The Hong Kong Prize (hk Prize) is an biennial award presented to a Hong Kong artist for their efforts in human rights work. Established in 2013 by Claire Hsu, co-founder and Executive Director of Asia Art Archive and Kacey Wong (a prominent Hong Kong-based artist), and presented by an independent panel including Hsu and Wong themselves; submissions will open from 7 August until 5 October for consideration for 2018.
Whoever wishes to enter this competition must first register online and provide an artistic portfolio, biography and statement of purpose. Entries will then be reviewed by a jury made up of members from Hong Kong art community – such as Claire Hsu and Kacey Wong – which will select their winner based on creativity, originality and effectiveness in conveying a message.
As a token of our appreciation, all participants will receive a certificate of participation as a thank-you from us at the exhibition’s opening ceremony. The HK Prize provides participants with an invaluable opportunity to meet fellow artists, learn new skills, and exchange ideas with fellow Hong Kong art enthusiasts.
Hk Prize has long recognised and celebrated the hard work and excellence of Hong Kong students pursuing studies at UQ, providing them with support to meet their academic goals and make more time available for study. Previous winners have shared that receiving such assistance has increased confidence, enabled greater focus and eased financial pressure, providing more time and attention towards study.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) announced an increase in prize money value for Griffins and Class 1 1600m races that will now carry HK$5 million prize pools each. This increase comes on top of their existing prize pool bonus boost – this time rising 8% for 2019. In addition, BMW Hong Kong Derby now carries an increase to 26 Million Prize Pool!
In other news from the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), gold medalists at this year’s Paris Paralympics will receive an incentive of HK$1.5 million – almost double what fencers Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai received three years ago in Tokyo! This cash incentive comes on top of its regular prize pool of HK$6 million for podium finishes at all major events – and will continue to be assessed as part of future reviews of medal-winner incentives.
