Hong Kong Prize, one of Hong Kong’s most beloved lotteries, draws tickets with numbers on them and awards the winning one with a large sum of money; usually at least 10 million Hong Kong dollars but sometimes exceeding this threshold amount.
The Hong Kong Prize lottery was initiated by friends and students of late Dr. John D. Young, an influential pioneer in Hong Kong history. Each year the prize is given out to an honors postgraduate student studying Hong Kong history; its award has become an invaluable source of assistance to many students studying Hong Kong history as it also includes both scholarship funding and cash awards for winners.
Chinese government’s use of power to suppress free speech and democracy in Hong Kong is no secret; over the past year alone Beijing enacted new national security laws designed to silence dissidence there. But despite these measures democracy activists remain resilient, campaigning tirelessly for their rights. US lawmakers recently made this request of Nobel Peace Prize committee: nominate five Hong Kong residents who have shown strong dedication towards freedom as recipients for nomination for awarding prizes this year.
This year’s winners include photographers, filmmakers and critics whose works examine shifting spaces and identities. Li Zhao took home the top prize of HKD 35,000 for his film Green Walls (2020), which follows a Sri Lankan girl seeking asylum in Hong Kong. Alexander Treves won second runner-up honors with his piece “Toward Leviathan Together (2021”) that features deconstructed Chinese names printed onto nautical chart paper to reflect our shared experience of fleeing across seas.
The Hong Kong Arts Development Awards scheme recognizes both veteran arts practitioners and emerging artists, organizations and patrons who actively participated in promoting arts as well as patrons who actively supported this art form. By conferring awards, this scheme seeks to introduce various arts talent to the public while inspiring active support of arts development among members of community.
Generocity, a Hong Kong-based charity organisation dedicated to shaping Hong Kong’s role on the world stage, hosts Generocity HK Global Development Prize as an open competition that seeks innovative ideas on how Hong Kong can foster sustainable development and international cooperation. Participants from universities, non-governmental organisations, individuals and companies all can submit ideas aimed at improving sustainable development or international cooperation; with winners receiving up to HK$5,000 prizes as they present them to key stakeholders within development sector – those interested can visit its official website for more details – submission deadline of April 30.