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The winner of this year’s Hong Kong Distinguished Brand Award is food manufacturer Mao Sheng for its Mao Sheng’s Kitchen series. The brand has been promoting traditional Chinese dishes for the past 10 years and is dedicated to preserving and developing local cuisines. Its products are popular among local consumers, as evidenced by the fact that they are stocked in over 1,000 shops nationwide.
Mao Sheng’s Kitchen also promotes culinary culture through its cooking workshops and public talks, as well as through its online platforms. The company is also working with schools to develop food science programmes, as it believes that such programmes can help young people build up a healthy body and a creative mind.
In addition to the main award, the HK Distinguished Brand Award also has a Lifetime Achievement Category. This honours Hong Kong entrepreneurs who have made outstanding contributions to brand-building over the course of their careers. The winners of the award will receive a trophy and a certificate of honour.
This year’s Hong Kong Distinguished Brand Awards were presented at a ceremony on November 24. Representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Central Government agencies, as well as many celebrities, were on hand to attend the event.
Among this year’s finalists was fashion designer Michelle Wong, who won the Fashion Icon of the Year award. The entrepreneur founded her label in 2000 and has since gained international recognition for her work. Her collections are inspired by vintage pieces and Asian designs.
Hong Kong has nine artists on the 2024 Sovereign Asian Art Prize shortlist, making it the most represented city. Among them, Pakistani artist Sameen Agha won the Grand Prize for her sculpture A Home Is a Terrible Place to Love, which depicts a house that appears to be falling apart.
Other highlights of the event included a panel discussion on Hong Kong’s global development strategy, and an academic symposium with experts from China, the United States, Canada, and Europe. Speakers included Gregory Winter and Michael Levitt, Nobel laureates in chemistry and physics respectively.
Other prize winners at the awards ceremony included the late Benny Chan, who won the best director award for his cops-and-robbers action flick Raging Fire. The film was produced by and starred Donnie Yen. The late director’s wife, Gwyneth Ho, accepted the award on his behalf. Other prizes went to filmmakers exploring diverse aspects of Hong Kong, including documentary makers Wong Sui-pong and Oksana Karpovych. The latter’s Intercepted combines scenes from Ukraine with telephone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families. Racing prize money has increased by 8% next season, bringing the total to over HK$1.38 billion. This figure excludes bonuses, which will be announced by the HK Jockey Club shortly. The increase covers all race categories, from the Griffins to Class 1 and four-year-old classic races. The boost is largely due to higher prize money for Group races. The additional HK$94 million on offer is expected to encourage more runners to participate in these elite contests.