The Winners of the 2010 HK Prize
The Hong Kong Prize is a merit-based award funded by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong). It rewards scientists or research teams, or research-related institutions set up by universities in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau, for their achievements in scientific research and technological innovation and transformation. The Hong Kong Prize is one of the most prestigious science and technology awards in Asia.
Two life scientists who have contributed to a cure for a blood disorder affecting 20 million people worldwide were among the winners of this year’s hk prize. Thein Swee Lay and Stuart Orkin won the Shaw Prize for Life Sciences and Medicine for their work in revealing how altering a gene can reactivate the production of adult haemoglobin, a treatment for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassaemia. The Food and Drug Administration has since approved two sickle cell treatments based on the research.
The HK Prize is a merit-based award funded and administered by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation(HKATI) and sponsored by Bank of China(Hong Kong) Limited. It aims to reward scientists and research teams, or research-related institutions set-up by universities in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau, for their achievements in scientific and technological innovation and transformation.
A Hong Kong-listed supplier of batteries to some of the world’s biggest telecommunications operators has teamed up with a green tech start-up that won Prince William’s Earthshot Prize to commercialise sustainable batteries. Leoch International Technology will integrate GRST’s climate-friendly battery production technology into its lithium-ion batteries for the telecommunications industry.
In a move to encourage more non-professional runners to participate in the race, the organizers of the Hong Kong Marathon will give out cash prizes to all finishers under 3:30, including those who are not professional athletes. That will be about $400,000 in total.
Veteran actor Patrick Tse has been named best actor for his performance as a hitman-turned-noodle maker in black comedy Time, making him the oldest best actor winner ever at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He was also the oldest best actor winner at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where his performance in The Stool Pigeon was nominated.