The hongkong prize is awarded by the Hong Kong Post for outstanding journalism in English. This year, three Hong Kong Post journalists have been named as winners in the competition: reporter Sammy Heung for a series of stories on movers and shakers in the city’s scientific field; production editor Matt Haldane and journalist Xinmei Shen for their work on Hong Kong’s stock market crash; and editor-in-chief Tammy Tam for her coverage of Hong Kong’s democracy struggle.
The Hong Kong Prize is the highest honor in local literature and will be presented at a ceremony at the Victoria Room of the Legislative Council on October 28. The winner will receive HK$200,000 and a trophy. The judging panel, which will be led by the Hong Kong Academy of Literature’s chief executive and chairwoman, said that they will take into account a work’s literary value, its originality, and its impact on society and culture.
An award-winning film about the future of Hong Kong won the best picture prize at the city’s film awards. The controversial movie Ten Years taps into residents’ fears about Beijing’s grip on the semi-autonomous territory. It became a box office hit in Hong Kong, but was pulled from cinemas on the mainland after Beijing complained that it was too critical of China.
It was a double win for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, which won the prestigious Best Ensemble Performance prize and its Principal Patron Swire Group won the Best Music Group Prize. The HK Phil’s four-year project to record Wagner’s Ring Cycle was a huge success and the box-set will be released in November.
A new art prize for self-taught artists and recent art graduates has been launched. The Hari Art Prize 2024 is being offered by the foundation of Dr Aron Harilela, CEO and chairman of Harilela Ltd. The HK$100,000 prize is designed to reward creativity and talent in the local art scene.
Those who are interested can submit their works to the organiser via online application from September 10 to October 31. The jury will select a winning artist to be announced in December.
The 8th Hong Kong Inter-school Study Project Competition on the Historical Development of Hong Kong won its first prize in the History category today (September 25). The annual competition aims to enhance students’ knowledge of Hong Kong’s history and encourages them to research actively outside class. This year’s theme is “Honour and Disgrace”. The winning projects explore the unique history of Hong Kong from different perspectives. The judges praised the students for their excellent written reports, which were judged on their relevance to the theme, systematic use of collected materials, objectiveness in analysis and citation of bibliography and footnotes. The judges also commended the participants for their creative ideas and innovative approaches. The report titles include: