Zhou Li (front, second left), deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific, poses for a group photo with award winners and other staff members during the award presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – “Good news can also be good news, although an English saying goes that no news is good news,” Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu told the Hong Kong News Awards 2022 ceremony on Friday.

Hong Kong’s media industry has a great role to play in helping society explore fresh opportunities arising from the city’s new stage of development and the high-quality growth of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, he said.

“I’m expecting that next year, reporting of such good news can win some best news awards,” he added, winning applauses from the participating journalists.

During the city’s most prestigious news awards events, China Daily Hong Kong Edition bagged eight awards across five categories, including one top prize and two 1st runner-up awards.

Addressing the ceremony, Lee said the city is making every effort to promote Hong Kong’s developments on the Chinese mainland and overseas regions, as it returned to normal from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic.

Lee hopes the city’s media outlets can also cast a spotlight on the city’s latest developments, such as its economic recovery, its ambitious initiatives to lure global talent, and the breakthroughs in global rankings.

He believes it will boost local residents’ confidence and offer greater impetus for society to move forward.

Lee also emphasized the media’s role in helping local sectors understand the latest developments in the Greater Bay Area, saying that the promotion of quality development is crucial to the continued growth of the cluster.

Talking about the recent sensation caused by artificial intelligence-based tools such as ChatGPT, Lee believed that certain aspects of human interaction, such as emotions, empathy and humanistic care, will never be replicated or replaced by AI technology.

As such technology continues to advance, he cautioned that the media must be vigilant against fake information, maintain professionalism and stick to the truth, Lee said.

This year, China Daily Hong Kong Edition made significant strides in its arts and culture reporting, winning four out of five awards in the Best Arts and Culture News Reporting category. So far it has won a total of 113 awards at the news awards over the past 13 years, including 10 in 2022, 11 awards in 2021 and nine in 2020.

Senior reporter Kate Li Bingcun won a top prize and 2nd runner-up award in two categories. Li’s three-piece culture series, entitled “In Dialogue with Time,” encompassed three facets of the city’s endeavor to become a cultural and artistic hub, was awarded the top prize for Best Arts and Culture News Reporting.

Also, Li received the 2nd runner-up award for Best Science News Reporting for her center-spread data journalism project titled “Don’t Pollute with Light”, which focused on the issue of light pollution in the

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

China Daily’s senior reporter, Jenny Wang Yuke, received two awards in the Best Arts and Culture News Reporting category this year, the 1st runner-up and the second Merit respectively.

Oasis Hu Qichen, who has only been in the journalism field for a year, was awarded first runner-up in the Best Young Reporter category. Chitralekha Basu won the first Merit in Best Arts and Culture News Reporting with the Art Tech Series.

The veteran page design team of Mok Kwok-cheong and Billy Wong Siu-kay won second runner-up in Best News Page Design (Single Page) and the first Merit in the Best News Page Design (Series) categories.

The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong organized this year’s competition, which received a total of 617 entries from 12 Chinese and English language newspapers in the city.

Contact the writers at oasishu@chinadailyhk.com

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Edmond Tang of China Daily captured the moments of joy.

Zhou Li (third left), deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific, poses for a group photo with award winners during the award presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Award winners pose for a group photo during the award presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a speech during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards on May 5, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Mok Kwok-cheong poses with his trophies and winning series during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Chitralekha Basu poses with her trophy and winning series during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Oasis Hu poses with her trophy and winning series during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Kate Li Bingcun poses with her trophies and winning series during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Jenny Wang Yuke poses with her trophies and winning series during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Award-winning journalists pose for a photo during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2022 Hong Kong News Awards in Hong Kong on May 5, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)