Hong Kong may be a small nation, yet its athletes consistently rank among the best performers at Olympic events. Their hard work is rewarded handsomely – medals and bonuses from Olympic organisers come their way for every tournament, including 2024 Games where two sports stars, Cheung Chun-hung and Wong Yin-yan have already amassed total bonuses worth an astounding HK$9 Million from Olympic organisers for both their outstanding performance during events as well as contributing positively to society.
HKEA extends our congratulations and thanks to all winners and their families for their achievements, while their prize money will undoubtedly encourage more people to participate and help us all to create a brighter future together. However, it should be remembered that an overly-promoted prize money could give rise to pathological gambling; according to Dr John Tse Wing-ling from City University of Hong Kong’s associate professor Dr John Tse Wing-ling noted this should not happen with media emphasising prize size as this could encourage gambling habits among its viewers and readers.
Today (September 25), the 8th Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong History and Culture came to a close, culminating with a prize-giving ceremony hosted by Adriel Chan, Vice Chairman of Hang Lung Properties. Adriel moderated an engaging Fireside Chat session featuring 2004 HLMA winner Dr Owen H. Ko, currently Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine at Chinese University of Hong Kong; as well as Ewina Pun, now a doctoral candidate at Brown University – these young scholars shared their journeys while offering unique perspectives on its transformative powers.
Six finalists from both Chinese and English sections of the newspaper competition received prizes. Senior reporter Sammy Heung earned second place for Best News Writing (Chinese). Senior correspondent Xinmei Shen and production editor Harvey Kong both won third-place honors; their stories covering movers and shakers from Hong Kong’s scientific world received high acclaim from judges.
The Hong Kong Phil extends our sincerest thanks to the Hong Kong SAR Government and Principal Patron the Swire Group as well as all music-lovers and our donors for their support of our Wagner Ring Cycle project over the past four years. In particular, we would like to express our thanks for the audience who provided the basis for us recording a full box-set recording of Wagner’s Ring Cycle which can now be enjoyed both at home and beyond!
