Hongkong Prize
An off-duty police officer has won nearly HK$3 Million from Hongkong’s Mark Six lottery this week’s 40th Anniversary Draw, becoming one of three officers this year to score such a massive windfall from their tickets purchased during this annual draw.
The award of HK$5 million will be divided into two payments; the first, consisting of HK$2 million, will go directly to the winner’s nominated charity while a further sum will go towards funding Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s student research fellowship programme. It will be presented during a ceremony taking place at Legislative Council on 20 July.
Established to commemorate George B Endacott, who led efforts to reinstate Hong Kong’s Department of History after World War II, this prize honours major contributions made towards understanding Hong Kong’s past and its unique historical status. Prof Chu is already celebrating two awards this year: Building Colonial Hong Kong: Speculative Development and Segregation in the City was recently given first prize at IPHS Book Prize competition 2024.
Professor Chu is an esteemed scholar in the field of planning history, having made significant contributions to international understanding of planning theory and practice across Hong Kong, China and beyond. Receiving this prize serves both to recognize its significance for research in this field as well as show our gratitude for her contributions.
Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) today unveiled the inaugural Young Scientists’ Prize for Scientific Discovery sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, to recognize young scientists and research teams driving technological progress within Hong Kong and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Prize recipients will be honored with both a cash grant and an engraved medal, in addition to being showcased at an exhibition held for one month by HKScM to showcase their research achievements and inspire teens. Furthermore, HKScM will organize Science Symposiums featuring world-renowned scientists who share their latest scientific developments while exploring interdisciplinary and innovative academic insights.
As part of its efforts to restore quality horse populations following the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong Jockey Club has implemented incentives that will lead to an increase in prize money across all classes this season. They hope these rewards will encourage owners – who were allowed back into racing on Sunday after an extended closed-door period – to spend on top-line gallopers by offering bonuses like one million for Premier Placegetters (PPs), plus top-up payments of up to two million for Class Three races; further bonuses of one million will be awarded upon a racehorse’s debut victory compared with base prize in each race – these will all be added on top of base prizes already won per racehore.