Hong Kong’s film and art scenes were the big winners at this year’s Hong Kong Prize awards. Leading actor Tony Leung won a record three prizes, including the top honour of Best Actor for his role in crime thriller A Guilty Conscience. The film also racked up technical awards for Costume and Makeup Design, Art Direction and Sound Design. Other top performers included Mad Fate, which picked up four awards, and Broad Daylight, which scored three. In the TV drama and documentary categories, The War Behind the Wall and Hong Kong Dreamers both won two awards each.
The HK Global Development Prize is organized by Generocity, an organization dedicated to advancing the work of Hong Kong’s official development assistance (ODA) programme on the world stage. The HK$5,000 competition invites innovative ideas on how to strengthen and further promote Hong Kong’s international role.
This year, more than 400 scientific researchers from HKUST and the university sector were nominated for the award, with a record number of applications in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, life and health, new materials and new energy, and advanced manufacturing. The selection process involves an evaluation of the candidates’ research achievements, their influence on transforming research outcomes in Hong Kong, and their contribution to society and the economy. In addition to the monetary prize, winners receive support in their research and career advancement as well as international visibility through high-quality media coverage.
The inaugural event, held in April this year, gathered leaders and elites from the information and communications technology (ICT) industry to encourage collaboration across the region. This year’s award judging panel was made up of experts from the US, China and Australia. In addition to the monetary prize of USD $200,000, winning entries were awarded with certificates, trophy and business mentorships.
Applicants should be under 50 years old at the time of nomination. The award is open to research groups, individuals, universities and research institutes in Hong Kong, Macau and the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong. Each award field should not reward more than five persons or teams per year.
The ‘Colours of Humanity’ exhibition, hosted by Goethe-Institut Hong Kong in partnership with Justice Centre Hong Kong, invites Hong Kong artists to explore the theme ‘Our Changing World’. It showcases how they view various aspects of global evolution – socially, culturally, technologically and environmentally – and how these changes affect people differently. All exhibited artworks are available for purchase, with proceeds supporting the organisation’s charitable refugee protection work. The exhibition runs from 1 December 2023 to 14 January 2024 at the Goethe-Gallery and Black Box Studio. Free guided tours of the exhibition are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, click here.