The Hong Kong Prize is a competitive initiative to solicit innovative ideas to establish an Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme in Hong Kong. The winner will be granted up to HK$5 Million as well as collaborate with Hong Kong government and private sectors on developing their ideas into projects.

The winners of the Hong Kong Prize will be selected by a jury comprising representatives from Hong Kong’s business and artistic communities, such as Claire Hsu, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Asia Art Archive and Kacey Wong, Founder & Creative Director of CWK Group. On Saturday December 8th 2018, all shortlisted entries will come together at an awards ceremony where all shortlisted projects will be revealed – the winning project will then be revealed to all in attendance.

Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu recently disclosed that gold medalists at this year’s Paralympic Games in Paris will receive almost double their cash incentives than those competing at Tokyo three years earlier, according to John. Athletes who win medals will receive an incentive of around HK$1.5 million while those finishing silver or bronze will get part of this amount as compensation.

Professors from universities around the world sent a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize committee comparing five Hong Kongers with those who have already been honored for their work defending human rights and freedoms, such as Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Gwyneth Ho, Joshua Wong. “These prisoners of conscience deserve recognition in being included alongside such distinguished recipients as Hitler critic Carl von Ossietzky, Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and Polish politician Lech Walesa,” the letter concluded.

In these times of uncertainty, the Hong Kong Prize has come to focus on meeting the needs of Hong Kong’s young people and is committed to encouraging and supporting young talent development. Through its efforts, this prize aims to strengthen Hong Kong’s social fabric by creating a robust, diverse, and inclusive economy.

HKHRAP is open to artists of all ages and backgrounds who create works that address local or international human rights issues, with one of Asia’s most prestigious art awards packages offered for winner: cash prize of HK$35,000 designed by an established Hong Kong artist; two runners-up awards are also included. Entries will be accepted from 7 August until 5 October 2018. For more information please visit the website of HKHRAP, where entries must either REGISTER for an account (you may log in if already registered) or REGISTER for an account before entering. Our secure system guarantees your personal details will never be shared with any third parties – please read up our Privacy Policy to understand more – Thank you very much.