having a value of $5,000. The award is supported by the Yidan Foundation. A number of measures are taken to ensure the fairness and integrity of the draw. For example, employees from HKJC’s security and customer services departments strictly check and test all materials used for the draw, including boxes, balls, and the draw machine, on a daily basis. They are also weighed, measured and X-Rayed on a regular basis. Moreover, the same set of balls is not used for two draws. The result is released within three hours after the drawing. All results can be viewed on the website. Moreover, the website provides live video of the draw for added transparency. The winner will be announced on 30 May.