The winner of the HK Prize will take home a cheque worth HK$360,000, while runners-up can expect nearly two-thirds of that figure as prize money for this year’s event – an increase of 3.0% from last year and providing much-needed support to an underperforming local tennis scene.
Senior business reporter Zhang Tianyuan won this category with her piece on cross-border business, while Luo Weiteng came in second. Lesley Liu Xiaohan earned first runner up with Shared Changing, Shared Future; which explored Chinese tourists’ shifting travel habits in Malaysia.
HKUST began participating in ATLAS project since 2014, contributing to both muon detection and data analysis for new physics at LHC. HKUST researchers are engaged in data analysis for Higgs boson properties confirming symmetry-breaking mechanisms of mass generation; exploring nature at distant and extreme conditions; as well as conducting matter-antimatter asymmetry research.
Winning this award brings more than monetary benefits: it is also an opportunity for researchers to showcase their work to a broader public audience, attract potential collaborators or partners and build global networks of scholars, students and experts who share an interest in Hong Kong.
ICAS Book Prize events provide an annual global immersive event series to bring individuals and institutions together through Asia-focused books. Each year, over 20,000 scholars, civil society representatives, practitioners gather at ICAS conventions to exchange views, conduct research discussions and form collaborations while publishers and institutes showcase their publications at ICAS exhibition hall.
Established in 2018, the Society for Hong Kong Studies (SHKS) is an international non-profit, professional association open to scholars and students who share an interest in Hong Kong and its connections to and significance in contemporary and historical global affairs. An affiliate of the Association for Asian Studies, SHKS unites scholars across disciplines to advance research about Hong Kong’s place within Asia.
The Hong Kong Prize (HK Prize) is an innovative annual award that recognises outstanding scientific achievements within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Winners are chosen based on their contribution to science in Hong Kong, including strengthening Hong Kong as an international hub for innovation and technological development, or encouraging further collaboration within this area. Since 2010, six consecutive HK Prize awards have been bestowed, becoming one of the region’s most coveted honors; supported by HKSAR government.