Over the last 10 years, Hong Kong’s Mark Six lottery has produced 47 top prize winners. Last week’s draw left an unclaimed prize pool totalling HK$102 million; that will carry forward to tonight’s drawing at Stanley Street betting station in Central. Stanley Street opened early today; many people waited eagerly in line.
The Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited’s Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP) is a merit-based award designed to recognize outstanding scientific research done in Hong Kong as well as its effect on its development. Furthermore, this prize aims to foster Greater Bay Area development by attracting global top science talent, training forward-looking scientists, and positioning Hong Kong as an international R&D hub.
This year’s STIP awards a total of five laureates: Life and Health laureate Dennis Lo Yuk-ming; Physical Science laureate Luk Kambiu; Astronomy laureates Yuen Kwok-yung and Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris from Astronomy, Mok Ngai-ming from New Materials and New Energy and Jiang Xun from Mathematical Sciences Laureacy. Their contributions are widely respected within their fields of expertise and have greatly advanced science over time. These individuals’ achievements have all made notable contributions towards furthering scientific advancement across their disciplines.
Each winner will also receive a trophy and honorary certificate as part of their prizes, in addition to being invited to attend a celebration ceremony with representatives from Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and various Central Government agencies in Hong Kong as officiating guests. Furthermore, they will have an opportunity to showcase their research achievements while sharing perspectives with fellow researchers and industry players through open forums.
Hong Kong students are eligible for this award, which runs until 16 September. Nominations from teachers should be submitted for entry via the website and following entry instructions on its pages; the winning artist will be awarded with an honorarium of HK$8,000 while their school will receive a donation of HK$20K.
This year saw the launch of the Xplorer Prize 2022 to encourage young people in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau to explore uncharted territory when it comes to advanced interdisciplinary science and frontier technologies. As China’s top funding scheme for young scientists it offers awardees up to RMB 3 Million over five years – among the highest among similar talent funding schemes. Pony Ma, Chairman and CEO of Tencent serves as patron for this award; City University of Hong Kong and Tencent Foundation collaborate closely on its organisation and creation.
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