The prize recognises a person/organisation’s commitment to arts development in Hong Kong. It encourages the wider community to support and promote local artists and art forms. It also aims to promote and facilitate collaboration between the Hong Kong arts sector and international organisations and artists.
The winner will receive HK$200,000, with HK$100,000 for the runner-up and HK$50,000 for third. The winner will have the opportunity to present their research to key stakeholders in the development sector. The winning submissions will be judged on their ability to address a relevant theme in the context of Hong Kong’s sustainable development, and their level of participation, research methods, objectivity, citation and footnotes.
Besides recognizing outstanding scientists and research teams, the prize enhances Hong Kong’s scientific atmosphere by helping its researchers attract more attention from the mainland and beyond. The award is sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited.
Hong Kong is known as the “little red dragon” of Asia for its rich culture and unique historical status, which has attracted many foreign talents to settle here. Among these, many were well-known artists, academics and writers. They were able to make full use of the advantages of Hong Kong’s economy, cultural resources and education system to realise their creative potential.
A Hong Kong telecommunications company has unveiled a new platform for users to express their views on a controversial government policy. The “HK Voices” platform allows citizens to share their opinions on policies and issues that are of concern to them, such as the recent ban on “disruptive” online activities.
The 8th Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong History and Culture has come to a successful conclusion. This annual competition aims to foster students’ knowledge of Hong Kong’s unique history and culture, and encourages them to learn actively outside the classroom by conducting thorough investigations and research into the relationship between historical developments and changes in society.
Ten Years, a film depicting the future of Hong Kong as a semi-autonomous Chinese city, won the best picture prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday. The film, which received only a short cinema release and was pulled from some Chinese-based TV channels, has provoked hackles in Beijing over its portrayal of the semi-autonomous territory.
The Hong Kong Art Prize is open to all HK secondary school students, and the participating schools will be awarded a Public Vote Prize of HK$4,000 and a Judging Prize of HK$20,000 respectively. To enter, students must be nominated by their teachers. The competition will be closed on 16 September. Click here to find out more.