A police officer has won a windfall of more than HK$3 million in this week’s Mark Six lottery draw. According to a source, the winning ticket was purchased at a betting shop in North Point. This is not the first time that a Hong Kong policeman has scored big in the lottery, with the city’s former police commissioner Dick Lee Ming-kwai among the 12 officers who won over HK$3 million in the 1995 Mark Six draw.
The winner will be contacted by the organiser of the prize on or before December 5. Prizes are paid in cash and must be claimed within 60 days after the draw date.
If the prize is won by a team, the members will share the prize money equally. HKJC will contact the winner or their nominator to make arrangements for the prize money to be collected. Prize winners will be required to provide proof of identity before they can receive their prize money.
The prestigious Hong Kong Science Prize was established in 2016 by the non-profit organisation Future Forum, and is awarded to scientists who have made outstanding achievements in research unexplored in mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau. Its donors are industry leaders, including Tencent founder Pony Ma Huateng, NetEase founder William Ding Lei and Baidu founder Robin Li Yanhong. The prize is designed to attract the attention of the public, inspire people’s passion for science and encourage young scientists to explore advanced interdisciplinary sciences.
It was announced on Monday that five scholars from Hong Kong universities have won the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024, a highly competitive award crucial to the special administrative region’s future tech-innovation and support the city’s economic transition. This year’s laureates are credited with breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and robotics, life and health, new materials and energy, and fintech.
Those with the best results in each category will receive a cash prize of up to HK$200,000, and runners-up will win a shopping voucher. HKMC will also provide all the winners with an exclusive art activity. The champions of both categories will also be eligible to apply for scholarships with Wharf.
The HK Phil extends its heartfelt thanks to the organisers of this prize, the HK SAR Government and principal patron the Swire Group, and music-lovers around the world for their support. It is an honour for the HK Phil to be recognised by such a prestigious international prize and we look forward to further collaboration with other institutions in promoting the importance of music education and culture. The HK Phil has a long tradition of performing and recording Wagner’s Ring Cycle, which was recently completed after a four-year project. The full box-set has been released on CD and digital download. In addition to this, the HK Phil has also performed and recorded Handel’s Messiah in recent years. The HK Phil hopes to continue to bring this great work to music lovers worldwide. The HK Phil will remain dedicated to music for generations to come.