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Residents start voting for 27 finalists shortlisted for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards is co-organised by South China Morning Post and property developer Sino Group to recognise those who exemplify city’s ‘can-do’ spirit.
29 Oct 2024 - 12:10PM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: teen prodigy pushes frontiers of science, education
21 Oct 2024 - 10:02AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: group promotes dignified dining with soft meals
20 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: elderly Red Cross volunteers prove age is just a number
The Elderly Unit has been selected as a finalist for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the teamwork category.
19 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: tech company helps Asia achieve carbon neutrality
Carbonbase has been selected as finalist for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in ‘sustainability’ category.
18 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: biotech company goes beyond talk with green products
Ecoinno founder George Chen named as finalist in ‘innovation’ category for 12th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
17 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
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Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: meet the teen giving poor children access to sports
Owen Ng Yat-san, 15, has been named a finalist for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the youth category.
16 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Education
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: equipping young leaders to take on future challenges
Academic Tse Sze-hei is a finalist in the ‘nurturing’ category for his work in fostering the next generation of socially conscious leaders.
15 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: start-up shows sustainability can begin with a meal box
ReCube has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the ‘sustainability’ category.
14 Oct 2024 - 10:15AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: civil engineer helps to rebuild lives with dignity
iEnterprise founder Dixon Kwok named as finalist for ‘perseverance’ category in 12th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
13 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: 14-year-old who founded NGO to address inequality
Valerie Chiu set up NGO in 2022 to help underprivileged communities by promoting science education and environmental conservation.
12 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: tiger nut entrepreneur turns desert into farmland
Co-founder of green tech firm Meat the Next turns previously underrated root vegetable into plant-based milk that secures farmers’ income.
11 Oct 2024 - 10:15AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Sisterpeer helps women get back on their feet
Social enterprise founded amid Covid pandemic is among this year’s finalists in Spirit of Hong Kong Awards’ teamwork category.
10 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: tech CEO creates AI-powered, stair-climbing wheelchair
Libpet Tech CEO and founder Jojo Xu named a finalist in innovation category for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
9 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: meet the CEO saving the planet one meal box at a time
Kelvin Tsui co-founded ReCube in 2023 in the hopes of reducing waste and making sustainability accessible to consumers and businesses alike.
8 Oct 2024 - 4:47PM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: medical volunteers heal mind, body with pivot to arts
Eli Care is a volunteer group that integrates Western and Chinese medicine, clinical counselling, and arts and crafts into its work.
7 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: diving instructor’s quest to fight marine pollution
Kevin Suen has led over 10 clean-up operations since 2022, extracting more than 2.4 tonnes of debris from Hong Kong’s waters.
8 Oct 2024 - 4:49PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong Ballet reimagines ‘The Nutcracker’ to reflect city’s uniqueness
Hong Kong Ballet has been selected as a finalist for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the culture category.
14 Oct 2024 - 8:13AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: the woman growing coral babies to save ecosystem
Apple Chui, or ‘Coral Mum’, has been selected as a finalist for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the community category.
14 Oct 2024 - 8:10AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: translator built second career while battling cancer
Overcoming illness and grief, Neena Pushkarna, 81, helps people of ethnic minority groups navigate cultural issues and communicate with officials.
2 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: breaking down food waste with black soldier flies
A Plastic Ocean Foundation has been selected as a finalist for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in sustainability category.
1 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: ex-basketball player teaches youths to take the shot
Leung Kwok-shing, founder of Hoops for Hope Basketball Asia, is in the running for 12th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards’ ‘nurturing’ category.
1 Oct 2024 - 1:07PM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: feeding elderly for free while giving them jobs
Kenneth Choi has turned Gingko House into a flourishing catering business that aims to give older residents ‘sense of purpose and dignity’.
29 Sep 2024 - 12:50PM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: sifting through trash with civic-minded savvy
Hong Kong entrepreneur Kenny Lam wants to improve waste management standards and make better recycling practices a way of life in the city.
28 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: wuxia author goes digital to share stories with youth
Chan Mei-to has written 11 novels, more than 400 short stories and is encouraging young people to write and engage with Chinese culture.
27 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
‘Life offers choices’: blind Hong Kong psychologist gives back despite hardship
Jennifer Wong has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the perseverance category.
26 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
‘A way of life’: how Hongkonger is bringing TCM to wider audience
Lam Kar-yeung has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the culture category.
25 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: 27 finalists in the running at event for unsung heroes
Awards, which are jointly organised by the Post and Sino Group, will also include two new categories: nurturing and entrepreneurship.
24 Sep 2024 - 4:24PM
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9 September, 2024
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