The Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation offers the HK Prize each year as a tribute to scientists who have made exceptional contributions in research and scientific advancement. Laureates are chosen from fields including Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Life & Health Sciences, New Materials and New Energy Research, Advanced Manufacturing and FinTech; each winner receiving HK$2 Million along with certificates and trophies.
A team from the University of Hong Kong was declared as the inaugural winner, thanks to their project that combined artificial intelligence and deep learning techniques in order to identify key drivers behind bacterial infection, using this data as inputs into an artificial intelligence system that could predict and prevent outbreaks of infections in hospitalized patients.
As a result of this project, they were able to reduce bacterial infections at their hospital by over 90% – an outstanding feat considering these infections can be deadly and seriously debilitating.
This year’s Hong Kong Prize went to a team from the University of Hong Kong for their groundbreaking work with artificial intelligence that can forecast and prevent outbreaks of bacterial infections. Their system was able to identify key drivers behind infections that led to an almost 90% drop in hospital bacteremia cases – an impressive accomplishment given that such illnesses can often prove life-threatening. This year’s award acknowledged such work.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University was also one of the winners, with their work using machine learning to identify and classify clinical samples of skin lesions automatically, helping dermatologists and doctors in diagnosing skin cancer and other conditions more quickly and accurately. Furthermore, their system can monitor patient health to provide early warnings signs for any possible complications; making this breakthrough an incredible advantage in treating skin diseases by helping reduce hospital admissions while improving patient outcomes.
Hong Kong reportedly pays out one of the highest Olympic prize pools worldwide for medal winners in any region. Epeeist Vivian Kong Man-wai and foilist Cheung Ka-long both won six-million dollar prize pools at Paris Games for their gold medals while swimmer Siobhan Haughey brought home two bronzes, making her total possibly one of the highest ever received by any Hong Kong Olympian ever in any sport.
At each draw, all balls are measured, weighed and examined by employees of HKJC’s security and customer service departments before being X-rayed and locked away safely afterwards. Furthermore, two consecutive draws do not use the same set of balls – these measures help ensure fairness of each draw as well as ensure its integrity and fairness. Furthermore, all members involved with award work must sign a confidentiality agreement designed to protect personal information; any breach would result in disqualification; otherwise the award committee reserves its rights to terminate or withdraw prize money, certificates or trophies from any individual or team involved.
