Lui Che Woo Prize
The LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation (Chinese: 呂志和獎), is an international prize founded on 24 September 2015 by Lui Che Woo, Chairman of K. Wah International of Hong Kong.[1] There are three prizes for the three objectives of the Lui Che Woo Prize, namely the "Sustainability Prize", the "Welfare Betterment Prize" and the "Positive Energy Prize". Each awardee will receive a cash award of HK$20 million (equivalent to approximately US$2.56 million), a certificate and a trophy.[2]
Prize categories
[edit]The LUI Che Woo Prize recognises individuals or organisations with outstanding achievements in the three Prize Categories.[3]
- Sustainability Prize (Sustainable development of the world)[4]
- Welfare Betterment Prize (Betterment of the welfare of mankind)[4]
- Positive Energy Prize (Promotion of positive life attitude and enhancement of positive energy)[4]
Laureates
[edit]Each Prize is awarded to a single recipient (i.e. no sharing of a Prize) who can be an individual or an organisation every year.
If there is no appropriate awardee for any Prize Category in any particular year, there will be no Prize awarded for that Prize Category in that year.[5]
| Year | Prize Category | Sustainability Prize | Field(s) of Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[6] | Sustainability Prize | YUAN Longping | Securing world food supply |
| 2016 | Welfare Betterment Prize | Médecins Sans Frontières | Controlling infectious diseases |
| 2016 | Positive Energy Prize | James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. | Promoting positive life attitude |
| 2017 | Sustainability Prize | XIE Zhenhua | Facilitating global actions against climate change |
| 2017 | Welfare Betterment Prize | Landesa | Alleviating poverty |
| 2017 | Positive Energy Prize | International Paralympic Committee | Promoting harmony among diverse groups |
| 2018[7] | Sustainability Prize | Hans-Josef FELL | Sparking global renewable energy movement |
| 2018 | Welfare Betterment Prize | World Meteorological Organization[8] | Reducing natural disaster impacts |
| 2018 | Positive Energy Prize | Pratham Education Foundation | Eliminating illiteracy |
| 2019[9] | Sustainability Prize | The Nature Conservancy | Creating a world where people and nature thrive |
| 2019 | Welfare Betterment Prize | Jennifer Doudna | Revolutionising gene-editing technology |
| 2019 | Positive Energy Prize | Fan Jinshi | Inspiring others by lifelong conservation of Dunhuang Grottoes |
Board of Governors
[edit]The Board of Governors is the governing body of LUI Che Woo Prize Limited. It is a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in Hong Kong.
The Board of Governors leads and supervises operations of the prize company.[10]
| Members | Profile |
|---|---|
| Lui Che-Woo | Founder & Chairman of the Board of Governors cum Prize Council |
| Tsui Lap-Chee | President of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences |
| Frederick, Ma Si-hang | Council Chairman of the Education University of Hong Kong |
| Moses, Cheng Mo-Chi | Consultant of Messrs. P.C. Woo & Co. |
References
[edit]- ^ "About The Prize". www.luiprize.org. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "The LUI Che Woo Prize 2018". www.luiprize.org. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Tycoon Lui Che-woo launches HK$60 million prize for contributors to 'world civilisation' with heavyweight council". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b c "Speech by CE at Lui Che Woo Prize - Prize for World Civilisation Prize Presentation Ceremony (English only) (with photos/video)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "Information of the LUI Che Woo Prize". www.luiprize.org. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "首届"吕志和奖"在港揭晓 袁隆平获持续发展奖". 人民網. 2016-07-27.
- ^ "2018年"吕志和奖"颁奖典礼圆满举行". 美通社. 2018-10-03.
- ^ "世界氣象組織 獲呂志和獎「人類福祉獎」". 晴報. 2018-10-04.
- ^ Limited, LUI Che Woo Prize. "LUI Che Woo Prize Reveals 2019 Laureates". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "The Prize Company". www.luiprize.org. Retrieved 2019-09-27.