Hong Kong Golf Club played host to the 8th Asian Tour event of this season this week, featuring an eye-popping prize pool of $2 Million. Not only will its winner receive an attractive sum in cash but more importantly they’ll secure themselves a spot on the Asian Tour for subsequent years. LIV Golf Reserve Ben Campbell secured one-shot victory over Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith to take home an impressive prize package and play at Shanghai for December’s final event!
The Hong Kong Arts Development Awards scheme honours arts practitioners for their exceptional accomplishments and promotes active community support for local arts events and activities. There are multiple categories to select from – showcasing emerging talent to recognizing veteran practitioners with distinguished careers.
To ensure the fairness of each draw, employees from HKJC’s security and customer service departments carry out extensive inspections on all materials used, from boxing to transporting the ball or draw machine and any additional equipment used in it. Ball X-Ray tests as well as other methods may also be utilized as regular part of this inspection process. In case there is no winner of 1st prize money will be accumulated into a Jackpot (Duo Bao Jiang) to use for future draws.
Since 2018, the SHKS is a non-profit professional association dedicated to uniting scholars and students across Asia-Pacific who study Hong Kong in all its complex relationships to the global landscape – both current and historical. Its aim is to advance theories, concepts and methodologies for studying this dynamic city as well as gain a better grasp of its global significance.
Last year, Hong Kong-alumnus fencer Vivian Kong took gold in individual epee at the Olympics and will receive over $1.5 million as part of the Jockey Club Athlete Incentive Award Scheme bonus pool. She will also share this bounty with swimmer Siobhan Haughey who earned two bronze medals – in women’s 200m freestyle and 100m freestyle respectively.
Are You Seeking University Education Abroad? The Hong Kong Alumni Prize can help make that dream a reality! Established by a group of Hong Kong alumni, this prize aims to provide financial support so students can pursue studies at University of Queensland (UQ). Past recipients have shared how this prize has enabled them to pursue their goals and realize their full potential.
The Hong Kong Foundation of Arts Prize will be presented to the outstanding graduating BA student with outstanding results in courses related to Chinese history from 1840 until today, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan history. This prize honors Mr Sung Chi-Wing for his contributions in reestablishing History as one of the primary teaching and research units within Faculty of Arts; each prize will be worth $5,000.