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Spirit of Hong Kong

Spirit of Hong Kong
Spirit of Hong Kong is a series that looks behind the scenes of one of Asia's largest and most vibrant cities by focusing on those whose contributions often go unnoticed yet are vital to the everyday success of Hong Kong.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a speech at the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards on Tuesday. Photo: Nora Tam
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Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: John Lee says winners exemplify ‘can-do’ spirit

Honoured include teen who offers sports classes for underprivileged children and entrepreneur who hires the elderly.

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Residents start voting for 27 finalists shortlisted for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: teen prodigy pushes frontiers of science, education

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: group promotes dignified dining with soft meals

Project Futurus founder Queenie Man aims to make it easier for the elderly who have trouble swallowing to join the rest of the family when eating out.

Queenie Man hopes that restaurants can better support patron who suffer from dysphagia, or swallowing difficulties. Photo: Kong Yat-pang

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.

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.

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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.

Ecoinno founder George Chen is on a mission to help curb plastic waste. Photo: Kong Yat-pang

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.

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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.

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.

ReCube founders Kelvin Tsui and Amy Lai are championing sustainable tableware. Photo: Kong Yat-pang

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.

Civil engineer Dixon Kwok believes in giving people the tools to help rebuild their own lives with dignity. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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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.

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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.

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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.

Sisterpeer members Sarah Luk, Camie Law, Vanessa Wun, Vivian Chow, Patsy Chan, Sara Wong Chi-ting, Halina Law and Sarah Hsieh are supporting and encouraging their peers. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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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.

Jojo Xu and his team have said they are striving to create problem-solving yet affordable products. Photo: Kong Yat-pang

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.

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.

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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.

Kevin Suen founded the Ghost Net Hunting Unit, a group involved in ridding the ocean of pollution. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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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.

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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.

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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.

At 81, Neena Pushkarna still serves as a translator and interpreter for various government departments in Hong Kong. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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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.

A Plastic Ocean Foundation uses black soldier flies to compost food waste. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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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.

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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’.

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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.

Besides running Love Recycling Plus, Kenny Lam also gives school talks to educate children on the importance of recycling and sustainable living. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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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.

Chan Mei-to, 29, published her first novel at age 19. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
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‘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.

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‘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.

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