Hong Kong Prize 2023 Winners Announced
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A police officer attached to the Marine Police Small Boat Division won the biggest jackpot in Mark Six history last night, scooping a whopping HK$128 million. The winning ticket was purchased on a HK$10 quick-pick with selects that were randomly generated by computer. The winner, who was not identified, is expected to take leave from duty immediately.
The 2023 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards saw more than 70 teams from close to 50 schools across the city participate. Under the guidance of their teachers, each team decided on a mathematics topic, designed and conducted research, and submitted a research report. Following a rigorous multi-step evaluation process, 15 teams made it to the final Oral Defense stage, where they presented their work in front of a Scientific Committee comprising renowned scholars and educators.
Five researchers at Hong Kong universities won the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024, a prestigious award that recognises their significant contributions in scientific research with the potential to transform the special administrative region’s technological development. Among them, Chai Yang was awarded for his discovery of disruptive in-sensor computing paradigms, allowing information processing directly within artificial vision sensors.
Other winners included Pakistani artist Sameen Agha, who won the Grand Prize of $30,000 with his sculptural piece A Home is a Terrible Place to Love. His piece, which is carved in red marble, depicts a house crumbling like a cardboard box and is meant to reflect the tumultuous political climate in the country. Meanwhile, sculptor Michelle Fung won the Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize for her mixed media work Red Bean Stalk and artist Demet took the Public Vote prize with his PPE Paint Palette Emulation.
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Young Fellows Research Prize seeks to reward excellence in medical research conducted by young Fellows in Hong Kong. Submissions can be on any subject that relates to clinical practice and research, and must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal. The winner will receive an engraved gold medal and a cash prize of HK$25,000. This year, the prize was boosted by HK$20,000 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its title sponsor Standard Chartered’s support of the Prize. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner on May 17. For more details, please click here. The finalists’ research projects will also be displayed at an exhibition at the HKU Space from April 28 to May 30, and the winning entries will be auctioned to raise funds for SAF’s Make It Better program, which offers expressive arts workshops to children from disadvantaged communities. This is the second time that SAF has partnered with the Prize to promote youth empowerment through the creative arts.