The two gold medals clinched by fencer Vivian Kong and swimmer Siobhan Haughey at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris marked the best Olympic performance by Hong Kong athletes ever. They will also receive substantial bonuses, as per the Jockey Club’s Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme.

The winners of the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024 were announced on Monday, with five scholars pocketing a total of HK$2 million each. The prestigious awards are crucial to Hong Kong’s tech-innovation and offer significant support to the special administrative region’s economic transition.

This year’s judges will be looking for written reports that have relevance to the theme of the competition, systematic use of collected materials and evidence, objectivity in analysis, citation of sources and footnotes, and overall assessment of quality. The winning teams will be awarded a cash prize, certificates and opportunities for further training in research skills.

In addition, the winner of each division will be invited to attend the BOCHK Symposium and be a guest speaker at other events organized by BOCHK. In the past, the BOCHK Symposium has attracted many renowned academics and scientists to share their insights on topics related to Hong Kong history and its relations with China and the world.

In the category of Education, the judges will look for students’ written reports on the following topics:

Education, Social Change and Conflict – A Study of the Development of the Hong Kong Pig Farming Industry During the 1967 Riots, by Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School;

The Education, Arts and Culture category is sponsored by the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and the Asia Society Hong Kong Council. It recognizes Hong Kong and Chinese artists who are able to capture the essence of the city’s unique cultural identity through their art. The winners will be notified by email by end of December 2025, and their works will be showcased in the BOCHK Sigg Prize Exhibition at M+ in September 2026.

Hong Kong has a long history of promoting freedom of speech and expression. This has been embodied in its political system of a “one country, two systems” arrangement and through the principle of “no discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or nationality”.

The BOCHK prize was established to commemorate the late Professor Wang Gungwu of The University of Hong Kong who donated a sum to fund the award in 1992. The balance of this donation was re-designated to this prize, with the objective of supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Hong Kong history at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The BOCHK prize is a great encouragement to researchers and students to explore new ways of studying Hong Kong and its relations with China and the world. It is also an important platform for dialogues and collaborations between Hong Kong and other academic institutions. The Society for Hong Kong Studies facilitates this by organising lectures and workshops, and providing an online platform for the exchange of ideas and information on the city’s history and its place in the world.