Month: February 2025

Hong Kong prizes are awards given out for achievement by individuals or companies in Hong Kong. It could take the form of physical awards such as gold medals or cash prizes; academic prizes like fellowships; or prizes from universities or governments that boost reputations – with certain prestigious awards having strict regulations that must be fulfilled in order to win them.

Example: to qualify, an undergraduate must hold at least a HK$10,000 scholarship and study one of the School of English’s majors with strong academic performance.

Prize recipients will take home both money and an engraved gold medal with this prestigious award from the University of Hong Kong annually. Additionally, their research work may even receive grants of funding support as a part of this prestigious accolade.

Every award category at the Hong Kong Association for Industry will have an organising committee which is charged with creating its own rules, publicizing it to potential entrants, inviting applications and conducting preliminary evaluations. An Organising Committee chaired by Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry (Bilateral Trade, Controls and Industries Support) oversees overall coordination for this award. Membership consists of all five organising committees of award categories.

One of the highest accolades in science, the Shaw Prize is an international scientific award given annually to scientists for outstanding contributions to their respective fields of study. This year’s winners will be showcased at an exhibition at Hong Kong Science Museum featuring interactive exhibits designed to share these scientists’ research journey with visitors.

This year’s Hang Lung Mathematics Awards, jointly organised by HKUST and Hang Lung Properties, attracted nearly 70 teams from 50 secondary schools throughout Hong Kong to take part. Under supervision by their teachers, each team chose their topic, conducted research, and produced a research report before final oral defense was conducted in front of an internationally acclaimed Scientific Committee comprising scholars and educators.

Adriel Chan, Vice Chair of Hang Lung Properties, led an engaging Fireside Chat during this event with two past HLMA winners: Dr Owen H KO (2004 winner and Assistant Dean of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Ms Ewina PUN (2012) (2012 winner and doctoral candidate from Brown University). They shared inspiring stories while offering insights into how mathematics transforms lives.

The Sydney Prize recognizes exceptional journalism from the prior month and is selected by a panel of journalists and academics including its founder, Professor Sidney Hook. The prize honors its namesake who advocated that history should be understood through multiple lens rather than solely focusing on individual leaders’ achievements or failures.

The 2024 Sydney Prize will award its winner with a $5,000 cash prize and publish their short story in Overland magazine, with two runners-up each receiving $750 prizes. It’s open to writers of any writing experience worldwide – imaginative, creative and literary interpretations are especially encouraged!

Ender Baskan won the 2021 Judith Wright Poetry Prize sponsored by Overland for his piece ‘are you ready poem’. This prize served as a rallying call to artists and writers to make something dangerous with their art or writing; Gareth Morgan placed second with “the national debt”, followed by Lillian Rupcic with her work’stones”.

Sidney Prize 2024

Overland magazine recently initiated the 2024 Neilma Sydney Short Story Prize to recognize outstanding short fiction on any theme related to travel, specifically loosely defined. It’s an opportunity for writers from around the globe to showcase their best creative works while exploring all its diversity. Our panel of judges (Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh) reviewed over 500 submissions in order to select our shortlist and two runners-ups.

The Yong Kim Prize 2025

This scholarship honoring the late Yong Kim A.B ’92, J.D ’95 was created through his family’s generous support. This prize supports students in the Law School’s East Asian Legal Studies program who show an enthusiasm and interest in furthering U.S.-East Asia understanding through planning careers that pursue this objective.

Eureka Prize 2025

The Australian Museum and leading Australian scientific institutions host Australia’s most prestigious science awards: the Eureka Prizes. These coveted awards honor excellence and innovation across research, leadership, communication and leadership – each year an esteemed panel of judges selects their winners from an expansive list of candidates.

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Gambling, defined as any activity in which money or goods of value are placed at stake with the hope of reaping greater returns, is illegal in many jurisdictions and causes serious negative repercussions for individuals and society as a whole. Gambling’s negative repercussions can be measured on various dimensions including financial, labor and health and well-being effects – these negative outcomes have been observed at individual, interpersonal and community/societal levels.

Even while some gamble responsibly without experiencing problems, others overindulge and gamble beyond their means. Some individuals end up gambling away their savings, homes, families, jobs and debts that prevent them from paying bills or purchasing food or clothing. Gambling may lead to depression and anxiety as well as interfere with family and work life and affect relationships negatively.

Gambling’s socialization element has long been seen as a positive aspect, likely as a result of media portrayals portraying it as enjoyable, seductive and fashionable. Other benefits may include relaxing from daily stresses while providing an outlet to escape them; gambling trips to casinos or sports venues that are several hours’ drive away may also provide great group activity opportunities for friends and colleagues.

There have been various approaches taken to examine gambling impacts. One is cost-benefit analysis model, which measures changes to quality of life (using disability weights) and attempts to uncover positive outcomes. Another approach uses cost of illness model which emphasizes direct and indirect costs to gambler’s family members and society in general. Finally, social impact approach seeks to determine how gambling influences other members of community.

Gambling can have serious repercussions for an individual and their loved ones as well as on the wider community, including emotional distress, relationship conflicts and money issues resulting in problems at work or school. Gambling effects may be especially profound among adolescents, veterans, aging adults and Latino/Asian communities.

Gambling can be reduced by restricting access to funds necessary for its pursuit. This could involve cutting down the number of credit cards held, assigning trusted people the responsibility for managing the finances, closing online betting accounts or forgoing gambling establishment visits altogether. People struggling with gambling should seek professional assistance and assistance as soon as they recognize any problem. Successful treatment programs address both underlying issues and behaviors associated with gambling, such as lying to loved ones about spending habits or hiding funds; borrowing from family or coworkers to fund gambling activities; or spending too much time gambling activities. Stress-reduction techniques and physical exercise should also be routinely practiced to help minimize gambling addiction risks. Mindfulness practices may also play a vital role in mitigating such dangers by making individuals more aware of feelings experienced while gambling and staying focused in the present moment.