What Happened at the HK Prize Awards This Year?
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This year, a record number of Hong Kong artists made the shortlist, with nine on the list. Nearly two-thirds of the shortlist were women, which is the highest percentage ever in the history of the Art Prize. The winning works depicted a kaleidoscope of human experiences and reflected the globalization of Hong Kong’s identity.
The HK Phil also received the Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Development for its completion of a four-year project to perform and record Wagner’s Ring Cycle. The HK Phil is grateful to all its supporters, including the Hong Kong SAR Government and Principal Patron the Swire Group, and music-lovers around the world for their support in helping the Orchestra receive this honour.
This year, five Hongkongers were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Gwyneth Ho and Joshua Wong. The Nobel Committee opens its nominating season next month and Hongkongers should look at these courageous men and women, who helped lead the Umbrella Movement to defend their freedoms against an increasingly aggressive Beijing.
Fencer Vivian Kong and swimmer Siobhan Haughey are among the winners of the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards this year. They won gold in their respective events, and both have a shot at the Olympic Games. The Jockey Club raised the prize money this year to HK$12 million for individual gold medallists, while silver and bronze medallists will receive HK$6 million and HK$3 million respectively.
The 25th Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will introduce a new ‘Special Incentive Award for Local Challengers’, with permanent Hong Kong residents who complete the Marathon in under 3 hours (men sub-3) and three hours 30 minutes (women sub 3:30) receiving a cash prize of HK$10,000. This is an exciting incentive to encourage more local runners to participate in the event.
In the media category, the South China Morning Post won three prizes at the 19th w3 Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in the United States. The flagship video interview programme Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo won gold in the category of “general video – news and politics”. The Post’s photography team’s photo of a Hong Kong family living in the notoriously squalid “coffin homes” took first merit in the category of Best Feature Photo. Meanwhile, Xi Tianqi, a young reporter with a brief but illustrious career at the Post, was awarded second runner-up in the Best Young Reporter category. She said the prize was a source of encouragement for young journalists. “It proves that the power of writing goes beyond words and can influence people in a meaningful and deep way,” she said.