HK Prize 2013 Winners Announced
HK Prize is one of the world’s premier lotteries. It offers Asia’s highest jackpot prize, as well as generous maximum payouts. It is also known for its user-friendly services, which are designed to meet players’ needs. Moreover, its customer service and security departments are highly trained to ensure the safety of its players. Lastly, the HK Prize is operated by a licensed lottery operator with impeccable integrity.
This year’s hk prize winners were announced at a gala dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Sculptor Sameen Agha won the Grand Prize for her work A Home Is a Terrible Place to Love, a red marble sculpture depicting a house in disrepair. Other winning works included Michelle Fung’s Red Bean Stalk and Demet’s PPE, Paint Palette Emulation. The HK Human Rights Arts Prize was established in 2013 by Justice Centre Hong Kong to encourage local artists to explore the state of human rights both at home and abroad. The award is open to all Hong Kong-based artists, and the artworks must be inspired by a recurring annual theme and at least one of the additional themes each year.
The Hong Kong Students Prize was established to promote research into different aspects of Hong Kong history, its relations with China and Asia, as well as new theories and concepts in studying the city’s politics, society and culture. It is named after the late Professor George B. Endacott, Lecturer (1946-57) and Senior Lecturer (1957-62) in History, who was responsible for the re-establishment of the Department of History.
In addition to the monetary prizes, hk prize also gives out awards in various categories such as sports and journalism. The sports category, for example, saw Andy Chong Chun-pong’s photo titled Piggyback Paddling win first merit, while copy editor James Cook took second runner-up in the Best Headline with his innovative title In the Green Fast Lane.
Winners of the HK Science and Technology Innovation Prize will be selected through independent review procedures that are professional, objective and fair. To be eligible, candidates should support the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and hold high social morality and professional ethics. They should have made scientific or technological innovations and created significant economic or social value in the Greater Bay Area.
The HK Science and Technology Innovation Prize will be presented at the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) in 2023. Besides the award ceremony, scholars and experts will exchange views on a wide range of topics related to Asia at the convention. During the conference, participants can experience a variety of interactive exhibits and participate in talks by award laureates. The convention will also attract many visitors from overseas.