About The Hong Kong
Laureate Forum

The Hong Kong Laureate Forum aspires to be a world-class academic exchange event to connect the current and next generations of leaders in scientific pursuit, and to promote understanding and interests of the young generation in Hong Kong and around the world in various disciplines in science and technology.

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Hong Kong Laureate Forum 2025

 

Hong Kong Laureate Forum 2025 (Forum 2025) was held from 5-8 November 2025 in Hong Kong, aiming to inspire new ideas and foster long-lasting connections across disciplines, generations and cultures. In addition to plenary lectures, panel discussions and parallel group sessions, the Forum featured informal gatherings, providing ample opportunities for networking and dialogues.

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Shaw Laureates

 
The Shaw Prize is an international award to honour individuals who are currently active in their respective fields and who have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, who have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, or who in other domains have achieved excellence. 

 

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Exploring New Horizons 2026

In "Exploring New Horizons 2026", senior secondary school students can visit laboratories of local universities and research institutions and engage in dialogue with local scientists and researchers, to gain a deeper understanding of scientists' work, cultivate their interest in science, and ignite their pursuit of scientific research advancement.

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Science in the Community

Prions: A Mysterious Infectious Agent

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A Sudden Magnetic Flare Reveals a Hidden Companion for a Repeating Fast Radio Burst

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Scientific Review Committee


Astronomy Scientific Review Committee

Prof Kenneth YOUNG (Committee Chairman)

  • Chairman of The Shaw Prize Council
  • Emeritus Professor of Physics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof Luis HO

  • Director and University Chair Professor of Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics of Peking University

Prof Paul HO

  • Director General of East Asian Observatory

Dr Joseph HORA

  • Astronomer of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Prof Kinwah WU

  • Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics of University College London

Life Science and Medicine Scientific Review Committee

Prof the Hon TSUI Lap-chee, GBM, GBS, JP (Committee Chairman)

  • Founding President of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences
  • Former Vice Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong

Prof Edwin CHAN

  • Professor of School of Life Sciences of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof Philip CROSIER

  • Emeritus Professor of Molecular Medicine of The University of Auckland

Prof Stephanie MA

  • Professor of School of Biomedical Sciences of The University of Hong Kong

Prof Claudia MAURI

  • Professor of Immunology of University College London

Mathematical Sciences Scientific Review Committee

Prof Timothy W TONG, BBS, JP (Committee Chairman)

  • CEO of AMTD Foundation
  • President Emeritus of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof Habib AMMARI

  • Professor of Applied Mathematics of ETH Zürich

Prof Rama CONT

  • Professor of Mathematics and Chair of Mathematical Finance of University of Oxford

Prof Ngai-ming MOK

  • Edmund and Peggy Tse Professor in Mathematics and Chair of Mathematics of The University of Hong Kong

Prof Li-qun QI

  • Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University