hk prize is a contest that recognizes outstanding research in Hong Kong. Its mission is to reward scientists and scientific research teams in the fields of science and technology innovation or technological innovations with a significant impact on our society. It is hosted by Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The award is a merit-based non-governmental prize. The Charter is designed to promote scientific and standardized management of the prize and ensure that the review procedure is objective, impartial, and fair.
The prize is open to any field of scientific research, technological innovation or innovative transformation relating to Hong Kong, including Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Life and Health, New Materials and New Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, FinTech, etc. The research work must have been mainly completed in Hong Kong or research-related institutions set up by higher education institutions of Hong Kong and located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In addition, the research should demonstrate high social morality and professional ethics. No more than 5 persons or teams may be awarded in each of the awards.
Each of the winners will receive HKD 2,000,000, a certificate and a trophy. In the case of a team victory, the total prize money is doubled. For example, if a team of four athletes from Hong Kong finishes in the top eight in a field event, they will receive HKD 12m for gold, HKD 6m for silver, and HKD 3m for bronze.
In addition to the award, a number of shortlisted candidates will be offered opportunities to exhibit their works at Black Box Studio and Goethe Gallery, as well as take part in workshops on art criticism led by professional curators and art critics. The winner will also have the chance to attend a master class at the University of Hong Kong, which is run by the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, and to collaborate with the prize’s supporting partners, to develop an original artwork inspired by this year’s theme.
This year’s edition of the Prize celebrates Hong Kong’s unique position as a world city and its continuing significance in international politics, commerce, culture and social life. In the kaleidoscope of human experiences, it is through our interactions and impacts that we shape and transform the world.
In the past decade, the prize has celebrated some of Hong Kong’s most innovative and exciting cultural projects in various disciplines. These include a series of art installations exploring the idea of a multi-faceted Hong Kong; a collaboration with the Hong Kong National Museum, which explored the role of Hong Kong’s migrants in the country’s history; and a series of exhibitions on Chinese opera in contemporary times. This year, the Prize is pleased to collaborate with a number of partners in an exhibition that explores the interplay between the arts and the everyday. The exhibition is titled Ripple Effects: Art in the Age of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity.