In the 2022/23 season of the Hong Kong Racing Awards, prize money and incentives saw a substantial boost. Total prize fund increased by 11.5% year on year to an all-time high of over HK$1.62 billion – this significant investment made with the aim of continuing to attract owners of high-quality horses that support our world-class horseracing and increase competitiveness of industry.
Winner of the Hong Kong Prize will receive an engraved gold medal and cash prize of HK$25,000. Applicants are required to submit both an unpublished full article as well as an abstract no longer than 500 words with their application, along with a declaration that this article has never been previously awarded or submitted for consideration. Submissions will then be evaluated by an esteemed panel of scholars in Hong Kong studies from around the globe and finalists selected from these submissions.
M+ has selected six artists as shortlisted finalists this year: Shanghai-based multimedia artist Bi Rongrong; Macau ceramicist Heidi Lau; Singaporean composer and performance artist Ho Rui An; Taiwanese multidisciplinary artist Hsu Chia-Wei; Berlin-based artist Pan Daijing and Hong Kong painter Wong Ping are the six finalist artists vying for cash prizes of HK$100,000. Each finalist will receive a cash award of HK$100,000.
Nine lawmakers from both sides of US Congress have nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for a Nobel peace prize, calling it an inspiration despite Beijing’s restrictions to freedoms there. Their letter was delivered to the Nobel Committee this Wednesday.
At the Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA) ceremony, Mabel Cheung’s documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self won best film while Detective Vs Sleuths won the award for best director. Additionally, Hong Kong actress Michelle Yeoh presented Michelle Yueh with her best new performer award on this memorable evening.
On Sunday (16 April), the Hong Kong Cultural Centre played host to an award ceremony attended by many nominees and winners from last year, as well as many current nominees. Hong Kong-born directors won big at this ceremony: Mabel Cheung’s To My Nineteen-Year-Oldself won best film while Wai Ka Fai won director.
The Hong Kong Film Awards is an biennial award scheme established to recognize and promote Hong Kong films of excellence. A film qualifies for this accolade provided it was produced within the previous calendar year, has at least an hour-long running time, meets two out of three criteria for inclusion: for instance, its director must reside in Hong Kong; at least one production company registered here must produce it; or six members from its production crew are residents in Hong Kong. Since 2002, HKFA also includes an Asian Film category as part of their competition criteria.