This Week’s HK Prize

In this week’s hk prize, we look at how much Paris Olympics 2024 medal winners from Hong Kong will get and how that compares with other countries. We also explore the new rules on horse racing prize money and a man’s misunderstanding at Hong Kong Jockey Club headquarters that led him to believe he had won the Mark Six jackpot.

Mabel Cheung’s To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self was named best film at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA) held on Sunday night. Wai Ka Fai’s Detective Vs Sleuths won the other top prize of best director at a ceremony that saw Michelle Yeoh present.

A 29-year-old man visiting the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s headquarters in Happy Valley was taken to hospital after mistakenly believing he had won a large prize in the Mark Six lottery draw. The man visited the club twice today, after the first visit he was told he had not won the jackpot, but he refused to leave the premises until police were called.

The BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE has awarded more than HK$30 million in prizes since its founding in 2023. It aims to encourage excellence in scientific research and innovation in the territory.

The board is the highest decision-making body of THE PRIZE and is responsible for reviewing and interpreting the Charter; suggesting important scientific research fields for THE PRIZE; appointing members of the Review Committee and Compliance Oversight Team; setting requirements for nominating experts; verifying and approving the final review results; implementing the decisions made by the Board, the Review Committee and the Compliance Oversight Team; organizing award ceremonies, holding interdisciplinary academic activities and science popularization activities; and operating the Secretariat.

Prize money in Hong Kong’s domestic racing will rise by eight percent for the 2023/24 season, with increases across every class of race from Griffins to Class 1 and the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The HKJC will announce details of the final prize structure for the season in coming days.

Five of Hong Kong’s democracy activists were nominated this year for the Nobel Peace Prize, including Joshua Wong, who is leading protests against Beijing’s encroachment on freedoms in the financial hub. US lawmakers have urged that the prize should go to more of those who have pushed for Hong Kong’s independence and democracy.

This year’s winners of the Yidan Prize for Education Development went to War Child Alliance’s Mark Jordans and Luke Stannard, who have developed evidence-based care systems to improve the physical and mental health of children in conflict areas. They will receive a cash prize of HK$30 million, which is about $3.8 million. The Yidan Prize was founded in 2016 and aims to help build a better world through education. It has two categories: one for education research and the other for education development. The winners will be honoured at an awards ceremony in December. Click through the gallery to see photos from the event.