Day: August 21, 2024

The Hongkong Prize is one of the world’s top writing competitions, offering winners not only financial prizes but also the opportunity to exhibit their work at an awards ceremony. However, participation can come with risks; therefore it is essential that participants read and comply with all rules before entering an entry in order to ensure fair play and avoid violating any guidelines. Ten Years is the big winner at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards despite only receiving limited cinematic release and sparking controversy within Beijing for its portrayal of Hong Kong as it increasingly comes under Chinese control. Yet the film still proved an overwhelming box office hit locally and spoke directly to residents’ fears for its future as Beijing tightens its grip over Hong Kong. In this video interview, the director of “Hong Kong 2047: An Eye Witness Account” speaks about his vision for Hong Kong’s future and considers its success given current tensions with China. Additionally, he shares what inspired this film and what audiences will take away from viewing it. In past years, the Hong Kong Prize has been given out across various disciplines such as pharmacology, engineering, life science and social sciences. This year’s Prize has focused on artificial intelligence and robotics and has been divided into five categories. Furthermore, a portion of it was also distributed among young scientists to assist their careers. This year’s Hong Kong Prize is going to a team of researchers who have studied the impact of natural disasters on people living in Hong Kong and its surroundings. This research is critical in increasing our understanding of disaster risk reduction strategies and improving preparedness against natural disasters; winning team will receive HK$100,000 along with a trophy. Hongkong Prize, Hong Kong’s premier privately funded science award, will host this year’s ceremony as part of Future Science Prize Week from October 30-November 3. Among other activities planned during Future Science Prize Week will be a youth dialogue featuring winners as well as scientists. As part of their application for the Hong Kong Prize, candidates must submit an original research article, whether based on clinical studies or observational or epidemiological investigations but excluding meta-analyses. All work submitted must have been published by January 1, 2021 in a peer-reviewed journal and judged on relevance, use of collected materials, objectiveness of analysis and citation of sources; only principal authors with an Academy Fellowship award are eligible to submit papers; more details about this competition can be found at their Academy website.