Generocity’s Hong Kong Prize for Global Development competition seeks innovative ideas on how to promote Hong Kong’s international development efforts and further its role on the world stage. The winner will receive HK$5,000 as prize money.
The Hong Kong Prize was created to honour George B. Endacott, an educator responsible for reviving the History Department between 1946 and 1962 before retiring with an impressive teaching record encompassing Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan history. Each year it honors him by awarding one student with the highest overall grade across courses related to this topic – it awards them from 1840 until present day with courses covering these specific histories being eligible for consideration for consideration of winning this hk prize award.
Past recipients have earned multiple HKS Prizes due to a series of criteria that must be fulfilled for a course to qualify – for instance, at least 48 credit hours must have been studied related to its topic of research and two or more courses related thereto must have been taught as part of that coursework. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on factors like overall student performance, course results and its relevance within its area of research.
This year’s Hong Kong Prize went to Berlin-based photographer Terence Li, whose works explore shifting spaces and identities. Green Walls by Li, his winning work, was chosen for this honour at an awards ceremony hosted by Goethe-Institut Hong Kong and European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macau; an exhibition of all of this year’s hk prize finalists will remain on view in Hong Kong Gallery until June 30.
Even though this year’s Hong Kong Prize saw significantly fewer participants, its results were nonetheless outstanding. Particularly considering that its blind judging system and lack of fixed categories contributed to exceptional entries from those participating.
There was not only one grand prize of HK$10,000 awarded to the best overall submission but several merit awards as well, including “The Trembling Ground”, from Diocesan Girls’ School; and “Frontier Restricted Area and Relationship between China and Hong Kong”, from Carmel Pak U Secondary School. All prize-winning submissions can be seen at Hong Kong Museum of History until October 8.
The Hong Kong Prize is one of the city’s premier events, and is famed for its high standards that ensure it remains so revered throughout its years of operation. Event organisers adhere to stringent selection and judging procedures designed to guarantee prizes are fair and objective; every draw is conducted by trained employees from HKJC who thoroughly inspect all materials used from boxing to transport and each ball used is regularly weighted and examined using X-ray technology.